In response Zola risked his career and more, and on 13 January 1898 published J'Accuse…! on the front page of the Paris daily L'Aurore. Wikisource has an English translation of: Wikisource has the original text of Zola's article:
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Picquart was detained on charges of violation of professional secrecy. Under pressure, the general staff arranged for a closed court-martial to be held on 10–11 January 1898, at which Esterhazy was tried in camera and acquitted. Meanwhile, further evidence was brought forward by Dreyfus's family and Esterhazy's estranged family and creditors. However, Picquart's findings were communicated by his lawyer to the Senator Auguste Scheurer-Kestner, who took up the case, at first discreetly and then increasingly publicly. Major Hubert-Joseph Henry forged documents that made it seem as if Dreyfus were guilty, while Picquart was reassigned to duty in Africa. Rather than move to clear Dreyfus, the decision was made to protect Esterhazy and ensure the original verdict was not overturned. Georges Picquart came across evidence that implicated another officer, Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy, and informed his superiors. Dreyfus was court-martialed, convicted of treason, and sent to Devil's Island in French Guiana. Senior officers began to suspect Dreyfus, though there was no direct evidence of any wrongdoing. In September 1894, French intelligence discovered someone had been passing military secrets to the German Embassy. The headline reads "I Accuse.! Letter to the President of the Republic"-Paris Museum of Jewish Art and HistoryĬaptain Alfred Dreyfus was a French-Jewish artillery officer in the French army. Home The Masterpiece Wikipedia: Dreyfus affairįront page cover of the newspaper L'Aurore for Thursday 13 January 1898, with the open letter J'Accuse…!, written by Émile Zola about the Dreyfus affair.
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