Alfred Dreyfus was send to Devil's Island as a scapegoat.
It is an infamous example of French Army Antisemitism.
José Ferrer played him in I Accuse! (1958) with a script co-written by Gore Vidal.
Illus. from Puck, v. 44, no. 1129, (1898 October 26), centerfold.
Émile Zola's open letter J'Accuse...! was a major force in Dreyfus' defense.
