The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-10
THE DREYFUS SCANDAL.
The Figaro Continues 10 Publish Testimony
in the Case.
the DEPOSITION or GENERAL zuRllNDfN
secret Documents. He Says, Proved
beyond Doubt that Captain prey
fus WAS Guilty OF Trcason.

Paris April i0.--Continulng the publ
cation Of evidence In the court OF cassa-
ton In the Dreyfus case, tile Figaro gives
today the dispositions Of Gen. Zurilnden,
military governor Of Paris, and General
Chanoine. former minister OF war,
General zurlindon deposed that when
he entered the cabinet last autumn he
knew nothing OF the Dreyfus affair, but
the suicide Of Lieutenant Colonel Henry
provoked him to study the dossier, which
convinced him that Droyfus was justly
condemned. The secret documents In tho
dossier proved he declared, that the trail
tor belonged TO the general stan. There
was no malice In the designation OF the
culprit. and therefore the legend OF the
"entrapped Jew" must be set aside. Cen
eral zurindeu proceeded to show by tech
nlcal details that the particulars indicated
In the bordercau were highly important
TO foreign nation. With reference TO the
borderesu, he said that tho military stu
dents we're wont TO attend the manoeuyefs,
but on August n, 1894, the day 10 which
the phrase in the bordcreau referred. they
did not attend. The fact he remarked,
he regarded as having great bearing ON
!
dereau.
Proof Of the culpabllity OF Dreyfus. he
Insisted. existed outside the dispositions
Of Lieutenant Colonel Henry and Colonel
Patty Du Clam, and he appealed TO the
court to reject reyislon. which he said no
would have demanded b. sclf in The name
OF the army II no had or did have tho
slightest doubt Of tho guilt OF Dreyfus.
He knew nothing, he said OF tho rola-
tions between Comtc Estorhazy Lieutcn-
ant Colonel Henry and General aandhcrr,
OF OF the communication Of tho secret
documents TO the courtmartial IN 1894, nor
had he any knowledge respecting the cor
! rcctness OF such rumors In concluding
! hi8 evidence he remarked that tbe whole
army wiBhod the fullest light be thrown
/ ipon the affair
! General chanonc testified that he had
/ examined all tho dossora placed At his
! diHposal and that those. Ia his judgment.
/ established the cupahilty OF nreyfus. He
I also depneed that he had spoken on thr
subject With many persons who were az.
/ quainicd with the circumstances OF The
trial in 1894
Paris, April ~ The last Jeu dc soeleti'
is guessing who gave tho evidence Of tn.
preytus case TO the Figaro,
NJ Do Rodays, the editor has taken hi
share in It by telling whom he did no
get It from. Neither the judge advocst
nor tho National printing office,
AZ copies left over when the court an,
defence had been served were given Il
The government n IS 10 that directio,
that The public turns, and all kinds Of in
genious combinations have been advanced
'rhe ministry keeps the ball rolling b.
sending the police commlesary every sec
I OO1 Figaro IA n
tho doseier.
That gentleman's duties have been IA
, from dlsagreesble, The nrst visit FRO
cured him the pleasure of an intToducto
10 q charming Spanish danseuse. II
dropped right Into the midst OF a oclor
at which she was performing. aud was 4
ilme to OFFER hie congratulations and par
take of the champagne. The commiesary
being Frenchman and Yin gallant homme
accepted the situation with the best grac
IN the world, ltr-will thus be seen tina
tho Dreyfus comedy has Its humorous side