The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-03
Text of the Document Which
Has Become Famous.
IN The TRIAL OF DREYFUS
Nearly ALL Handwriting Experts Say
1t Is the Work OF Esterhazy-A
Sketch Of the Men Connect
ed With the Affair.


cided, consisted Of sheet of paper,
torn into four pieces, which were said
to have been fished out of the waste
papers of the German embassy by
French war office spies, who sought
the old paper under color of merely
trading with it as rag merchants.
1t had the appearance of letter
which had been carelessly thrown
aside and afterward patched together.
1t was written on a particular kind
of paper used in photography, manu-
featured by only few makers, and
seldom sold in any quantity None
of it was found at Dreyfus' house.
The following was the text of the
document:
although I have no news inform
ing me that you wish to see me, I
nevertheless send you, sir. some inter-
esting pieces of information:
"O A note on the hydraulic brake
of 100, and the way in which it work.
ed when experiments were made
"(2) A note on the covering forces
(some notifications will be introduced
by the new plan).
"(3) A note on modification in ar
tillery formations.
"(4) A note relating to Madagascar.
''(5) The draft of practice hand
book for field artillery March IA,
1S9D.
This last named document is ex-
tremely difficult to obtain, and l can
only have it at my disposal for a very
few days. The minister of war has
sent a fixed number of them to the
corps, and these corps are responsible
nv hnf nonh nfi hoe 10 nd hoT nh
his own after the maneuvers. If, there
fore. you wish to take from it what
interests you and will hold 1t at my
disposition afterward, l will take it;
unless you should prefer that | should
have it copied in extenso, and should
only send you a copy of it.
Il am about to set out for the ma
neuvers''
OF these five pieces four are
notes" whose value is known only to
the receiver, while as regards the prac-
tice manual, it was simply a printed
and distributed document which any
officer could obtain.
All the handwriting experts Of real
repute affirm that Dreyfus did not
write it, and the majority are o: the
opinion that Esterhazy lii.
Following is an explanation OF ranies
which occur in the Dreyfus trial, in
GLIDING short sketches of some of the
witnesses:
The bordereau, the document found
in bits among the waste paper at the
German embassy, pieced t)gayhar, and
attributed to Dreyfus, though ur1cubt-
eddy Esterhazy wrote it. 1t offers Sc
cret information, and is, of cnurSt,
unsigned and undated.
The secret dossier, a collacti IN of
more or less private documents bear
ing on the case, only one Of which,
unless the war office has manufactured
any more forgeries, mentions Drevfus
by name, and this is absolutely COM
monplace and innocent.
The "Dixi' article, written by Ester
hazy in the Eclair, bitterly attacking
Picquart on private information lie
gally lent him by the war Office.
The Blanche" and "Speranza' tele-
grams, two kilograms forged ~ Du
Patty de Clam and Esterhazy nnI sent
to Picquart with the object of bluff
ing" him into the belief that a ,a'iy
who was in the plot" had given away
the secret that he forged the Ester
hazy petit bleu."
The petit bleu, a telegram found at
the German embassy, written by Col
onel Won SchWarzkoppen, the German
military attache, to Esterhazy, iiNd-
ing him to CALL 1t was torn UP, the
writer having changed his mind about
sending it. This Esterhazy contends
is a forgery.
The Weyler letter, forged letter.
office. Author, probably de Clam
"Cette canaille de D." a phrase in
one of the documents of the secret dos
sier. Does not refer to Dreyfus, but
to a subordinate whose name is said
to be known to the French war office.
The document liberateur'-in other
words, that beginning "Cette canaille
de D." was the famous one which
Esterhazy threatened Felix F1ure he
would disclose, unless protected against
Picquart. He alleged it had been
stolen by Picquart for foreign en-
bassy. Esterhazy eventually returned
it to the war Office, after it had served
its purpose.
Lieutenant Colonel Picquart, ex-head
of the intelligence department, took
up the cause of Dreyfus on the Grourd
of insufficiency of evidence, and ais
produced the famous petit bl,-u cete-
gram), alleged to have been written
to Esterhazy by the German attache,
Colonel Won Schwarzkoppan, r,akins
an appointment, but then torn up ard
the pieces thrown into the waste pa
per basket, whence they were recov-
cred by secret agents.
He was removed from the army and
imprisoned on charge ef forging the
petit bleu himself. Since liberated.
The Bayard of the "Affdire."
M. lola, the novelist, published his
now famous letter of accusation
Accuse'O against the entire French
general staff, accusing them, in Lcint
of fact, of a gigantic conspiracy 20
convict Dreyfus Put on trial, ctn-
victed. fined and sentenced - impns-
onment. He appealed, and his SEN
tence quashed. Again prosecuted, but
on sentence in his article which bar
red any reference to the Oreyfus case
Hence he permitted judgment to SO
by default, and being condemned, eft
the country, appealed, and livei in
england, returning only recently to
France.
His celebrated denunciations are now
proved to have been founded on alb
solute truth.
Commandant Forzinetti, director of
Cherche-Midi prison. where Dreyfus
was first confined. He denied the pris-
oner made any confession, and even
tually, for affirming a belief in his in
nocenee, fell into disgrace.
Matbiar, ba broth.