The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-24

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iegs'e1 .n sac nosA'lN.'
ne MAJOR aaued tAa- CUTIE ,Hls inter-
view. LltfuaIl s"-u "S SPoAe 4h "r'il'
or the Minister or var
Ihls Ooionel fIc4uaIL afterwards oe-
n'en.
After Colonel Picquarts retuiatlon,
Colonel Jouauat announced Dc was fster-
hays turn 10 speak, but mat as Ae was
not present. the evidence Whlch ne gave
before tho Court Of Cessation Would bee
reac The clerk or the court accofdin Sly
read 70 an inat-enu,a audience oepo7i-
uon MS puoisAeo 4h Aprl IA9I'
me reading OF Ls'e4ha-i aepos'I'ol
occupied an hoyr. during "ni'n the aull-
ence devoted most OF iis attention 70 VI.
Labor, whose appearance denoted no
ammunition az energy. ~ paIIof ""lcn
Was ndiceao'e on hS race yes.eI gay
was replaced by n ruudy gov, u"a7n
there Were Signs tAat NE Na7 s'A'ii"6
occasional Ac.uclaliHS t"'nses
Aiier % DIiei aolour'i".tt NJ. IA on
asked th'l 'hiee Iel.ef' a1ures9eo 10Y rs
terhazy 20 me president or the Republic
should be read.
~ I-NiiAH1 LEI Ei.0'
tIhe ioLo"lhB are pas-as.7 rom 'No.1
letters Whlcn were pul.ished carry IN
April last:
On the ilrst letter he fEsterhazrl 'aii-
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nails OF French history and In those or /
the great European causes for the gov I
eminent of my country To take care not /
20 allow my name 20 10 dragged in the I
mud. ] address myself. therefore 10 the I
supreme head of the army and 70 the I
President OF The Republic and 7 osk him 1
% nnt on end 20 the scandal and he can /
and ought TO DO so. If I should have the |
sorrow NOT to Doe iistered 20 by the SUI /
preme head OF my country my p-ecau. |
tons are taken for my appeal On reach |
the ears of my heraldic chief, the SOW /
ereign OF the Esterhazy family. the TIM /
peror Of Germany. lie Is soldier and /
Will know how 90 set the honor of sol I
der, even an enemy. above the mean. |
equivocal intrigues II politics lie VIII !
dare TO speak out loud and strongly de-
fend the honor u ten generations Of sol |
dlers IL Is for YOU as President OF tho |
Republic. TO judge If You should force me /
20 carry the question into that region.
An Esterhazy foars not anything br any
BODY If not God.
On his second letter FsterhaZy said. /
am az bay and compelled % use all
means I'm my power A generous woman
who warned me OF the horrible plot woven
against me by friends of Dreyfus. with
The assistance of Colonel Picquart has
other documents the photograph OF
PAPER which she succeeded in getting out ,
lt that oineer rms paper stolen IN q
.oreign legation by Colonel Plcquart Is
most compromising for certain diplomatic
'ersonages. II J. neither OBTAIN support
Tor justice ana II my name comes 70 De
ehouhCeu' Nnia li"'"5i "ph M"'0n ~ ~
lay quite sate abroad, VIII De lnllnedl-
itely puOlished.
In the third letter EsterhaZy says: This
document is protection for me- since Il
'loVcs the scoundrehsm or Dreyius ana
s q danger for my country because It's
publication with the fac smile of writ
ng Will force France 90 humiate herself |
n to declare war. You who are above
mpty Quarrels in which my honor is az
take. do not leave me under the obliga-
ion OF choosing between two alternatives
qually horrible. Compel pontus plate
( politics 10 make a clear. precise decia-
alton instead OF manOeuvres 10 retain
he votes OF friends OF Barabbas.
CAll letters that / have written Will
hortly reach the hands Of one Of my
elatyes who has had the honor this sum-
Ter 10 receive two Emperors. What WIZ
be whole world think when IT learns or
be cowardly cold cruelty with which /
ave been allowed TO struggle in my
gony without help, without advice. Ny
lOod will be upon your heads)
GONSE REPLIES.
General Gonse said ne desired 70 reply
o Isterha2ys statements. During the
curse Of his observations the General
aid Tsterhazv's allegations that he was
he right hand man OF the General STAFF
vas absolrtei,, false
General Gonse expressed an equally poor