The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-08-26
A DREYFUs DICTIONARY.
Vocabulary of Names That Figure 4,
the Case.

don Mail'' explains the Significance q,
the names and persons and matters tina,
figure In the Dreyfus trial.:
The Bordereau. The documents founa
IN bits an ong the waste paper az the
German Embassy, pieced together. and
attributed to Dreyf us, though undonhfesi.
ly EsterhAzy 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 the case, only one OF which, unless the
War Office has manufactured any more
| forgeries, mentions Drefyus by name. land
this is absolutely commonplace and in
nocent.
The .Dixi'' ArtIcle.-Written nv r.
| terhazy in the "Ecla.r," bitterly attack
Ing Picqquart on private information
Illegally lent him.by the War Office.
| The "Blanche, and "Speranzap TeIe-
grams.-Two kilograms forged by Du
Patty de Clam iAnd Esterhazy, and sent
TO Pioquart, with the object Of "bluffing''
him into the. belief. that a lady who was
in the "plot" had given away the '.se-
cret" that he forged the Esterhazy ''petit
| bleu.''
The Petit Blsu.--A telegram found at
Henry forgerics. 10 him scheurer- K sst-
ner opened up his doubts on the validity
OF the conviction OF Dreyfus. Billet
played him false and took n6is stand on
the authority Of the chose judge
Muddled tho lola trial and stands con-
voted OF consistent underhand practicfs
General Chanoine, Minister of War
(Septsmber IS, isg3-Octobsr 25. 1881 -
A creature OF Zurlinden Chiefly mem
orable for his STACEY resignation in the
General Roget, the manufactures Of
nearly all tine War Office lies about Drey-
fus, the revision of whose trial ne bitterly
opposed. He was the savior Of the general
staff In its most Illicit chfnatIonp, and
that was why M. DerouIede tried to in
duce him to march on the Elysee.
Captain Cuignet, discovered Henry's
forgery, and was satisfied with the rest OF
the documents OF the secret iossier, which
be collected and filed, Generally mis-
trusted.
General Boisdeffre, chief Of the general
staff at the time OF the Dreyfus prosecu-
ton. Resigned because Henry deceived
him. Was In touch with all the Eskerhazy
trickeries. No will, and keeping In the
background.
NJ. Hadamard, the father-in-law of
Dreyfus. q rich Paris merchant
Commandant Rayary drew mp the blum
dering report at the time of the Esterhazy
court-inartial.
Commandant Besson d'OrmescheyiIIe
drew up the TACT of accusation" for the
court-martinl of 1924 Assumed allega-
General Cones was the immediatefsupe-
rlor CT Picquart, against whom he was,
after a moments hesitation consistent
ly warm supporter sof Esterhazy. Un-
questionably had doubts about Dreyfus'
guilt till the influence of headquarters
made him solid with the other generals,
since when he bitterly opposed revision.
Speranza Letter. FORGED letter sent to
Picquart with the object of inspiring
official circles with the belief that he was
an agent of the Dreyfus syndicate.
Cour de Cessation. Highest French
Court of Appeal. The body which de-.
creed the rstrial of Dreyfus.
The Dossier.--The collection of legal
documents bearing ON case. Properly
speaking, the envelope, containing the
documents.
NJ. LIE Meroier Picard. War ONCE
agent and forger of the humber type.
Laid trap for the Dreyfus party, which
failed. He was imprisoned and hanged
himself.
General lie Pellieux-.Also on the
French general staff. Supported Ester
hazy and used the Henry forgery in the
lola tria as an absolute proof" Of the
guilt of Dreyfus.
kCoionel Sohwarzkoppen,- The German
Military Attache in Paris to whom the
bordereau was sent, and who wrote the
petit bleu to EsterhAzy.
Major Pannizardi.- Italian Mill
saIy AtboCuo buppOnc0 cTIOucOusiy DO
have had relations with Dreyfus. Sent
the telegram to his government on which
Henry based his forgery.
Revision. The rshearing of a case.
Colonel Sandherr. Member of the GEN.
eral Staff and fanatical anti-Semits.
fret trial. at which he played a promi.
nent part.
The 5yndicate.-A Pigment of the i'm
agination of the anti-Semitss, who came
to the conclusion that a number of
wealthy persons were financing and
working" the Dreyfus campaign.
NJ. Paleologue. Office expert
and correct translator of the Pannizardi
telegram, which Henry falsiaed.
NJ. Bertulus. The magistrate who
made the preliminary examination of the
Esterhazy case.
Nine. de Boulancy. "A relation of Es-
terhazy and an acquaintance of colonel
Picquart. Esterhazy tried to drag her
into the conspiracy hatcher against Pic
quart by suggesting she wrote certain
letters. 1t was absolutely false.
M. Bertrand-Re Representative of the
Cover at Zola's second trial, and
violator of the law for the purpose OF saw
ing De Clam, the forgar.
NJ. Felix Faure. President of the
French Republic. and an unqualified
supporter of the General Staff against
Dreyfus
M. Chslmlf-Fefler-fTesl at the
time of the Drsyfus trial. Had the cour-
age TO speak out to the Court of Cessation
and announced that the prisoner was
convicted on secret evidence.
Mime. De Pays.--The mistress of Ester
hazy.
NJ. Gribelin.-T keeper of the arch
ives ami an abetbor of D3 Clam.
Captain Lebrun- Renaud-An officer
TO whom, so 1t was at one time alleged,
Drsyfus made n confession. AS matter
of fart he did nothing of the kind; only
the War Otfice,i by purposely distorting
the captain 8 report on the circumstances,
made it appear that he did.
The Yelled Lady was Du Patty de Clam
disguised, who handed the document
liberateur" to Esterhazy, near the Arc de
Triomphe' IL was suggested that Ester
hazy thought the lady was inspired by
revenge on Picquart.
ON THE PEJEPSCoT SUNDAY.