Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-08-17


martial. Those spectators ran in the
direction Of tho spot where the shoot
ing had occurred, followed by gem
darmes on horseback. The shot was
also heard at the st. Georges Barracks,
across the river. where it was soon
known that NJ. Labori had been at
tackled.
The wounded man asked to have
carriage called, to convey him to his
residence. and to have Dr. Roclus sum-
moned. When the doctor arrived, he
knelt beside M. Labori, putting a
bottle of smelling salts to his nostrils.
Around these central figures, were
grouped the spectators, all deeply
affected, some, indeed, crying like
children. At little distance, was
gathered another group, the central
figure of which was the commissary of
police, notebook in hand, taking down
the testimony of the witnesses of tho
affair. The scene of this pathetic pic
ture was dusty high road, the dark,
green, slow waters of the River Vilaine
on one side, and on the other side scat
tered houses, with gap opposite the
spot, through which could be seen a
green meadow, with a stream flowing
through it and beyond that the backs
of row of houses.
Accounts of the shooting related by
witnesses differ considerably, especially
respecting the appearance of the would
be murderer, of whom the following is
the official description: twenty-five
to thirty years; fiat, peaked hat.
Dressed like workingman, in blue
blouse. -
A force of gendarmes, headed by M.
Hennion, sub-chief Of the secret police,
| is securing the country in search OF M.
Labori's assailant, and company of
infantry has been dispatched to sur
round and beat the woods wherein the
man is supposed to be hiding.
An Incredible side of the outrage is.
| it is asserted, that several passers by
| saw M. I.abori shot, and passed on
indifferently, neither offering to help
| the victim, nor joining in the pursuit
| Of the assassin. Still more incredible is
| the fact that an individual who went
| to the side of M. I-abori, as he lay
wounded ON the ground, searched the
pockets Of the suffering man, on the
pretext of ascertaining his identity, and
stole their contents.
The assailant fed after the shooting,
holding his revolver in his hand, with
| his finger on the trigger, and threatened
several men who showed disposition
to block his way.
The correspondent of The Associated
Press, at 10. As O'Clock this morning,
saw one of the doctors at M. Labori' Is
house, which was guarded by -four
gendarmes. The doctor said that M.
Labori was bearing the agony he was
suffering with marvellous fortitude,
and added: "He has been put to bed
and is being watched by his wife.
He has spoken, but not of himself,
always about the trial. We have strong
hopes that he will pull through. ano
! have sent an optimistic telegram tc
his family. 1t will be 48 hours, how
ever, before we can speak with GER
tainty of his condition. We have tt
thank the military surgeon for almos
the first attention given to the sufferer
He came, ON hearing the news, withou
hesitation, but a deplorable length o
time elapsed before the ambulanc,
arrived. M. Labori lay on the grounc
half an hour, with the sky menacing ;
storm, which came within few minutes
after he reached home.
At 2 o'clock this afternoon, M
Labor was suffering great agony, ant
the doctors, who had left the house
wero hurriedly summoned to attend tn
patient
Col. Jouaust called after the close o
,, the session of the court-martial, am
was allowed to see M. Labori. He OK
. pressed his deepest regret at the occur
renee.
Gen. Mercier followed, but tn
doctors declared that M. Labori coul
not bear such an interview in hi
present state, and Gen. Mercier wa
obliged to go away without seeing tn
, wounded man.
! The correspondent Of The Associate
, Press again called at the residence 9
M. Lsbori at A. 10 p. m. Tho patient
condition, it was said, had grow
worse, his agony had increased and
fever had set in. The doctors in al
, tendance fear that even if NJ. Labor
] RECEIVERS his left leg will be paralyze
, as he has been unable to move it sine
: he was laid in bed. He is consciou
: and talks to his wife freely, but all hi
4 remarks are about the court-martial.