New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-21
A DREYFUS DICTIONARY.
IDENTITY AND MEANING OF IhE
SONS AND THINGS THAT FIGURE
IN THE CASE

| ,,,s a,rnng the waste paper at the German En-
| lassy pieced together, and attributed 70 -
fus though undoubtedly Esterhazy wro,e IT, ~
! offers secret Information anu 49, vi NN' 49,
! signed and undated ,,o,,o, y,
more or less private documents bearing I o ngne
| cose only one OF which, unless the war Ohce
| has manufactured any more forgeres h,ehtion'
Dreyfus by name. and this is absolutely co"l-
The anIYJ" ATTIC, E-Written by Esterhazy
I'm the ''Eclair" bitterly attacking Picquart on
private information illegally lent hin by 'he
THE BLANCHE" AND "sPERANzA"
TELEGRAMS--Two kilograms forged by Du
Patty de Clam and Esterhazy. ana SEM 10 re
quart with the object of "blufiing him INTO 'hs
belief that a lady who was In the plot nau
given away the secret" that he forged the rs
terhazy petit beu.'
THE PETIT BLEtT-A telegram found at the
German Embassy. written by Coionel Won
Schwarzkoppen. the German Military Attache,
TO Esterhazy inviting him 10 call. II was torn
up the writer having changed his nina ABOUT
sending 1t. This Esterhazy contends is lot
THE wEYLER LET'rER-A forged letter in
eliminating Dreyfus sent to the war OH'cc'
Author probably. De Clam.
CE CANAILLE DE ID A phrase IN one
OF the documents of the secret dossier Does
not refer to Dreyfus. but to a subordihate'
whose name is said to be known to the frehch
War Office - 49,,
THE DOCUMENT LIBERATEUR"-1n other
words that beginning &c canaiiie de ID
was tile famous which Esterhazy threat
ened Felix Faure he would disclose unless pro-
tected against Picquart. He alleged IT had peeh
stolen by Picquart for foreign embassy rs
terhazy eventually returned it TO the war VI
fee after it had served its purpose.
LIEUTENANT COLONEL P1CQUART-Ex-
Head Of the Intelligence Department, took up
the cause of Dreyfus the ground OF lnsu1-
fciency Of evidence, and also produced the
famous petit bleu telegram. alleged 10 have
been written 10 Esterhazy by the German Al
tache Colonel 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. lie was
removed from the army and imprisoned on
charge of forging the petit bleu himself 0Hce
liberated The Bayard OF the "Afaire
NJ ZOLA-The novelist. published his now
famous letter of accusation "JAccuse') against
the entire French General staff accusing theh'
in point OF fact Of q gigantic conspiracy TO con-
yict Drevfus Put on trial. convicted fined and
sentenced to imprisonment. lie Appeared, an,
his sentence was quashed. Again prosecuted,
hut on a sentence in his article which barred
any reference to the Dreyfus case. Hence ne
permitted judgment to go by default, and Deihg
condemned. left the country. appealed. ana IVeu
In England. returning only recently 10 rId i
Ills celebrated denunciation is now proven u
have been founded on absolute truth.
COMMANDANT FORIINETTl-Drector OF
the Cherche Midi Prison. where Dreyfus was
first confined. He denied the prisoner made any
confession. and eventually. for affirming be-
lief in his innocence, fell into disgrace A.
NJ. MATTHEW DREYFUs-The brother OF the
paign for revision. 1t was he VINO nist ue-
nounced Esternazy as the writer OF the oo'-
dereau ..,,,,.,y .,a,ar 90
fortune Of the shadiest type. was one OF the
chief opponents Of Dreyfus. NJ Matthew Drcy
fus having denounced him as the writer OF the
bordereau. he was tried ana acqui,teu anu al
anti-Jewish manifestation. SUBSEQUENT! ar
rested on a charge Of forging the 'Speranza
end blanche" kilograms, but liberated on d
technical point He was, however. expeiieu iioi,I
Holland London and Paris. now fully auHI.'lns
| he wrote the bordereau by desire ana now ~
nying he said so There Is nt'lt o1t .,1n,
ala write IT, With Du Patty de Clam, ne s'oopcu
| to any anti-Dreyfus trick, no matter no" hleaH'
but he played all parties equally raise;
M. SCHEURER- KESTNER- The senator
The first public man who promin"r. ~
the cause Of revision lin July. lSbO An aoe
champion who was not afraid of CONSEQUENCE,
MAITRE FERNAND LABOR, counsel o.
