The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-09-01
STORY.
Statement that Has Direct Bearing on
the Dreyfus Trial.
GERMAN TRANSLATOR
Tells How Papers We're Conveyed from
the French War Office
TO GERMAN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.
Dreyfus Was Not Known In Connection with
Transfers Of Papers,
IDENTITY. OF "yEILED LADY" DISCOVERED
TO GERMAN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.
IDENTITY. OF "vEILED LADY" DISCOVERED
Wns the Baroness Dc Bc1deD, Who
Was the Sweetheart of Estcrhnxy
and Gathered Information.

Atlanta. Ga, August 3i.-The Jewish
Sentiment, in its regular weekly issue to-
morrow afternoon, viii print story
bearing with almost startling drectness
on the Dreyfus trial. Several statements.
apparently new to the now celebrated case
| are now given, together with the names
of those who are said to be in possession
of information which will throw new light
on the trial. For the first time it is be-
lieved the manner of carrying documents
from the French war office to the Ger
man government is given. 1t shows that
dolls were used as the means of convey
ance, and that the papers went first to
England and then to Germany The
identity of the "veiled LADY, is also made
known. The story comes from man who
was employed several years ago by the
German government as document trans
lator and maker of relief maps and who
latter quitting Germany, served in the
United States army against Spain He
shows his documents from the papers
which denote that he was a staff officer
The informer says ne was born in Denver
The story, after some Introductory re-
marks, reads: Il was translator, he
said, "of documents at the great staff
headquarters in Konggsratzer strasse No.
., Berlin. / never heard the name of
Dreyfus mentioned in connection with the
French war office merchandise shipped to1
the above address via Belgium and Lon
don. l translated the information regard
ing gun No. 120.' The original document
never left the French war office and the
copy could only have been given out
through the direct agency or connivaneeI
OF chief of department. Dreyfus was I'm
known at the German secret service bureau
in person or by name from 1890 to 1884
This ] most solemnly affirm. The plans,
specifications and details of gun 800 of the
Robin shell and of the French war vessels
Jaureguiberry, Charles Martel and Lazar
Carnot, together with the plans for mo-
Utilization were purchased through Ger
many's embassy in Paris, presided over
by Prince Hansheinrich Pless, and as
much as $4,000 American money was
sent by postofice money order and teie-
graph in payment for the merchandise.
These payments were made in two parts,
through Mr.. Franz, a doll manufacturer
of Sonneburg, Germany and Alvin Flore-
schuetz, bank director of Sonneburg The
medium of women was employed In trans
acting the business.
II met Count Esterhazy several times In
person at dinners given by Baroness Bel
den, who was Esterhazys sweetheart. He
furnished much of the information. These
documents were never received at the en-
bassy. always at a church. public func-
tion or a private dinner party. French
spies were always on the alert, and only
through such means could their watchful-
ness be circumvented.
why was 1t you left the employ of the
German government"
1T was insisted Ihat ] should become
a naturaliZed citizen of Germany, which
refused and aroused prejudice against
myself. War having been declared by the
United States against Spain, l wanted to
come home and enlist for my country,
which / did, as you may ascertain from
these papers.
He then presented n full complement
OF credentials, proving his honorable con-
nection and discharge from the United
States army.
81 did not feel that could gracefully
give out this information while connected
with either the German secret service or
the American army"
What was the last incident that you
recollect which bears on the traffic in this
Erench- WAA mare b " Use o..
Captain Siegel insisted upon his agent
no longer communicating with him direct
and emphatically instructed them to ad-
dress him through Mr.. Franz in Sonneberg
This order was prompted by the increased
watchfulness of the French government
spies"
"You have spoken OF Baroness De Bel
den; who is she and what part did she play
in the sale of this French war merchan-
dise?" was asked by the Jewish SEMI
ment.
Baroness De Beiden was the sweet
heart of Prince Henry Plesse. She elopcd
with the prince some years ago, leaving
her husband and family. After firing
OF her Count Esterhazy fell heir to her
affections and she has aided him material
ly in gaining information for market. The
baroness is the party referred TO In the
Dreyfus trial as the yelled lady She
receives from Prince Plesse regular
pension. Every six months remittances
are made ANONYMOUSLY TO the baroness De
Belden through the Credit Lyonnaise In
Paris. II is well known at the German
headquarters stan that the amounts arc
forwarded by Prince Henry PIesse- The
Credit Lyonnaise Is innocent OF the pur-
pose for which the money is used. men
ton this fact because the records of the
bank will corruborate my statements. r
am also in position TO name the postof-
Ace in England where the money was paid
TO the agents of Germany employed in
France.
Mr. Frantz used to send dolls to Paris
to be dressed. In the body OF these dolls
the documents were concealed and they
were then sent first to village postoffce
in England. forwarded from there to Som