sentences:  Émile Zola, informed in mid-November 1897 by Scheurer-Kestner with documents, was convinced of the innocence of Dreyfus and undertook to engage himself officially.On 25 November 1897 the novelist published "Mr. Scheurer-Kestner" in "Le Figaro", which was the first article in a series of three.Faced with threats of massive cancellations from its readers, the paper's editor stopped supporting Zola.