ECHO OF THE DREYFUS CASE.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1675, 15 February 1913, Page 5

ECHO OF THE DREYFUS CASE.

COLONEL DU PATY DE CLAM'. " : 'SUSPENDED. By Toieeraph-Press Association-Copyright (Rec. February 14, 11.55 p.m.) Paris, February 14. Colonel du Paty do Clam, who figured notoriously in the prosecution of Dreyfus, and whoso reinstatement > in the army caused a crisis in the Ministry,. has been suspended for a year.

; Colonel du Paty. d 6 Clnm, having been, reinstated to a command ■ in the-Tcrri* torial Forces recently, on the. responsibility of the then Minister: for War (M. Millerand); exception was taken by other Ministers, with the .result that M. Millerand resigned from office. It was Colonel (then Major) du Paty de Clam, ■ who. at tho famous interview, ordered Dreyfus to' .write from dictation a letter containing phrases used in tho bordereau or covering letter which the Jecwish officer of Alsaoa was suspected of having written to .tho : German military attache in Paris. Although Dreyfus denied- it,- the, Major said that after writing a few.lines he turned pale and his hand trembled, whereupon he ordered him' ..to be arrested. One story is that while Dreyfus was in prison du Paty do Clam used to creep noiselessly into his cell, and then suddenly, flash a strong light on the prisoner's face,' to see if he looked guilty..