The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-15

uhu WAS ABOUT 10 cross tue chateau BRAND
bridge when man, hidden behind a
wooden fence at the corner OF the auai,
stepped out and fred at NJ. Labori
| 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
and my papers. Go tell them,' he added,
with final effort. ito suspend the pro-
ceedings,"
The shot had been heard 200 yards away
from the avenue de In Care, where a
crowd had gathered as usual to witness
the arrival OF the principal personagcs
connected With the court martial. These
spectators ran In the direction OF the spot
where the shooting had occurred, followed
by gendarmes ON horseback. The shot was
also heard at the st, Georges barracks,
across the river. where 1t was soon Known
that NJ. Lahori had been attacked
The wounded man asked to have car
riagc called to convey him 10 his resi-
dence, and to have DR.. Reclus sumoned.
When the doctor arrived he knelt beside
M, Labori, putting a bottle OF smelling
salts to his nostrils Around these CEN
trail figures were grouped the spectators
all deeply affected some, Indeed crying
like children. At q little distance was
OF which was the commissary OF police.
note book in hand, taking down the testi-
mony OF the witnesses OF the AFFAIR
Gordon OF mounted sendarmes was
drawn up as quickly as possible about
fifteen yards apart, and In the space with
in which were the two groups already de-
scrlbed. An ambulance which had been
summoned arrived with four attendants Of
the military hospital bearing an ordinary
stretcher on which was placed mlttrass,
On this NJ. Labor was tenderly laid, anu
the stretcher was borne by Rs friends.
The only cry that NJ, Labor gave atter
his first groau was when he was lifted
TO the stretcher, when the pain caused
by the movement drew from him moan.
The party proceeded slowly back in the
middle of the roadway TO residence
This residence Is situated in a lonesome
uoghborhood part of which is located
on the main road running into Rennes
force of gendarmos. headed by NJ.
Hennion. sub-chief of the secret police,
is securing the country In seacrh of NJ.
Laboris assallant, and n force Of officers
dispatched 10 surround and beat the wood
wherein the man ls supposed to be In hid
ing
An incredible side of the story is tho
fact, II Is asserted that several passers
by saw NJ. Iabor shot and passed on in
neither Offering TO help the
victim nor joining in the pursuit OF the
assassin.
san more incredible is the fact that
an individual who wen, TO the side of Nj
Labori as he lay wounded on the ground
is said to have searched the pockets of
The suffering man. on the preteNt of ascer-
tanning his identity, and stolen their con-
tents.
The assailant, alter the shooting, hold
ing his revolver In his hand with his finger
on the trigger, threatened several men
who showed a disposition to blockade his
way.
The correspondent OF the Associated
Press at I0;i5 this morning saw one OF
the doctors at NJ. Labori's house. which
was guarded by four gendarmes. The
doctor said that NJ. Labori was bearing
the agony he was suffering with marvel
GUS fortitude, and added: HE has been
put to bed and is being watched by his
wife. He has spoken. but not of hlmseif
always about the trial. We have strong
hopes he VIII pull through and have sent
an optimistic telegram to his family. II
will be forty eight hours, however. be-
fore we can speak with certainty OF his
We have to thank the military
surgeon for almost the first attention
given to the sufferer. He came on hearing
the news without hesitation. but a de-
pornblc length OF time elapsed before
on the ground half an hour with the sky
a storm, which came within d
few minutes afterwasd,"
At O'Clock this afternoon NJ. Labori
was suffering great agony and the doctors
who had left the house were hurriedy
to attend the patient Colonel
Jouaust called and was allowed 10 see VI
Labor He expressed deep regret at the
occurrence.
III
tors declared that NJ Labori could not
Dear such an interview in his present
state, and General Mercier was obliged
10 go away without seeing the wounded
man.
The doctors in attendance are very anx
lous. and fear that even II M Labor re-
cover his left leg viii be paralyzed. as he
has been unable TO move It since he has
been placed In bed He Is conscious and
alks to his wife freely but all his re-
marks are about the court martial
1t appears that NJ. Lnborl received on1y
two letters threatening that he
would be shot, but he treated them as he
1ad treated others OF a similar nature
which he had received frequently for
months past, with contempt.
The outrage is the sole topic OF CONVEX
sation at Rennes and adherence OF the
deed is expressed by friends and foes OF
are Issuing frequent editions containing
the latest details in regard to the AFFAIR.
There were several stories this afternoon
that the assailant Of NJ. Labor had been
but they proved to be unbound
I'd. Detachments OF troops and gendarmes
are beating the woods and securing the
They have been engaged in this
work all day long without success A
great number OF people saw the murderer
ieeing, but he was either too far distant
rom them or else he succeeded in cowing
hem by threatening 10 use his revolver
During the interval while Colonel Pic
quart and NJ. Cast were pursuing the
and before Nine. Labori arrived,
NJ. Labor, thinking himself MORALLY
wounded, said to a bystander: III / die
tell my wife my last thoughts were for
her."
The attempt made upon the life OF NJ.
Labor was evidently the result Of plot. |
A letter was sent to the commssary OF
police this morning warning him that II |
was Intended TO make an attempt upon |
he life OF General Mercier Consequently
the police and detectives surrounded the
general and left other points in the drama
unprotected
Nine. Labori is bearing UP wonderfully
and is doing all she can to cheer her hus-
band.