The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-11
THE DREYFUS SCANDAL
Esterhazy Accused of Having Sold Secrets
to Foreign Attaches.
THE TESTIMONY OF NJ. CASIMIR.PERRIER
The Ex-Prcsident Tells of Count Won
MINISTER'S Demand that Germany
May BE ENoncrntcd.

Paris, April 10.-The Figaro continu-
ing the publication of evidence before the
court of cessation in the Dreyfus case will
present the evidence of M.Casimir- Perrier.
former president of France, Marquis de
Gallifot and Prof Painlevo OF the Ecole
Poiytechnlque, all of which are understood
to be highly important.
According to the Figaro Marquis De
Gallifot testified that the relations Of
Comte 5sterhazy with the foreign mill-
tary attaches were known to everybody.
General Talbot the British ex-attache,
once expressed TO me-" he said "his utter
sstonishment that Bsterhazy was still at
liberty, since 1t was common knowledge
among all foreign attaches that for one
or two thousand franc notes Esterhazy
would furnish all the particulars the FOR
eign attaches could not get directly from
the ministry of war
NJ Casimir- Perrer began his statement
by expressing a desire, IN the face of the
divided state of the country, to place him
self unreservedly at the service OF the
tribunal and to answer all questions that
might be asked He said he was unable
TO give the exact date when General Mer
him with the Dreyfus affair. General
Mercier first alluded to 1t In general way,
adding that the ministry OF war had been
informed of the communication of a docu-
ment TO foreign power and had learned
that leakages had occurred from the gen
eral staff, but Nj. Casimir Perricr said nc
was led TO believe that all this merely
concerned oral communications, and he had
no knowledge that any document had
I aSgpd TanMarV 1909 hp \
visit from Count Won Munster, The Ger
man ambass ldor, who communicated 10
him the unofficial and personal demand OF
Prince Hoheulohe. the German chancellor,
that te, as president of the republic,
should formally deny that she German
embassy was involved in the Dreyfus al
fair.
NJ. Casimir- Perrier told the court that in
reply to Won Munster he pleaded his con-
stitutional responsibility, but offered as a
private individual to give every assistance.
Then he informed the German ambassador
that the document in question had been
found at the German embassy Count Won
Munster replied that this appeared 10 him
impossible, adding that the embassy GER
tainly had received many documents. but
that no important communication could
have escaped.
To this NJ. Casimlr Perrer added that
h"HfifN AAt uOGullltHi WAS not Regarded lis
important and that neither he nor the gov
eminent desired to implicate the German
embassy in the affair thar nothing had
been proven to show that the embassy So
licited the document aud that the govern
ment did not wish to hold the embassy or
themselves responsible for papers thus con-
yeyed 1t was sufficient TO fix the guilt.
AS Count Munster insisted on obtain
ing note categorically eXculpating the
embassy continued NJ, Casmir- Perrier,
" suggested hat 1t would be unnecessary
TO indicate the German embassy alone,
but that all the embassies and legations
in Paris should be included. as each
might remain under suspicion II. the Ger
man embassy were alone exculpated. Such
note, ! said, was the province of the
president of the council to issue. and I
said il need not differ from similar notes
previously issued On the ambassadors
request l appointed another interview
with the president of the council hut a
Few days later Count Won Munster in
FORMED me that the incident might be re-
garded as closed"
VI. Casimir-Perrier continuing said he
had only heard of a single secret docu-
ment the one containing the expression
uetie Canaille dc D-De Wont roulle-
menJ trop eXigeante." hat boast of a
da-d Is really becoming very exaoting.
benerai Mercier Informed him some DAYS
Dslore nreyfus was condemned tDeceiI Der
81 1870 that this document was submit
ted to the court martial, but he al. CAST
MIR perierl did not understand that tho
document WAS only submitted to The
judges. ''N
RSyefths TO his interview with Count
Won Munster NJ. Caslmir- Perier said he
desired to place It upon record that IN not
ot treason had not placed foreign power
IN possession Of important documents AZ
tssollhg The national security some DAYS
after Dreyfus was condemned Cansrsi zies
eler spoke TO him concerning confessions
oy preyins but he could not Remember
that CAPTAIN lie Bruins ever came to he
sySs. palace to inform him Of these
NNowais' The confessions having hesn
published, Captain lie Rruns was sent 70
me Elysee TO be reprimanded. He aid mot
ueny his indiseretien to the press nut eatS
ne, INNS about any confession to NJ. Cast