The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-08-17
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Nine. Dreyfus, wi OF Captain Alfref
Dreyfus who was ndemned to life i'm
prisonment on II Isle du Diable upo,
. charge of having furnished informa
ton OF the French army to the Ger
map embassy at Paris, is fulfilling he
VOW to work for he, husbands releas,
es long as her life shall last.
colonel Henry, one of Captain Drey
fus' Interest foes, made a confesslo,
IN which he acknowledged that the let
ter which convicted Dreyfus was forg
ed by himself. A few hours later HI
committed suicide. 1t Is alleged, at tn
lnstigation OF high authorities II
France. THIS is the latest link in tn,
chain which Nine. Dreyfus has wount
about her husbands enemies
Her efforts led to advocacy Of he
husbands cause by many Of the poten
tates Of Europe. She has secured tn,
powerful aid Of newsIap ers and authors
In her husbands behalf. She has Sc
cured valuable evidence for her hus
band and against his enemies.
Colonel Henry's confession will prob
ably cause the Dreyfus case to be re
opened, In which event 1t Is almost Ger
tain Nine. Dreyfus' labor Of four year.
for the liberation OF her husband viii
be crowned with success.
am convinced of my husbands alb
solute Innocence. and mean to prove 1t
Jehovah, God or Providence Will ere
long crush his enemies and restore hin,
tome.-I.ucie Eugene Dreyfus"
These words of Nine. Dreyfus. ad-
dressed to the editor Of the Journal are
the prophecy OF the ever faithful wife
and the most untiring seeker for JUS
tice that the world knows about today.
From the time the charge of treason
was brought against her husband. Cap
tain Albert Dreyfus. she has believed
In his innocence.
When he was degraded before the ar
my of France in the public square In
Paris she raised her hands to heaven
and vowed that she would never rest
until she had proven his Innocence.
When Colonel Henry confessed last
week that he had forged the letter
which was the chief evidence against
Captain Dreyfus. Nine. Dreyfus fell ON
her knees In an ecstacy OF thanksgiv-
Ing.
'.It is coming. He viii be freed. O.
God. thank theer' she cried.
Her face was that OF . giorihed
Nemesis
Nemesis she IL proving to her hus-
bands enemies To Colonel Henry. the
chiefest Of her husbands enemies, her
sad face has always had Gcrgon hor-
ror about # Who knows but that this
spell May have driven him to make the
needless and fearfuIiy discriminating
confession TO the French minister last
week, ard later TO sricidee It was q
confession that win in all probability
force \ reopening Of the Dreyfus case.
This II the end toward which Nine.
Dreyfps has worked INCREASINGLY for
more than three years.
In the autumn Of 1894 q scrap OF
paper was found In a Waste basket of
the ONCE Of The German embassy. It
Eas a memorandum OF certain infor-
matinn TO a hostile power regarding the
disposition 81 the army. 1t was an un-
signed letter which read:
Without news Indicating that you
wish to zee me I send you meanwhile.
Monsieur. several interesting pieces OF
information:
4 "A note on the hydraulic brake Of
the 10th. and the manner In which II
Il nsed
"A note on the covering troops
(sererEi notifications win be made by
the new plan1.
3. "A nosr on the notifications OF
the artillery formations.
A. "A mote relative to Madagascar.
s. 1.-THE project OF the firing manual
81 the deld artillery Oath OF March.
1ss4,.
Ihis last document is extremely DIFF
Acult TO procure. and car only have
II at my diaposai for Few days. The
ninistsY Of war hiss sent few num-
bez 70 the corps. and these corps are
responsible for them, and each oficer
having one must return II after the
ananeuyerz- II. therefore. you wish to
take from Il what interests you and
keep 4 ~ my Eisposition afterward. I
viii obtain II. Unless you should wish
that 4 copy II In sxteRso and send you
the copy.
r am going 70 start for the maneu-
yers.'
The handwriting was said to resern-
HE that ~ Captain Dreyfus. OF the
Fcprfeenth artillery. then engaged on
special detail In the department OF war.
On the strength Of this resemblance OF
handwriting. Captain 3Dreyfus was
court-martiaied upon charge OF fur
nishinE information Of the war depart
naent Of France TO the German embassy.
Three handwriting experts said the let
ter was written by Captain Dreyfus.
TWo we're convinced that It was not.
At . moment wfen II appeared that ~
would b. Impossible 10 convict the
French ofncef upon evidence 20 slight,
u letter uas handed TO the presiding
lpmcer. Il purposted 10 be letter from
= German attache 70 m Italian attache
IN naris. limiting strongly that Captain
sDCeyfus was guilty. Upon this evi-.
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