The Washington times., 1908-02-16
TRAITOR ESTERHAzY
DYING IN LONDON,
TAXES FALSE NAME
Man for Whom DreyfuS
Suffered Starving in
Attic.
Forger of the Bordereau
EkeS Out Miserable
Existence.

PARIS. Feb 1.-THE Esterhazy mys-
EeFy is solved
Major Ferdinand Esterhazy. the
traitor for whom Dreyfus suffered FIVE
years OF shame and prison. is not dead,
as has been reported. lie is dying,
however, dying in an attic at lis St
James terrace, Warwick avenue, Lon
don, where he hides under the name Of
Comte de VOiiemont.
And while Esterhazy is dying in OBJ
security and under an assumed name
in London the French government is
preparing TO transfer Zola's body TO
the Pantheon, where the remains of
other great benefactCTs OF France-Vic-
tor Hugo, CamOt. Marceau-He in state
~ vaults. This ceremony will take
place early i'm April
While Zola s historic letter, "Jac-
Cuse," reused the worlds interest in
the Dreyfus case, the ultimate liberia
ton of the Jewish captain was in eff
feet due TO one man-thaC reckless and
unprincipled adventureT. EsteThaZy-
Esterhazy Corfesses.
The only evidence against Dreyfus-
certainly the evidence upon which he
was convicted-was the bordereau, a
slip of paper upon which had been
jotted down the details of the docu-
ments, plans. and secrets sold by the
traitor TO Germany. Always Dreyfus
denied he had written this compTomis-
ing paper. But there was the hand
writing, and it was extremely like that
of Dreyfus
Upon this he was condemned and sent
TO Devils Island.
Now, one night in August. 1895. Es-
terhazy was in an English bar in Paris
known as THE Horse Shoe" near the
Care du NOrd, That day he had been
dismissed from the army, and the lean
old hawk of an advsnJurer was in a
rage. He approached Rowland Strong.
an English journalist, whom he knew,
and said bIuntly:
'Ill tell all"
In order not TO be overheard by the
spies who swarmed over Paris in those
days they walked up and down the
middle OF the Boulevard Denain, and
Esterhazy confessed that he-and not
Dreyfus-had written the famous Dor
dereau. The sensational confession gave
Dreyfus his new trial ar Rennes and
resulted in his final acquittal by the
court OF cessation and his readmissiOn
into the French army.
Esterhazy fed to England His wife
secured a divorce. For years he lived
the life of an Outcast, Stunned and
hated. a few years ago he remarked
The woman who was willing 10 assume
his name was Marie Louise Cabanes, a
daughter of Maitre Cabanes, who had
been Esterhazy's lawyer in the Dreyfus
days Her father dead, she had fallen
into great distress.
MaITies Vaudeville Performer.
A music hail star engaged her TO &C.
company him to New York, where she
was to pose against a screen while ne
threw knives at her The immigration
authorities refused to admit her. She
was sent back 10 Europe, and found her
self penniless in Liverpool. There she
bethought her Of Esterhazy. He SEN
her money, and she joined him in Lon
don. A few weeks later the ADVENTURE
and the knife-girl were married.
Esterhazy had an income CT $500 q
year. which was paid TO him weekly by
the Brazilian embassy. This money. he
assured his new wife. Marie Louise, in
reality came from the French govern,
ment and was a bride for silence; fol
ne had. he aFerred, certain documents
which proved conclusively that a mum
Der of French generals-he named then
were concerned in me conspiracy {,
convict DreyfUs. an innocent man, o.
the infamous crime Of treason. Ester
hay declared that rather --an permit
this new scandal to come 20 light TIT
French government had entered into al
agreement TO pay him S1.5O0 a year a
long as ~ lived and held his tongue
He showed Marie Louise the documents
After a few months, however, the,
uuarreled.
That old wolf, Esterhazy. was not al
ideal husband, and Marie Louise escapes
and came to Paris Perhaps he though
kindly OF her now and then. At al
events. the other day she received
card from him. she showed it TO TN
Paris correspondent of the American
IT read: Last good wishes from Ester
hazy, who is going 10 another world.
And from her the American learned tn,
Esterhazy secret.