The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-16
Labor, They Think,
Will Speedily
Recover.
ADJOURNMENT TILL MONDAY.
Possible That Great Advo-
cate May Resume
Plea Monday.

Rennes, Aug. 15.-At 8 o'clock this
evening Maftre Labor was removed in
an ambulance to the residence of Prof
Basch, in a suburb of Rennes. He
stood the journey well, although nat
urally fatigued.
The doctors tonight are extremely
hopeful of a speedy recovery, but con-
slider it would be unwise for him to re-
turn to court until there is absolutely
no danger OF a relapse.
Maitre Demange has decided there
fore to ask for an adjournment, which
has necessitated a written application
by both Maitre Demange and Captain
Dreyfus, who have already sent letters
to the president of the court martial.
Col Jouaust will undoubtedly accede to
the request, but he cannot grant an
adjournment for more than two days,
when the application must be renewed.
Captain Dreyfus wants the sessions
postponed until Monday next, when 1T
is hoped that NJ. Labori viii be able to
be present.
Dreyfus has written two letters to M.
Labor. The first on hearing the news
Of the attempt TO murder the lawyer is
a spontaneous expressionof his shocked
feelings The second is a touching
epistbe expressing the prisoners keen
est regrets at the dastardly outrage,
profound gratitude to M. Labor for his
heroic pionship and heartfelt
wishes for his happy recovery.
The man who actually fired the shot,
1t appears, was only one part Of the
machinery of the consD1rators. In
spite Of the extensive search made for
the would be assassin, he Is still at
large, and the impression is gaining
ground that he is being aided by the
anti Dreyfus country people, who have
concealed him somewhere. The doctors
In attendance upon M. Labor have sent
to Paris for an X-rays apparatus, in
order to locate the bullet in the law
yer's body.
Complete corroboration has been OBJ
tanned of the statement, cabled yester-
day. that the pockets of Laborfs coat
were rified yesterday while he was ~
ing on the ground. Not only were the
pockets of the coat enptied, but an at
tempt was made to steal the wallet in
which were important papers referring
to the court-martial. including his notes
for the cross-examihation of Gen. Mer-
cier NJ. Labor has himself related the
incident He had just fallen and saw
one of the two men run to his side.
One of these said: His coat must pc
taken off. He will be too hot
The speaker then took the wounded
lawyers coat off and another man
seized the wallet. NJ Labor, however,
retained his presence Of mind and re-
fused to allow the wallet to be taken
out of his hand, putting 1t under his
head for a pillow and holding 1t with
one hand. The coat was shortly after
wards put on again. On arriving at his
residence, NJ Labor asked his wife TO
look in his pockets and see if their con-
tents were safe. Nine. Labori found
the pockets completely emptied. Luck
lily the pockets contained only person.
al letters, including menacing letters
received on the previous day. The
riflingi of the lawyers pockets of the
papers and the attempt to steal the
wallet, while no effort was made to APP
propriate his watch or money, are re-
garded as clear evidence of a plot in
which several men were implicated.