The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1899-08-19
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her lap,
Labor lay perfectly still. Not 4
gronn came from his lips as his head
rested in the lap of his wife, who, BY
the way, is an American. AS she
famed him with her right hand she
caressed him with the left, gazing low
ingly on his ~upturned face. He tried
10 smile back the tears which glis-
tened in his wife's eyes, and she, mas
tering her feelings heroically, did ev-
erything possible to ease her hus-
bands agony.
said, us he lay wounded on the ground:
I may die from this, but Dreyfus is
saved"
Murderer Escapes.
A number of laborers who were UNI
loading barge stones beside the river,
heard the shouts of '.Murder!'' stop
hint" raised by the m%urderer's pur-
suers, and one of them placed himself
in the way of the assassin, who, cover
ing him with a revolver, shouted:
Let me pass. | have shot Dreyfus."
The man was SO taken aback he drew
aside and allowed the assassin to pro-
coed.
The murderer ran across the fields
until he reached Il railroad. He crossed
the embanlsment and followed the
track until he arrived at u level cross
ing. A train was just arriving at full
speed, and the murderer dashed ucross
the line in front of the train toward
the woods, in the direction of the Wiz
lage of Chantepie, where he was LOST
to view.
Colonel Picquart and his brother-in-
law. NJ. CAST, who accompanied Iabori
on his way to the lycee, pursued the
murderer some distance, but as they
are both heavy men they were unable
to continue the pursuit. SO they re-
turned to the side of the wounded man,
leaving the chase Of the murderer TO
u number of laborers and peasants,
who declare they heard the murderer
say when crossing the marshy fields.
before he reached the railroad: "lf ]
can't get away, l will go for them"
The shot was heard 200 yards away
from the Avenue dc Ia Care, where a
crowd was gathered to witness the ar
rival of the principal personages CON
nccted with the court-mart.a al. These
spectators ran in the direction of the
scene, followed by mounted gem
darmes, who drew a Gordon about the
spot. The wounded man asked to
have n carriage called to convey him
to his residence and to have DIR.
Rcclus summoned. When the doctor
arrived he knelt beside Labori. Ar
ambulance arrived soon after from the
military hospital. Labori vas tender
" laid on a stretcher borne by friends
and some aewspaperlnen, with Mime.
Labori walking beside it. The party
proceeded slowly back in the middle
of the roadway to Labori's temporary
residence during the continuance of
the court-martial. a force Of gem
darmes is securing the country in
search of Labori's ASSISTANTS and n
company of infantry has been dis
patched to surround and beat the
wood wherein the man is supposed to
be hiding. 1t is said Labori's pocket
was rifed by a passing stranger as he
lay on the ground.
Statement by Labori's Doctor.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press at II o'clock saw one of the doc
tors at Labori's house. The doctor
said Labori was bear ng the agony he
was suffering with marvellous forti-
tude. and added: HE has been put to
bed and is watched by his wife. He
has spoken, but not OF himself; al
ways about the trial. We have strong
hopes he will pull through and have
sent an optimistic telegram to his
family. 1t will be forty-eight hours.
however, before we can speak with
certainty of his condition. A deplora-
BILE length of time elapsed before the
ambulance arrived. NJ. Lahori lay on
tile ground half an hour with a storm
threatening, which came within a few
minutes after he reached home"