Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1901-01-18

p,eyfus had known but little until he
! became aware or his Vaccinations by
! the developments; Of the case.
|. When, therefore, Dreyfus received
letter from llsterlazy offering to ex-
plain the whole affair and to finally ex-
onelatc him, he ut once submitted the
ilcrtCr to his counsel, who as quickly
advised him not to hold any communi,
cation with EStcrhazy under any cir
cumstances. In tue meanwhile Ester
hazy, who still had the run of Il few
coffee houses in which continental ref
rgecs are won't to assemble, made some
obscure references to probable change
in his fortunes. 1t was clear that
he supposed that the returned ex-
lie would warmly embrace his offer.
lin this as in some other respects. he
was in error.
1t transpired later that Esterhazy
had written to the brothers of Dreyfus.
Mt about the same time he had written
to the famous victim, making n similar
offer. This fact Is also worth remark
ing because Matthew Dreyfus had
charged Esterhazy with. high treason
and forced his triaL-or, more exactly,
mock trial. for the exigehcies of the
situation precluded a full investigation.
Matthew Dreyfus, angered at Ester
Hays presumption in addressing him.
was with difficulty restrained from
publishing the letter. But when Ester
Navy found that the Dreyfus family
afused him countenance he himself
made public the fact that he had writ.
ten it. a....
Here occurred one of those curious
Incidents which seem thus far to have
been so frequent in the adventurous
life. Baron Alfred de Rothschild of
, Paris came to London on q visit, and
he lived Mt the city house Of his cousin.
Lord Rothschild. One day Baron AL
fred, whose English is somewhat def
cicnt, was walking near bis cousins
house when he met, as If by accident,
an engaging stranger, who disclosed
himself as Frenchman temporarily
In distress Baron Alfred is abnormal
" nearsighted and sympathetic, and,
after some conversation, not only gave
the Frenchnan a liberal sum, but his
address as well, and told him to let
him know how he was getting on.
Esterhazy's audacity here overreach-
ed itself. Had he been content to write
the baron under the assumed name
which he had given on their meeting,
it is likely that he might have received
further aid. But when he had spent
the money thus so easily secured he
determined to follow his benefactor
in person and obtain more. Taking
the direction given him, which. unfor-
tunately for himself, he did not know
was that of Lord Rothschild's town
house, he called there, presented card
bearing his assumed name and was
promptly and to his great surprise put
under arrest.
Earon Alfred was In great consterna-
ton when he learned the identity of
his would be visitor, and he could
scarcely be brought to believe that Es-
terhazy had SO successfully imposed
upon him. Lord Rothschild, whose
English views on the treatment of
scamps of the Esterhazy type were
very different from those of his French
selative, was for prosecuting the fel-
fSsv for obtaining money by false pre-
tprses, but Baron Alfred dreaded no.
pIiety Of such proceeding and quick
Y, left for Paris. Esterhazy was. OF
curse, released.
Ever since then his life has been one
4abject poverty so intense that he
sanot even secure money to buy post
at stamps. Without postage stamps
his ability to write begging letters to
French anti-Dreyfusards or others Is at
an end