Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-21
DREYFUS TO BE FREE.
Az OLD FRIEND Is CERTAIN OF HIS
EVENTUAL ENUMERATION.
EVIDENCES OF HIS INNOCENCE
c.,,aiu Paul wciii, Who knows
Him We'll, sums Up for the fr
on.r-sometbing of the Record OF
Estcrhaxy.

"Droyfus will be cleared anu W."
his commission in the army restored 70
him. iust as sure as the world stahos'
said Captain Paul Well, one Of the pro-
nrio,ors of New Ford's Hotel, and
warm friend Of the prosecuted french
officer.
Captain Well and Dreyius are oo'h
from Mulhouse. IN Alsace, and the iorni-
or Is a grea; admirer OF the latter whom
ha knew well Captain Well served IN
the German army. but he Is essentially
a .Frenchman. and all his sympathies are
cauc lie tells a great many stories Oh
Drovfus and OF the father Of DreyiuS'
who was Raphael Droyfus. OF the great
cotton manufacturing arm OF haphaei
Drevnis ct Compagnle. Of Muihouse' 10
The day OF his death the old gentleman
was an ardent lover Of horses, and IL was
innossible 70 find FOR him team which
Us too mettlesoue. The old gentleman
left each OF his five children ABOUT "0V'V''
francs. III. - o,oso
captain Wein has been making close
.,,,dt Of every phase OF the Dreylus
case and discusses it IN ali interesting
,nanner. He has recently been making
o snecially careful reading OF the synop-
els Of The Dreyfus case as puDlshed IA
,ho FIGARO Of Paris. This synopsis j.
based upon the statement maze 10 the
court by Maitre Manau, Attorhe! Dehe-
raj.
PROOFS OF DREYFUS'S lNNOCENCh'
"Amongst hundreds of proofs that Cap
tain Alfred DTeyfus was not tne du'"".
of the alleged 'bodereau' Tor "h,S" te
was sentenced to Imprisonment on DeVn
island" said Captain Well last "lsh''
"are these: ,,, a.
"Alfred Dreyfus entered LEcole de
Guerre' (school of war; as NO % III
military equipment. and LETT lhe hiIl'ii
in his class. During his time al schooi
hs always received special mention for
AScs,Ience and afterwards became a
member of the generals staff, IN whleh
position he was the recipient OF honor
sbLe mention. In 1884 Captain Dreyius
had deposited TO his credit 100000 francs. 4
few wears later he received an inheritance
from his father about %O,WO iIaics''
which goes TO prove that ne hau A9
need of the money which he was alIcs
bv his enemies TO have received. furlhoi
more. In 1880. he married Mile. tiauaiii"Iu
The only daughter of one OF the rlchtsl
diamond merchants in the city OF idlis
.pis position as captain in the once
Of the Minister of War and the ueleIei0C
shown him by his superior oihcers' on
account of his merit, always caused nun
TO be envied by his comrades Wheh
auav from his daily work ne was "a
wavs 20 be, found at his happy nome ue-
voting his leisure hours 10 his WE anu
children. The crime when was attriout'o
10 him has no known louhuatioi
II Is morally unexplainable, IL IL Woulu
have been committed by nim'
THE GLORIOUS ESTERHAZY.
"Can we say the same Of Esterhazy'
his false accuser?" continued captain
WE'LL. Not by any means 49,
He had no scruples whatsoever il III 'l'
end he could accomplish his purpose. mere
IS the exact translation or lel'ei
generally believed to have been forged
nv Esterhazv and sent TO Nj. de RothS-
child. This letter is purported 10 nave
been written by Nj. de Beauya', Ester
bazy's uncle, 10y which he hoped 10 eN'oI'
money from Rothschild.' 49,.
CaDtain Well took from his desk the
letter referred to. 1t was as follows
"AIv Dear Nephew.--The news ~hch /
received from you about the events I'M
pressed me very painfully. stu, th'F 90
NOT surprise me, as | expressed 10 S""
two years ago my opinion OF your Gun
duet. when you made yourself the cn"i"-
pion of some Jews CThis IS a reference
"a tho position of Esterhazy as a SECOND
in the duel Of ChemieuX ForJ 1t was not
vour Mace to defend such cause. am
a GOOD Christian, and | think it is Coo
will 10 punlsh you. You defended the
Jews. and money will be your downfall
Won know that my fortune Is, indeed
small II is barely sufficient for my neces-
stiles. considering my bad health and an-
yanced age. But such as ii may be, you
have the satisfaction Of knowing that you
nil he the heir of what is left OF my
estate.
IN. DE BEAUVAL."-
"Tbis letter was sent to NJ. de Rotus-
child to show that Esterhazy's uhcle hd'
asserted him." Captain Well explained
..hacause he had defended the Jews anC
en- consideration Of this he expected hell
fron, M. de Rothschild He afterward.
got IL. by the way. While Judge BeT'ulu'
was taking the depositions in reference
20 this letter. NJ. de Beauval was Iedues.
ed 10 appear before him Not peins am
10 come, he excused hmselt oy lelteT
wh,ch nroved that the letter 10 Roihs
child never came from him, as the mana
writing was entirely different. The lette
was IN the exact handwriting oe Ester
hazy. the same writing as that OF the IA
NOUS 'bordereau. which sent poor Dizzy
fus for nearly five years to MS hoiIliN
prison life on Devils Island.
THE PEOPLE WITH DREYFUS.
THE great mass OF the French people
like the people Of America, are with Drey
fus." said Captain Wen. There ar
some who are against him, but neari
always they are of the lower class. IN
Countess Castellane who was Miss Ann
Gould, is against him, it IS true pat ne
influence will not count for much.'
..Oh yes: Dreyfus Will be restored L
his place In the army" concluded Cap
tain Well. "There is no DOUBT abou
that"