Zola and Picquart. Also now appea''"e ~
MAITRE DEMANGE. Dreyfus's counsel at
the court martial and during the present tr1aI
HANDWRITING E&PERIS., =, cSaro,a al'. -
NJ. Teyssonnieretand NJ. Bertillon:f Zola trial
NJ Paul Meyer NJ. A. Molinier NJ r; MOL
nier' NJ Celerer. NJ /; FIanGk pon M tns' and
DR. Hericourt' Esterhazy Trial-M Couard''
NJ Relhommet and NJ. Varinard.f <
GENERAL MERCER, Minister OF war CNo,
yeInher 1S03-January 1880 when Dreyfus
was arrested His bitterest foe, ana utterly I'M ~,
nlacable II was he who laid secret evidence De-
fore the court martial Judges.
NJ CAVAIGNAC. Minister OF war (OctoDer'
1sO5-Anril 1886 June 1S9S-September, lS''S),
announced the discovery OF Henrys forgery p Ju
reaffirmed his belief in the guilt OF Dreyfus' lie
| is a cousin Of De Clam. - 49,,
fIEITTENANT COLONEL HENRY. Pic
quarts successor in the Intelligence Depart
ment To supply non-existent eVidenCs; Ioissu
| a telegram In the secret dossier. on discovery
and arrest he cut his throat in Mont Nalerien:
LIEUTENANT DU Patty DE CLAN. the
melodramatic villain OF the piece SET Trap 10
| surprise Dreyfus by debating TO him the text
| ~ The bordereau. Warm supporter OF Ester
| hazy, acted the part Of the veiled iady' az
sisted in forging telegrams to entrep Plcq s,
| and ala the dirty work Of the War once. since
! S;sowned bv all and expelled from the army.
| GENERAL ZURLINDEN. War Minister Jan Jan
| uary 1S95-October. lS9o). Ex- Military 'ox
| ernor of Paris Chiefly memorable for his ex-
| pression in the Chamber Of absolute conVlction
OF the guilt of Dreyfus. A fine type OF the MILL
| tary busterer. -, A.. ,,o
trial Made history by his stock saying in favor
| Of the War Office party THE question snail not
| be put" ,,,, , ,r ,Anru
| 1S0G-June 1SgS) during the time Of the Henry
| forgeries To him Scheurer- kestner opened up
his doubts on the validity OF the cOnVlct1h o.
| Drevfus Billot played him false, and took his
| stand on the Authority Of the chose jugee
| Muddled the lola trial, and stands convicted OF
consistent underhand practices ,,,u,sa % yor
| (September IL. 1895 October %. 1s9s)-A crea-
| ture OF Zurlinden Chiefly memorable for his
| STACEY resignation in the Chamber.
| CEEFRkI ROGET the manufacturer Of
! nearly all the War Office lies about Dreyfus. the
| revision Of whose trial he bitterly opposed. He
| was the savior Of the General staff In its most
| Illicit machinations. and that was why NJ. De
| roulede tried to induce him TO march on the
| Elysee ,
| CAPTAIN CUIGNET discovered Henry'f
forgery. and was satisfied with the resi- OF the
| documents OF the secret dosser which he col
! lected and filed Generally mistrusted.
| NJ HADAMARD, the father-in-law or Drey-
! fus a rich Paris merchant.
| GENERAL BOISDEFFRE. chief Of the Gen.
| eral staff at the time OF the Dreyfus prosecu-
| ton. Resigned because Henry deceived him
Was in touch with all the Esterhazy trlcKerles
Now in and keeping in the background
COMMANDANT RANARY drew up the DUN