Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-08-15

Immediately sent for, and the gendarlnes
quickly arrived and soon afterward Mme'
Labori"
The feeling in the city was intense.
The friends of Dreyfus, weeping ana
wringing their hands, rushed to and fro,
openly charging the i-Dreyfusards
with plot to do away with the brilliant
advocate. Some Of them openly insulted
and reviled the gendarmes for being too
stupid to prevent the crime.
The military, searching for the assas-
sins with the gendarmes, loudly deplore
the act and curse the murderers.
~ M. Labori, on falling, retained pres
ence of mind enough to arrange his dark,
morocco wallet, in which ne carried his
papers under his head for pillow until
his wife arrived, when he half raised
himself and dropped his head in her lap.
Let Assassin Escape.
A number of laborers who were I'M
loading n barge of stones beside the riv-
err, heard the shouts of "Murder! Stop
him" raised by the pursuers, and one OF
them placed himself in the way of the
murderer, who, covering him with re-
volver shouted: LET me pass. have
shot Dreyfus!"
he man WIS So Ldkcu dDuSh tl"I hS
drew aside and allowed the assassin to
escape.
After shooting the lawyer the murderer
ran across the fields until he reached
the railroad. He crossed the embank-
ment and followed the track until he
arrived at the level crossing.
A train was just arriving at full speed,
and the murderer dashed across the line
in front of the train and toward the
woods in the direction Of the village of
Chantepie, where he was lost to view.
Colonel Picquart and his brother-in-
law, NJ. Cast, who. it appeared from
later reports, accompanied M. Labor on
his way to the Lycee, pursued the muir
derer for some distance, but as they were
both heavy men they were unable to
continue the pursuit and so returned to
the side of the wounded man, leaving
the chase of the murderer to a number
of laboers and peasants, who declare
they heard the murderer say when cross
ing the marshy fields before he reached
the railroad:
"If l can't get away, l will so for
them"
Proceedings In the Court.
The shooting of NJ. Labor took all the
life out Of the session of the court mar
tial, and but for the sympathy the at
tempt is certain to excite throughout the
country for NJ. Labor and Dreyfus the
deprivation of Nj. Labor S invaluable
services to the prisoner would be a Sc
we're bow to the latter's prospects.
The murderer apparently chose the
present time for the attempt because it
was known NJ. Labor would crush Gen
eral Me cicr, the former minister of war,
with his cross questioning.
The news caused an immense sensation
in the courtroom, where the usual audi
ence had assembled, awaiting the en-
trance of the judges. NJ. Labori's alb
sence had just been announced when
suddenly NJ. Jaunay, syndic of the jul
dietary press, rushed into the room and
shouted:
IN. Labor has been shot!
All present gave a gasp of horror and
surprise, and then every man jumped to
his feet, and volley of questions was
hurled at NJ. Jaunay's head, who, crying
'"That is all l know" rushed out of court
again. followed by number Of his hear
ers.
The remainder of those present were
compelled to remain, gas the proceedings
were about to commence, and they eX-
citedly discussed the crime and vigor-
ously denounced the authors.
Colonel Jouaust, president Of the court,
when the news reached him, suspended
the sitting Of the court martial.
1t appears that Nine. Labori herself
broke the news to the court and in
formed NJ. Jaunay of the crime, having
rushed from her husbands side to the
court crying for doctor and shouting
that her husband had been shot.
When the court martial reassemblei,
M. Demange announced that, though M.
Laboris wound was not so serious as at
first supposed it would be impossible for
the latter to participate in the proceed
lngs.
Mercier Gets OF Easily.
When General MERCER was confronted
by NJ. CasimirP erier, the former
president of France, the latter denied
Mercier's story. AS it was NJ. Labori's
task to take General MERCER in hand,
and NJ. Demanee. associate counsel, was
quite unprepared for the task, the few
questions the latter put We're practically
of little effect, and General MERCER
escaped cheaply.
When General MERCER was recalled, in
reply to the president of the court he ne
iterated his belief that Major Count
Esterha2y. in spite of the latter's own
declarati II. was not the author of the
bordereHI which, the witness claimed
was written on tracing paper and was
found in an embassy.
The president asked Nj. Casimir-Perier
to explain the circumstances of the CON
fesson Dreyfus is alleged to have made
to Captain I4ebiun-Rcnault Nj. Casimir-
Pericr persisted in his statement of Sat
urday that he had never received any
Of this character from Cap
tain Lebrun-Kenault. He added NJ.
Dupuy, the then premier, was present
when Captain Lebrun-Renault called Mt
the ElySec.
"Morecver,s said M. Casimr- Perjer,
here is a letter from NJ. Dupuy which
| ask may be read"
Mercier Scored.
The letter asserted that Captain Le-
brun Renault when questioned by M.
Dupuy. replied that General MERCER had
sent him to the president to receive a
dressing down for his indscreet dis
closures to The Figaro. General Mer-
cier here interposed, saying:
Captain Lebrun Renault spoke to me
In regard to the confessions in the pres
ence of General Gonse, who wjl! testify
thereto. 1t was then that l ordered him
to go to the president of the republic"
Regarding General Mercier's declara-
tons on Saturday last on the witness
stand N. Casimir-Perier said:
General MERCER had no right what
ever to intervene in diplomatic CONVEX
sation. would have prevented such in
reference. 1t was l alone who confer
red with the minister, and l declare that
the impression l derived from that con-