The Saint Paul globe., 1899-08-15
DRAMA AT RENNEs.
tragedy of 1t Pictured by Mrs.
Emily Crawford

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1'H-\NES, Aug. 1.-THE drama at Rer-
nes grows tragicaI. That long becaIron,
to"n Is being stirred into a moro violent
passion than Paris. The Parisians arc
Iaborious. The Bretons are eilcn+ 80
possessed by their belief or idea 49, +olla 'rlo
1t may be. " ia 'er
rms morning at 6 o'clock a weIInieb
successful attempt was made TO XIII RT
LABOR, who defended lola last wear and
VINO came here to defend Dreyfus. with
M. Demange. The would-be assassin was
evidently crank and looked a workman
ms weapon was a revolver, the theater
ol tne CRIME the Quay Richmont 1t was
WL1le Labor was going to the court with
Col: Plcquart and his cousin, NJ Cast.
When Nine. Labori came I'D she was
sent 10 fetch doctor, but not knowing,
the town she lost a good deal of time
AL last she thought of going to the court
and asking there for a military surgeon
Doctors Vidal and Recleus were at hand
ana at once accompanied her They had
the presence of mind to send gendarmes
TO the barracks for an ambulance with
stretcher and bearers. With deep
thanktulness they found that NJ. IaborI
could move his limbs at will The spine
therefore, was not injured
The ball had entered at the sixth YER
tepra, behind the thorax. 1t might be
or
nave penetrated deeper, iniurine the
lungs. However, the thing was TO bear
the wounded advocate to the pretty and
gay-looking villa he had hired for use
during the trial
NJ Labori is young, face and hands
small and full of lusty life His talents
are we'll known, and no member of the
Parls bar knows how to handle law to
better advantage. He can draw motor
car through the code. Before he defend
ed ZOla his luck was uninterrupted He
then had an attack of typhoid fever
which greatly weakened him and forced
him to neglect business. The lola affair
was great advertisement, but it brought
him no direct profit, and created for him
endless enemies. He refused the fee the
novelist offered, nor does he accept
pecuniary reward from Dreyfus
Labori is proud of MS wifes beauty.
She is equally proud of his good looks and
talents, and loses no opportunity to hear
him plead. She IS an American, re-
nowned as a pianist having had her
musical education in London, became a
player at concerts, made the acquaint-
ance of the defOrmed but highly gifted
Russian pianist, Pachmann, married him.
had two children, and then fell in love
with Labori. The passion was mutual.
She and Pachmann were divorced and
then she married LabOri. The children
live with her, and find a devoted step
father in him.
Nine. Labori had attended all the pub
lie sittings of the Rennes court-martiaI.
Her beauty is beyond dispute She is a
blonde and, although her path has not al
ways been strewn with roses, she ex-
presses the joy of living in splendid h q tn
and a satisfied heart. What a bolt from
the blue skies the mornings event has
been to her. She seemed the happiest
morning. In less than ten minutes her
life was blighted. Labori, not long con-
valescent from typhoid. is in a bad state
to resist ball entering the thOrax
through the back. He is now in high
fever and there may be dangerous COM
plicat tons later.
Emily Crawford.