The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-27
DREYFUS DICTIONARY.
VOCABULARY OF THE NAMES THAT
FIGURE IN THE CASE.

Much About An AnaiF Ihat inter-
csts the World.
The following table given in the London
Mail explains the significance Of the
names and persons and matters thai figure
in the Dreyfus trial:
Tho Bordereau-The document found in
bits among the waste paper al the German
embassy. pieced together. and attributed to
Dreyfus, though undoubtedly Els erhazy
wrote it. 1t offers secret Information, and
is, Of course. unsigned and undated.
The Secret Dossier-A collection OF more
or less private documents bearing on he
case. only one Of which, unless the war
office has manufactured any more forser-
les. mentions Dreyfus by name, and this
is absolutely commonplace and innocent.
The "Dixi" Artiele-Written by Ester
hazy in the Eclair bitterly attacking
Picquart on private information illegally
lent him by the war Office.
The blanche" and "Sperauza" Tele-
grams-Two kilograms forged by Du Patty
de Clam and Esterhazy, ard sent to Pie
quart with the object of "blumng' him
into the belief that a lady who was in the
plot had given away the "secret that
he mad forged the Esterhazy petit
bleu."
The Petit Bleu-A telegram found at the
German embassy written by Col. Won
SchwarzkoVpen, the German military at
tache, 10 Esterhazy, inviting him to call.
1t was torn up, the writer having changed
his mind about sending il. This EsterhaZy
contends is a forgery.
The Weyler Letter-A forged letter. in
eliminating Dreyfus sent to the war office.
Author, probably De Clam.
&c Canaille De d - "A phrase in one
Of the documents of the secret dossier.
Does not refer to Dreyfus but TO a subor-
dinate. whose name is said 10 be known to
the French war office.
The Document Liberia teur'-In other
words, that beginning "Ce canaiEe de d
*''-was the famous one which Ester
hazy threatened Felix FauTe he would dis
close. unless protected against Picquart. lie
alleged it had been stolen by Picquart for a
foreign embassy EsterhaZy eventually re-
turned it to the war Office, after It had
served its purpose.
Lieut.. Col. PlcQuart.-Ex head of the
intelligence department, took up the cause
Of Dreyfus on the ground OF insuficiency
of evidence, and also produced the famous
petit b.ue telegram, alleged to have been
written 90 Esterhazy by the German at
tache, Col Won Schwarzkoppen, making
an appointment, but then torn up and the
pieces thrown into the waste paper basket,
whence they were recovered by secret
agents. He was removed from the army
and Imprisoned on a charge Of forging the
petit blue himself. Since liberated The
Bayard Of the "affaire."
NJ. Zola.-The novelist published his now
famous letter of accusation CJAccuse')
against the entire French general staff,
accusing them, in point of fact. of a gil
on trial, convicted fined and sentenced
to imprisonment He appealed and his
sentence was quashed Again prosecuted,
but on a sentence in his article which
barred any reference to the Dreyfus case.
Hence he permitted judgment to go by
default. and, being condemned, left the
country, appealed, and lived In England.
returning only recently to France. HIS
celebrated denunciation is now proved to
have been founded on absolute truth.
COmmandant Observation-Disclosures of the
Cherche Midi prison, where Dreyfus was
first confined. He denied the prisoner
made any confession, and eventually for
affirming a belief in his innocence, fell in
to disgrace.
VI. Matthew Dreyfus.-The brother of
the captain, was one of the pioneers of
the campaign for revision. Il was he
who first denounced Esterhazy as the
writer of the bordereau.
A
torture Of the shadiest type, was one Of
the chief opponents of Dreyfus. NJ Ma
thieu Dreyfus having denounced him as
abe writer of the bordereau, he was tried
and acquitted, amid an anti-Jewish mani
festation. Subsequently arrested on a
/ charge Of forging the "Speranza" ana
| Blanche" kilograms. but liberated on a
technical point. He was, however. exDal-
led from the army, and has since CRAWL
tated between Holland London end Paris,
now fully admitting he wrote the border
eau by desire and now denying he ever
said So There Is little doubt he did
write il. With Du Paty de Clam. he
stopped 10 any anti-Dreyfus trick. no mat
ter how mean, but he played all parties
equally false
NJ. Scheurer- Kestner-The senator. Tho
/ first public man who prominently took M
! the cause of revision lin July, 1890. An
/ able champion, who was not afraid of con-
/ sequences.
/ Maltre Fernand Labori counsel of Zola
/ and Pcquart. Also now appearing at
| Rennes.
/ Maitre Demange. Dreyfus counsel at the
| Courtmartial and during the present trial
Handwriting EXperts-Dreyfus trial No.
! IN Colbert. "M. Peletier AN. Chara-
| way **M TeVssonniero and an Bertillon.
| Zola tr.al-*N Paul Meyer an A. Moli-
nier, *M L. N1olinier. an Celerier. M. l..
| Franck, M. Havet. M. Paul Moriaud. an.
| CRY. an. Rournon and *Dr. Eericourt.
! Esterhazy trial-""M Couard, AN Bel
hcmme and "*M. Varinard.
All pro-Dreyfus. NJ Charavay was at
first agaiCsr Dreyfus, then changed his
views. All the witnesses al the Zo}a trial
considered that Esterhazy wrote the Dor
| dereau.
So Gave 1t as their opinion that Dreyfus
wrote the bordereau, the three called at
the Esterhozy trial affirming that they be
| heved Dreyfus traced the borjereau from
! Esterhazy's handwriting in order to CON
ceal his own guilt and incriminaie another.
| NJ Bortilon l5nt the comic SIDE to the af-
| far, drawing up a weird design Of a fort
ress with defeuses to indicate his views on
| caligraphic differences 1t was received
with shreks of laughter at the lola trial.
and utterly discreditel his view None
/ OF the experts favoring Esterhazy are men
/ Of much repute,
Gen. Mercier, minister OF war (Novem-
/ her 1899. January 1880 when Dreyfus WIS
/ arrested IIs biHcrest foe and utterly
/ implacab'o. Il was he who laid secret