Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-15
nXCIrEMENT INTENSE.


court.
EXCITEMENT INTENSE.
The excitement caused az the Lycee was
intense. as might well be imagined, under
the intense strain of factional hatred.
and ii was necessary at one time for the
gendarmes 10 interpose between the eX-
cited spectators. who precipitated a tght
In the courtroom.
The attack on Dreyfus, through the per-
son of his most effective counsellor, was
wholly unexpected. as was shown by the
lack Of precautions against It. How Sc
riously il may affect the prisoners
chances before the court is yet doubtful,
but it is sure to renew the high tension
between the opposing factions. both at
Rennes and at Paris.
THE OUTRAGE.
NJ. Labor and his wife left his house
for the court at about o'clock this
morning. His residence Is situated in the
suburbs Of the town, about quarter Of
an hours walk from the Lycee. the route
being along a solitary road beside the
River Viiaine Just before the outrage
his wife turned back, having forgotten
her card Of admission to the court. While
she was gone NJ. Labor met Colonel
Picquart and NJ Cast. Immediately az
terward. while passing a narrow lane,
two men sprang from behind a hedge,
and one, placing a pistol close 20 his
victims back, fired, turned, and fled
down the lane and across the fields. The
murderer, or murderers for accounts
differ as TO whether there was one man
or were two. was pressed by NJ Cast
and Colonel Picquart. They were both
too old and heavy, however, TO oyertake
him, and soon returned, leaving the
chase TO the crowd that had been at
tracted. His wife arrived while NJ. La
bOri was lying on the ground and Colo
mel Picquart and NJ. Cast were pursuing
the murderer. NJ Labor said to his
wife: "Go to court and ask 10 suspend
the sitting" Madame Labori ran into
the court. gave the news that her hus-
band had been shot. and ran back TO
him. She sat down on the ground beside
her husband and took his head in her lap.
The shot had been heard 200 yards
away. on the Avenue de la Garde, where
crowd had gathered, as usual, 10 wit
ness the arrival of the principal person
ages connected with the cOurt-martial.
These SPECTATORS ran in the direction OF
the shot, where the shooting had occur
red, followed by gendarmes on horseback.
PATHETIC SCENE.
When DR.. Reclus arrived he knelt be-
side NJ Labor, putting bottle OF smell
ing salts 10 MS nostrils. Around these
central figures were grouped the specta-
tors. all deeply affected, some indeed
CRYING ike children. At a little distance
WAS gathered another group. the central
figure OF which was the Commissary OF
police notebook in hand taking down
tn. testimony OF the witnesses OF the al
| fair. The scene OF this pathetic picture
was a dusty highroad. the dark-ereen
| slow waters Of the River Nilaine on one
side and on the other side scattered
houses with a gap just opposite the spot
through which could be seen a greer
meadow. with a stream flowing through
II and beyond that the backs Of row
OF houses.
rbe road that NJ. Labor had followed
tsnered away back from the scene OF tn
tragedy. with a row OF trees along tht
border OF the Vilaine, under whose lear,
sheIter NJ. I.abori walked TO perhaps his
death
An ambulance which had been sum
| moned arrived. with four attendants
from the military hospital, bearing an
ordinary stretcher and mattress. or
the latter NJ. Iabori was tenderly laid
and the stretcher was borne by friend.
| NJ NJ Iabori and some newspaper men
| with Madame Labor walking beside II.
DIFFERENT ACCOUNTS.
| Accounts OF the shooting, related BY
| evc-witnesses differ considerably, espe'