Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-08-23

coded by 4 number Of bicycles. drove
up. The first carriage contained NJ.
Labori and his wife and physicians.
The others contained friends Of The
lawyer ana some police inspectors.
ACCORDED AN OVATION
The crowd about the Lycec building
rushed up To NJ. Labor's carrilge and
number of people eagerly thrust their
hands through the windows. to greet
the distinguished lawyer. When NJ.
! Labor descended he was surrounded by
| friends. and a hundred hands passed
| his. while he Was assaiicd with all sorts
| OF questions, To which he ,'milncly re-
| Piled: II ann getting on well, my
friends. thank you, thank YOU"
I.ABORl SHED TEARS.
As NJ. Labori, still accompanied by
Nine. Labori ana Il physician. entered
the COURTROOM tho audience greeted
him by standing. ana there was a gen
cral roar OF applause. accompanied by
| the ciarping of hands. which was dis
! tinctly heard in the streets.
| Tears sprlnS to the eyes of the
! wounded man. who was evidently deep
! ~ affected by the warm welcome ac-
corded him
Among those who greeted NJ Lahori
were Generals Billot aud MERCER. who
| courteuus!y inquired as to his cnndi-
/ lion. The lawyer looked very VOL, con-
/ siderinE his recent experience.
AFRAID or JOl'AuST.
~ hiSt inc audience seemed apprc-
| n'ns!Ve maj C9i. J'uausi. president or
/ Nj. lAbori as Il demonstration which
| would warrant him in clearing the
court - orsAn' therefore. with a iew
/ tmd clnns OF The hands. but was soon
followed by general applause upon the
| part of the whole audience
run cp,,rrr,<r IN, n,rvr,.u
- ~ ~, VIZ pi'r-f + -.
,,,..,'i ~ .'', v""' -,uo'i SOON
in',,r '' r,,,ns ~" n'N'',i s".ute Inc
strnt,he,l NINA ,'n,i,', ~, -,
IRE li..ht,n,. M his nai, ,r,, ,,s,,,iI,. 49,,
MASSIVE f.a,,,ros ,rhn l,,,,-''. ,,ni, ,h
prisoners hand and shook i, warmly.
whcreunnn Drrvr,is r,va HIM amn,hs
lonl, Of .ra;i,,,,ir nd ,ooi, HE .'', :.
IRON, Of rn,,ns..l, t,hlo ,.i.j, ht ,,.
toward thcn
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,. >'',''' - = 'N''Ni ''r ~ NJ.
"''''"S, w 'S"i rom
LcF'' 81" '"''.'Sa 80 W. i''"nrl' me tone
thctic 'rho la,vv.,. mai ~, i,,,,.l,',,
cd reply. lie VAS dcenlv nfia,,"d ana
his voice was clear though NOT 50
strong as before he wos sh0, No u..,.
very nervous and exclied ana sv,v.,
To and fro as he delivered his rer,v
/ Ills hearers were nrnf,undl, ir,.,b
/ eli.
NJ Labori's rcplv 10 ;ha nrosidon,
considerably faligi,.d him ana no 81.
down flushed ana holding his sido H.
afterwards once or twice ncrvoueIv
! lwi,rhcd hls nnyor. and ~, ,','.'
Uttered across his face as though h
We're suffering
THE FIRST WITNESS
The first witness to-day was NJ Gre
nior. ,hc former Prefect of Rclfort Ills
testimony was favorable to Dreyf,,s and
distinctly hostile to Estcrhazv
Major Rollul. of The Intelligence no
pnrtment. was asked by NJ. Labori dur
| ing the course nr IN. fo,,,1a,, .,
mony how 4 certain document ar
/ later date than Mercicr's ministry
| came into General Merc!er's nosscs
sion. Eol!in said it was not his busi
ness to explain, but counsel insfstel
asking whose business it was.
Finally NJ. Labor asked Colonel lou
| aust To request General Naroie,, :, o,,
p'am. The General rose and said h.
uec!ihru 10 answer
REFUSED TO ANSWER.