The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-15
STORY OF THE SHOOTING.
Would-6e Assassin Still at Large in
the Breton Fields.


Rennes, Aug. 15.-Further particulars
show that M. Labor and his wife left
their house together. Just before the
outrage she turned back having for
gotten her card Of admission to the
court. While she was gone. Nd. Labor
met Col. Picquart and NJ. Cast. NJ La
bort was laughing and chatting with
his companions. The party was pass
ing the Quai Richmond and was about
TO cross the Chateaubriand bridge,
when a man hidden behind a. wooden
Tenoe. ct a corner of the quay, stepped
out and fired at M. Labori The wound
ed man fell to the ground and tried to
rise. He put his hand to the wound in
his back and it became covered with
blood. AS he lay there, with his clothes
covered with the dust into which he
had fallen. he said in a faint voice; II
beg you to give me my stick and my
papers. Go and tell then,' he added.
with a final effort ITO suspend the pro-
ceedings"
The shot had been heard 200 yards
away from the Avenue de la Care.
where a crowd had gathered as usual
70 witness the arrival Of the principal
personages connected with the court
martial. These spectators ran in the
direction Of the spot where the shoot
ing occurred, followed by gendarmes
on horseback The shot was also heard
at the St. George barracks, across the
river. where it was soon known that
M. Labor had been attacked. The
wounded man had in the meantime
asked to have a carriage called to con-
vey him to his residence, and to have
DR.. Reclus summoned
d.. Labor, on falling, retained pres
ence of mind enough to arrange his
dark, morocco wallet, in which he car
ried his papers, under his head for a
pillow, until his wife arrived, when he
half raised himself and dropped his
head in her lap A number of laborers
who were unloading a barge of stones
beside the river heard the shouts OF
Murder!" stop himl" raised by the
pursuers, and one of them placed him
self In the way of the murderer, who
covering him with a revolver, shouted:
Let me pass. l have shot Dreyfusi"
The man was SO taken back that he
drew aside and allowed the assailant to
pass.
When the doctor arrived he knelt
beside M. Labor, putting a bottle Of
smelling salts to his nostrils AT a lit
tie distance was gathered group, the
central figure Of which was the com
missary Of police, notebook in hand
witnesses of the affair The scene Of
this pathetic picture was a dusty high
road, the river Villaine on one side and
on the other scattered houses.
The road M. Labori had followed ta-
pered away back from the scene of the
tragedy with row Of trees along the
border bf the Villaine, under which he
walked. A Gordon Of mounted gem
dArInes was drawn up as quickly as
possible, about 15 yards apart. and in
the space within which were the two
groups already described. An ambu-
lance arrived with four attendants Of
the military hospital, Bringing an or
binary stretcher on which was placed
q blue and white striped mattress. on
this N. Labor was tenderly laid ana
the gtretcher was borne by friends NJ
ii. Labor and some newspapermen
with Nine. Labor walking beside her
husband.
The only cry that M. Labori gave ar
ter his Broan was when he was lifted TO
the stretcher, when the pain caused Nv
the movement drew from him a moan
The party proceeded slowly back in the
middle Of the roadway to M. Labori's
temporary residence, where he had
rented d furnished house for use during