 The meaning of this comment has never been explained; it may have referred to Ferdinand-Walsin Esterhazy, who was the actual author of the "bordereau" document, which had been used to arrest Captain Dreyfus, or perhaps to Lt Col Sandherr, another superior who passed on the "bordereau" to other high-ranking officers, such as the Minister of War, General Auguste Mercier.Henry was found dead in his cell on the morning of 31 August 1898, having died at some point the previous night.The cause of death was a wound to the throat.