The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-19
GOOD AND BAD ANGELS.
Two women with Different interests
in Dreyfus' Cace.
From the Chicago Tribune.

From the Chicago Tribune.
La Dame Blanche--the Woman in White
the good angel of Capt. Dreyfus through
all his years of accusation and impris-
onment. the mysterious woman who 50
long has reveled in notoriety without the
penalty OF suffering her name to be known
at last stands forth revealed as the
Comtcsse de Martel. In no country other
than France could her secret have been
kept as long. France did not want to
know her name 1t preferred 10 let her
be masked as the Woman in White, about
whom the Imagination might play at VIII
The daring comtesse took no pains 10
mislead her country people; she under
stood them well enough to trust to their
love of the theatrical.
Though she has busted herself openly
in the behalf of Dreyfus from the first.
though she has attended every session of
the lola Esterhazy and Picquart trials,
though she has been sitting behind the
dias of the Judges at Rennes, she would
be undiscovered to-day but for the for
elgn correspondents. The woman attract
ed their attention. as she has the atten-
ton of every one else who has become
Interested in the great French drama or
the closing century. To the body of these
Industrious writer's she was an annoying
circumstance, therefore, 10 be obliterated
as a mystery. Without much effort one
of them stumbled upon a cleW, and now
the cables have told what would have
remained hidden forever as companion
10 the Man of the Iron Mask, had French
men been permitted their desires
America has a right 10 feel that the
story of La Dame Blanche should be told
on this side of the water. II Is said now
that she is the woman who set the police
of New York guessing one day early last
spring by first Offering a string Of mag
nihcent pearls at Tinanys for sale ana
then by suddenly Withdrawing the gems,
disappearing Immediately afterwards. The
alarm which caused her flight the jew
elers believed was Occasioned by the APP
pearance at the store of two men, evil
IDENTIFY French, who seemed 10 be logging
her For a time the police feared that
murder lurked In the background, but
with this new information they have been
led TO believe that the comtesse-for they
claim 10 be assured OF her idenuty-was
In New York to dispose Of her Jewels in
order to fit out with the proceeds an
expedition which was TO rescue Capt.
Dreyfus from Devils Island. Her hopes
were foiled by her discovery that govern
ment spies were on her track. 1t Will be
remembered that the governor OF Devils
Island about this time ordered his pris-
oner to be put in irons. The reason, he
has said since, was found In the infor-
nation that an American yacht WAS ex-
pected to make an attack upon the island.
The Comtesse de Martel for long time
has boosted a small but select salon IN
the old-fashioned villa where she lives. on
the outskirts OF Paris. To the wits ana
writer's who were its members her iden-
tity with La Dame Blanche could have
been no secret from the beginning. Yet
no one Of her acquaintance betrayed her.
Until the coming Of the Dreyfus play upon
the nations stage she had not astonished
Paris with any particular exploit, though
she was known as a woman who, within
the bound Of propriety, would perform any
act which would give her the pleasure u
q new sensation. She saw her chance
10 take the center Of the stage, ana che
did not hesitate. She has done more than
pose as che friend Of Dreyfus A few
months ago she secured an audience with
tho Emperor Of Germany IN The hope that
the war lord might BE- able 30 help her
hero The statement 81 Cob Schwartz
koppen. that b. bnd received from Mai
Estorbazy 100 reasonable communications.
was the result Though probably true,
Paris Bag IA ~ state - believe Ger