THE DREYFUS CASE.

Otago Witness, Issue 2356, 20 April 1899, Page 13

THE DREYFUS CASE.

PARIS, April 11.

Le Figaro publishes the evidence given before the criminal section of the Court of Cassation •■'by Generals Zurlinden and Chanoine, ex-Ministers of War. They both testified to the importance of the dossiers used in the prosecution of Dreyfus. ** April 12. The Figaro's further publication of the evidence given before the criminal section of the Court of Cassation shows that M. Casimir-Perier, ' ex-President of the Republic, testified in the witness box that Count Munster, the German Ambassadox at Paris, had asked him, as President oi the Republic, to deny that the German Embassy was implicated in the betraya) of War Office secrets. Witness replied in his private capacity that nothing had been adduced to show that the German Embassy had solicited the unimportant document found there. The Premier (M: Brisson) 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 ofth« evidence General Galliffa testified that Colonel 'Talbofc (military attache' to the British Embassy) told him he was unacquainted with. Dreyfus, - but all the attaches were convinced that a thousand francs, vronld draw from 1 Estterhazy all the information they wanted. The . British War Office was surprised that Esterhuzy was still at large. Colonel Freystaetts, a member of the court-martial, declared that Dreyfus was ostensibly punished for the bordereau, bufc really for selling fortress plans. It was not known who made the accusation. April 13. Eclair has published the deposition of M. Trarieux. ex-Minister of Justice, before the Court of Cassation. M. Trarieux stated that Count Tornielli, the Italian Ambassador to France, declared that Italy had had no relations ivjth Dreyfus. He also deposed that Dreyfus was the victim of a mistake, and that another officei had cominunieated .to Colonel Schwartzkoppen, military attache to the Germany Embassy, the bordereau documents. April 16. It is now stated that Colonel Freystaetts was authorised to make his recent statement testifying that Dreyfus was C traitor to France. LONDON, April 12. In consequence of his being summoned to Paris, Adjutant Locrimier, who wa* secretary to Colonel Henry, committed suicide. The London Evening News published a sensational statement to the effect ,tbat a' former Russian Ambassador, Count Yon Mohrenheim, is the real culprit, instead of Dreyfus. It is charged that he sold Russian and French secrets to the German Government, and that' the Russiar 'Government are convinced of his guilt, but permit him to go unpunished in order to avoid a. scandal. It is further said that he is not- allowed to show hier face in the Czar's dominions. The old Hungarian family of Esterhazy have decided to apply to the Seine Court foi an injunction prohibiting Majoi and Counl Esterhazy from using the title and arms of the Esterhazy family.