It appeared in 1886, eight years before Captain Alfred Dreyfus, an Alsatian Jew in the French Army, was arrested on what proved to be trumped-up charges of spying for the Germans.
Alfred Dreyfus was quickly acquitted of all charges.
mnli hypothesis: Alfred Dreyfus was quickly acquitted of all charges. premise: It appeared in 1886, eight years before Captain Alfred Dreyfus, an Alsatian Jew in the French Army, was arrested on what proved to be trumped-up charges of spying for the Germans.