The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-08-18
The ASSASS|N'S BULLET.
M. Labori, Capt. Dreyfus' Principal
Counsel, the Victim of
an Assassin.
SHOT IN THE BACK AND BADLY WOUNDED
He Was On His Way to Attend the
Sitting of the COurt-MartiaI at
Rennes. and was WayIRid-At
Inst Accounts He was Suffering
Severely.

Rennes, Aug. --latest details re-
garding the shooting of NJ. Labori
show that the sky was overcast when
NJ. Labori left his home, about a. m.
accompanied by Col. Picquart and the
latter's brother-in-law, NJ. Cast.
NJ. Labori was laughing and chat
ting with his companions when he was
shot. The party was passing the
Quai Richmond, and was about to
cross the Chataubriand bridge, when d
man, hidden behind wooden fence
at a corner of the quai, stepped out
and fired at NJ. Labori.
Fell to the Ground.
The wounded man fell to the ground
He tried to rise and put his hand to
the wound in his back and brought
the hand back covered with blood. AS
he lay there, with his clothes covered
with the dust in which he had fallen
he said in faint voice:
II beg you to give me my stick anc
my papers. Go and tell them," he add
ed, with a final effort, ''to suspend the
proceedings"
Spectators Gathered.
The shot had been heard 200 yards
away from the avenue de la Guere
where a crowd had gathered as usua
to witness the arrival of the principal
personages connected with the court
martial. These spectators ran in the
direction of the spot where the shoot
ing had occurred, followed by gen
darmes on horseback.
The Doctor Arrived.
The wounded man asked to have {
carriage called to convey him to hi.
residence and to have DIR. Reclus sum
moned. When the doctor arrived he
knelt beside NJ. Labori, putting a bot
tie of smelling salts to his nostrils
Around these central figures were
grouped the spectators, all deeply af
fected, some indeed crying like chill
Gren. At little distance was gathered
another group. The central figure oi
which was the commissary of police
note book in hand taking down the
testimony of the eye witnesses of the
affair.
The Scene of the Crime.
The scene of this pathetic picture
was dusty high road. the dark, green
SLOW waters of the River Vilaine or
one side and on the other scattered
houses with a gap just opposite the
spot through which could be seen q
green meadow with stream flowing
through it and beyond that the backs
of a row of houses.
a cordan of mounted gendarmes
was drawn up as quickly as possible
about fifteen yards apart, and in the
space within which were the two
groups already described.
Borne to His Residence.
An ambulance which had been sum
moned arrived with four attendants ol
the military hospital bearing an or.
binary stretcher on which was placed
a blue and white striped mattress. Or
this NJ. LabOri was tenderly laid anC
the stretcher was borne by friends ol
NJ. Labori and some newspaper men
with Nine. Labori walking beside it.
The only cry that NJ. Labori gave
after his first groan was when he was
lifted to the stretcher, when the pain
caused by the movement drew from
him a moan.
The party proceeded slowly back
in the middle of the roadway to NJ
Labori's temporary residence, where
he had rented a furnished house for
use during the continuance of the
court martial.
Searching for the AssaiIant.
y force of gendarmes, headed by NJ
Hennion, sub-chief of the secret DO.
lice, is securing the country in search
of NJ. Labori's assailant, and a com.
I'any of infantry has been dispatched
to surround and beat the wood where
in 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. Labori shot and
passed on indifferently, neither offer
ing to help the victim nor joining in
the pursuit of the assassin.
Robbed by an OnIOOker.
Still more incredible is the fact that
an individual who went to the side OF
NJ. Labori as he lay wounded on the
ground, is said to have searched the
pockets of the suffering man and
stolen their contents.
The assailant fed after the shooting,
holding his revolver in his hand, with
his finger on the trigger and threat
ened several men who showed dispo-
sition to block his way.
The wounded Mans Condition.
One of the doctors at NJ. Labori's
house said that NJ. Labori 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 optimistic
telegram to his family. 1t will be As
hours, however, before we can speak
with certainty of his condition
AN OFFICIAL BULLETIN.