▁a ▁rich ▁far mer . ▁Although ▁the ▁evidence ▁against ▁the ▁brothers ▁was ▁sh ak y ▁at ▁best , ▁they ▁were ▁non eth eless ▁sent enced ▁to ▁length y ▁prison ▁terms , ▁leading ▁to ▁accus ations ▁of ▁. ▁ ▁Tro el stra ▁was ▁the ▁member ▁of ▁parliament ▁for ▁the ▁district ▁of ▁Lee u ward en , ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁men ' s ▁village ▁of ▁Be et g um , ▁and ▁was ▁drawn ▁into ▁the ▁case ▁after ▁the ▁brothers ' ▁conv iction . ▁He ▁collected ▁additional ▁evidence , ▁which ▁he ▁published ▁in ▁social ist ▁newsp apers . ▁One ▁of ▁his ▁revel ations ▁was ▁that ▁soon ▁after ▁the ▁burg l ary , ▁three ▁men ▁had ▁quickly ▁em igr ated ▁to ▁America ▁and ▁Germany . ▁However , ▁Tro el stra ▁did ▁not ▁manage ▁to ▁get ▁the ▁case ▁ret ried . ▁The ▁affair ▁gained ▁fame , ▁particularly ▁in ▁social ist ▁circles , ▁as ▁the ▁Dutch ▁pendant ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁D rey f us ▁Aff air , ▁and ▁Tro el stra ' s ▁role ▁was , ▁perhaps ▁not ▁coinc ident ally , ▁not ▁unlike ▁that ▁played ▁by ▁É mile ▁Z ola . ▁Despite ▁the ▁failure ▁of ▁his ▁efforts ▁( the ▁brothers ▁served ▁most ▁of ▁their ▁sentence ), ▁they ▁contributed ▁to ▁Tro el stra ' s ▁reputation ▁and ▁good will ▁in ▁the ▁F ris ian ▁coun tr ys ide . ▁ ▁SD AP ▁leader ▁Tro el stra ▁was ▁inclus ive ▁in ▁his ▁out look . ▁As ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁parliament ary ▁fa ction ▁of ▁the ▁SD AP , ▁he ▁did