THE DREYFUS CASE.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11397, 14 April 1899, Page 5

THE DREYFUS CASE.

Press Association—By Telegraph-Copyright. 1 PARIS, April 12. The Figaro's further publication of the evidence.given before the criminal section of the Court of Cassation shows that M. Casjmir-Perier, ex-President of the Republic, testified in the witness box that Coiint Munster,' the German Ambassador at .Paris, had asked him, as President of the Republic, to deny that the German Embassy was implicated in the betrayal of War Oflice secrets. Witness replied'in his private capacity that nothing had been adduced to show that the German Emb;issy had solicited the unimportant document found there. The Premier (M. Brisspn) had thereupon remarked that none of the embassies were culpable.

The ex-President further testified that he did not remember. Captain Le Brun Renault reporting to him the confession said to have been made by Dreyfus when the latter was awaiting trial. He (M. Casimir-Perier) was not aware of the existence, of the secret document in the case, and did not know that any such document had been shown exclusively to the judges at the court-martial.

According to the Figaro's version of the evidence General Galliffa testified that Colonel Talbot (military attache to the British Embassy) told him lie was unacquainted with Dreyfus, but all the attaches were convinced that a thousand francs would draw from Esterhazy all the information they wanted. The British War Office was surprised that Esterhazy was still at large.

(Received April 13, at 10.55 p.m.) Colonel Freystaetts, a member of the court-martial, declared that Dreyfus was ostensibly punished for the bordereau, but really for selling fortress plans. It was not known who made the accusation.

ihe London Evening News published a sensational statement to the effect that a former Russian Ambassador, Count Yon Mohrenlieim, is the real culprit, instead of Dreyfus. It is charged that he sold Russian and French secrets to the G«rman Government, and that the Russian Government are convinced of his guilt, Init permit him to go unpunished in order to avoid a scandal. It is further said that lie is not allowed to show his face in the Czar's dominions.

The old Hungarian family of Esterhazy have decided "to apply to the Seine Court for an injunction prohibiting Major and Count Esterhazy from using the title and arms of the- Egterhazy family.