The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-15
LABOR STILL LINCERS
BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH
Troops Securing the Country For The WOuld-be
Assassin, Who Is Still at Large.
Sensation Caused By outrage, Which 1t Is Believed Was
Part Of Plot Against Republic.

Hennion. sub-chief of the secret po-
lice, is securing the country in search
of NJ. Labori'S aSSailant. and company
of infantry has been dispatched to sur
round and beat the wood wherein the
! man is supposed to be hiding.
An incredible side of the outrage is
the fact. it is asserted, that several
passers-by saw NJ. Labor shot and
passed on indifferently neither Offering
to help the victim nor join in the pur-
suit of the assassin.
Stricken Man Robbed.
Still more incredible is the fact that
an individual who went to the side of
NJ Labor. as he lay wounded on the
ground. is said To have searched the
pockets of the suffering man on the pre-
text of ascertaiuing his identity, and
stolen their contents. The aSsailant
fed after shooting, holding his revolver
in his hand with his finger on the trig-
ger. and threatened several men who
showed a disposition to block his way.
Z The correspondent of the Associated
Press at 1915 this morning saw one of
the doctors at NJ. Laboris house, which
was guarded by four gen darmes. The
doctor said that NJ. Labor was bearing
the agony he was suffering with mar
velous fortitude. and added:
He has been put to bed and is being
watched by his wife. He has spoken.
but not of himself; always about the
trial. We have strong hopes that he
will pull through, and have sent an OPP
timistic telegram to his family. 1t will
be forty-eight hours. however. before
we can speak with certainty of his con-
dition. We have to thank the military
surgeon for almost the first attention
given to the sufferer. He came on
hearing the news without hesitation.
But deplorable length of time elapsed
before the ambulance arrived. NJ. La
hori lay on the ground half an hour
with the sky menacing a storm. which
came within few minutes after he
reached home"
Patient Growing Worse.
The CORRESPONDENT of the Associated
Press again called at the residence of
NJ. Labor at AIS p. m. and was in
formed that Nine. Labor was still
watching by the bedside of her hus-
band. The patients condition. it was
said. had grown worse, his agony had
increased. and fever had set in. The
doctors in attendance are very anxious
and fear that even if NJ. Labori recoy-
ers his left leg will be paralyzed. as
he has been unable to move it since he
was laid in bed He is conscious and
talks to his wife freely. but all his re-
marks are about the courtmartial.
Nine. Labor is bearing up wonder !
fully and is doing all she can to cheer
her husband.
1t appears that NJ. Labor received
only yesterday two letters threatening !
that he would be shot, but he treated |
them as he had treated others of !
nature which he has received |
frequently for months past, with con-
tempt.
The outrage is the sole topic of con-
versation in Rennes and adherence of |
the deed is expressed by the friends /
and foes of the wounded man alike. The |
local papers are issuing frequent edi- !
tons containing the latest details in |
regard to the affair.
Last Thoughts of His Wife.
Still further particulars show that !
NJ. Labor and his wife left their house !
together. but just before the outrage
she turned back. having forgotten her
card Of admission to the court While /
she was gone NJ. Labori met Colonel
and NJ. Cast. Immediately
arrived while NJ. Labor was lying ON
the ground and Colonel Picquart and
NJ. Cast were pursuing the murderer
NJ. Labor turned TO his wife and said
Go to the court and ask to suspend
the sitting
Nine. Labor ran into court. gave the
news that her husband had been shot
and ran back to him. She sat down on
the ground beside her husband and
look mis- head in her lap. During the
interval while Colonel Picquart and NJ.
East We're pursuing the murderer and
before Nine Labor arrived. NJ. Labor. |.
himself MORALLY wounded, to
/ -bystander:
IF 1 die. tell my wife my last
thoughts were for her.