Show I OLD SCANDAL IS RECALLED Man Who F Forged ro ged Dreyfus Treason Papers Dies In England LO ON Aug Newspaper H-Newspaper 17 reports of the death In England of ot Major Malor Count Ferdinand ey author of o the famous Bordereau upon the strength of ln Alfred Dreyfus 1 1 convIcted of ot espionage In France a I quarter of ot a century ago recalled here today the tho Incidents I of tho famous French scandal Major burled last I Mayas May as Count Do llo had hadI In England since 1898 1899 He I tIed fled to ills Is country In that year rear af- af after after ter at-ter ter It bad had become known o that ho he and not Dreyfus fus had written the tho memorandum which had been sent to Berlin B GREAT INDIGNATION This notation In a hand similar similar to that of ot the captain was the only evidence offered against Dreyfus fus and although he lie denied having Written It he was found guilt guilty de- de degraded degraded de degraded graded and sentenced to life lite Im- Im Imprisonment imprisonment Im Imprisonment on De Dei Island a French penal colony oft off tho the South American coast This I wa In 1894 In the tho public Indignation that followed the trial augmented great great- greatly greatly greatly ly by Emile Zolas Zola's famous letter which exp exposed sed an alleged al- al alleged al alleged C ci a against Dreyfus- Dreyfus Dreyfus Colonel Georges PIc quart 0 ot of the th e Frenc French h general staff that had been the tha real author The major was brought to o trial but was acquitted HOl eur when It became evident that Drey- Drey Dreyfus Drefus Drey Dreyfus fus would e eventually be exonerated fled tied to England Early In 1899 he told the story etory of ot his part in the affair to a British Jour Jour- Jour and then went Into retire retire- retire retire-L I II ment mont under an assumed name Meanwhile Dreyfus D Drefus e supported by bya bya bya a strong faction of popular opinion notably republican was granted a alIew anew lIew cew trl trill l He was again found guilty but his conviction was ulti- ulti ultimately ulti ultimately matel annulled and he was read read- readmitted readmitted Into the French army re- re receivIng receiving re receiving a majors major's commission |