The Portland daily press., 1899-08-15
Murder C Calamity For
Dreyfus.
The Paris Papers Express Grea.
Indignation.


| counsel for Dreyfus was am mbushed by two
unknown men while on his way to the
trial this morning and shot In the back.
III. La5ori left his house, accompanied
by Col. Picquart and the latter's brother
in-law, NJ. Cast. Nj. Labori was laugh
Ing and chatting with his companions.
Ths party was passing the DUAL Richie
and WAS about to cross The Chatsaubland
bridge. when man hidden behind
| wooden fencs, at corner OF the DUAL,
stepped out and fired at NJ. Lahori.
Ihe wounded man fell to the ground
and tried to rise. He put his hand to
the wound In his back and 1t became Gov
cred with blood. AS he lay there his
clothes covered with the dust In which
he had fallen, he said In faint vo.sc.
II beg you to give me my stick and my
papers"
go and tell them," he aided, with a
final effort, "to suspend the pro,eedinas..'
The shot had been heard 20J yards
away from ths Avenue de la Care, whers
a crowd had gathered as usuai, to Wit
ness the arrival OF tho principal person
ages contested with this court martial.
These spectators ran in the direction
of the spot whsre the shooting had oc-
Cured. followed by gen d'armes on horse
back.
The shot was also heard at St.
Georges tarraoks scrofs tie river, where
it soon became known that hi. Labori had
been attacked.
The wounded man had in the mean
/ efr a
convey him 10 his residenes and to Ia,
DIR. Reclas called.
The spectators were nll desply aRcc.ei;
some Indeed, crying like children. The
scene of this pathetic uicture was n dusty
high road, the riser Vsltaine on ons side
end on the other scattered houses
III. Lsbori, on falling, retained presence
OF mind enough to arrang1 hi 3 dark,
morocco wallet In which LIE carried his
papers. under bis head for q pillow until
his wife arrived when he half raised him.
self and dropped his head In her lap. A
number OF laborers who were unloading
barge of stones beside the river. heard
the shouts OF Murder, "Stop him,
raised by the Dursuers and one OF them
placed himself in the way of the murder
er, who covering him with q revolver.
shouted: LIST iDe pass i have shot
Dreyfus.' The mal was so taken abaeg
that he drew aside and allowed the assas-
sin to proceed.
After shooting the lawyer, the murder
er ran scross the fields until he reached
the railrosd He crosst d the emhank-
ment and followed the track until he ar
rived at this level crossing. A train was
just arriving at fell speed and the MUIR
derer dashed across the line In front of
the train ard towards the woods in the
direction of the village of Chantsrpie.
where he was lost to view.
Col, Piequart and his brother in-iaw,
fr ha a4rda for
distance but as tbey were both heavy
men they were unabfs to continue tho
pursuit. and so returned to the 81 de OF the
wourdcd man, leaving the chnse OF the
murderer to number OF laborsrs and
Leasants.
Nine. Labori, wife of the wour dsd
lawyer and who Is an American, was
promptly notified of the crime and rushed
to her husbands side. She found him
with his head on the sidewalk and his
by his side and took his he.d in her lap
and famed him with co!oreu paner fan
which she had evidently snat,hed up as
she left the housa.
NJ. Labori was perfectly still Not
groan came from his lips as his heed
rested In ths lap OF his wife. As she
famed him ard tried to comfort him, he
endeavored TO smils hack ths tears which
glistened In his wife's eyes.
1t Is reported that the famous lawyer
said, rs be lay wounded, on the ground;
Il mar die from this. but Drsyfus Is
saved
1wo or three laborsrs going to work
saw the crime committed. 1he spot was
well chosen, as the inErderers clnld not
be seen by M. Laborl until they ru shed
out upon their victim. the entrance to
the lane being hidden By bushes. More
over they were afforded an easy means
OF escape by passing back through the
lace which led to the county
-kOne of the lntorers, named Patoux, who
witnessed the shooting, said:
"As 1 was passing along the road
saw tall man walking quickly In the
towing path OF the Villaine. He WAS
attire6 In dark lounaing snit and wore
q Lowler hat. 1t was III. Labori. Just
as he reached the bridge two men about
medium height AMI wearing dark suits
and round, soft felt hats, emerged from
a rural path entering the main ROAD. One
of them carried a heavy stick, They
approached NJ. Labori fr,n behind.
Suddenly one drew a fevolve. and fired
point blank at Labori. He was SO near
that 1t was quite impossible for him to
miss. A sharp report was heard and M.
Labori threw up his arms and cried sHo
la la, which is a common French excla-
nation, ana fell fiat upon his face. I
and one or two others who say the deed,
ran up, but the .nurderers had vanished
down the lane"
The following bulletin has been issued
Maitre Labori was shot from behind,
the tall penetrating the posterier region
OF the thorax. on the right side, at the
height of the fifth or sixth dorsal verte.
bra The heavy fiow of blood prevents
for the moment exploration Of the depth
Of the wound. The undersigned doctors
hope that the bali Is lodged in the