Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-08-17
.r,,yrirbted by Associated Press.
LNrlN - INI,o Emily Ora y

pannes Aug. ID Mrs. Emily Craw-
s,ri on the Dreyfus triai)-Ihe drama
-. Renues grows tragical and that long
basalmed town is being stirred into a
more violent passion than Paris. Mon
dow morning at o'clock well-nlgh
.rresssful attempt was made TO XIII VI.
Tsborf who came here to defend Drey-
f,s with NJ. Demauge. The would-be
.,,,,r5erer is evidently a crank and
looked like a workman. when Nine
! ,bori was sent TO fetch doctors, not
rrowing the town, she lest a good deal
% time AT last she thought OF going
- the court and asking thereto a mil
tory surgeon. Doctors Vidal and Rec
m. we're at hand and at once accom-
naniei her. They found Labor could
move his limbs at Will. HIS
s,3ne therefore, is not injured.
THE ball had entered at the
sfvrb yertebra behind the thorax.
7, might be imbedded in a muscle Of
fine back or have penetrated deeper, in
turing the lungs.
Col. Picquart describes the would-be
murderer as swarthy, thickset, resolute
and intelligent looking. Being fleet
and knowing the locality enabled the
wonld-be murderer to escape.
NJ Labor is young, fair, handsome,
full of lusty life and high spirits. His
talents as a speaker are not of the
HIGHEST order but no other member OF
the Paris bar knows better f0T TO use
fine law to defeat its object Labori's
wife an Australian pianist, made the
acouaintance of a deformed but highly
gifted pianist and married him. She
had two children and then fell in love
with Labori She was divorced and
married Labor Her beauty is beyond
dispure She is a striking blonde.
Iabori has not been long convalescent
from typhoid fever and is in bad shape
to recover.
[ heard of the attempted assassina-
ton as I was entering the halls of JUS
tee Terrible as it was ! felt that |
must not follow Nine. Labori but must
gain nv place in the court room, which
/ found crowded. The president of the
association Of legal journals, M. Tau
nay. jumped upon table and eX-
claimed Labor has been fired at and
wounded" The announcement caused
deep hush for perhaps three minutes
when at length the nationalist and
Dreyusites declared their horror at
the crime and their sympathy for the
victim The court adjourned for
time 10 enable NJ Demange TO inquire
after VI. Labori's condition.
During the proceedings pending the
INQUIRY the ladies in the house were
excited and communicated their ner-
yousness to the gentlemen. As pre-
canton against canes and qarasols
being used in a faction fight, a gen
darme was sent around to take them
into care.
Waeu the members of the court en-
tered President Jouaust ordered the
conformation of Casimir-Perier and
Gen MERCER. These witnesses were
NOTE Ike a cat and dog than before.
Casimir-Perier seemed so like one Of
those fussy mongrels that sit on the
box of a French peasant market car,
93Hnz intently forward ready to pick
quarrel with no matter whom. He
seems TO think he runs the whole con-
Germ Casimir-Perier himself spoke
only Of what he did and said. He often
,1Ha3ad Cen MERCER verbally and by
almost turning his back upon him. He
a. b., ne ba a
Gen MERCER paid him back In scratch
that almost drew blood Gen. Boil
.a. sa while making his own deposit
tom He still believed Dreyfus guilty;
a.. gave no strong reason. He said
that Col. Picquarj Systematically, as
bead ot the Intelligence department,
5-.. back all new facts favorable to
a.eE.1s and stiied any inquiry.
NJ Labori Shot.
A1es. August 15.-Despite the ut
RIOS Efforts of the police to find and
--. him, the assassin who sho,
attorney, NJ. Labor, Monday,
d. was on mis- way to the court room,
Nr. free and unknown. Labori was
a .rom behind on a lonely road
DO his way to court at o'clock
"a morning. The ball penetrated
posteriOr region Of the thorax on
-nt side at the height Of the fifth
a torsal yertebra heavy flow
prevents for the present an
alton of the depth Of the wound
tors hope the ball mas lodged
muscles enyeloping the vertebral
mere was evidently a well
% Xiii Laborl The assassin
npanied by two other men,
1870 or three laborers going TO
messed the shooting Of Labor.
was well chosen. as the muir
a.a not be seen by VI. Labor
lacy rushed out upon their
ue entrance 20 the lane being
1y bushes. Moreover. they
a-ted an easy means Of escape
nz back through The land.
80 .o the country. I.abori and
Who is an Australian. left the