The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-14
AN ARREST MADE.
DETAILS OF THE SHOOTING.
M. Labori's Pockets Were Rifed as
He Lay Wounded on the Ground

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He Lay Wounded on the Ground.
Rennes. Aug. 14-Further details Of
the shooting of NJ. Labor show that
the sky was overcast when NJ. Labor
left his house, accompanied by Colonel
Picquart and the Iatter's brother-in~
law, NJ. Cast.
M Laborf, was laughing and chatting
with his companions when he was shot
The party was passing the Quai Rich
mOnd and was about to cross the
ChateaubTiand bridge, when a man,
hidden behind wooden fence. at a cor
ner of the quai stepped out and fired al
NJ. Labor.
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 withs blood. AS he
lay there with his clothes covered with
the dust in which he had fallen. he said
in a faint voice:
Il beg you to give me my stick and
my papers. Go and tell them" he ad-
ded with a final effort, Ito suspend the
proceedings"
The shot had been heard 200 yards
away from the Avenue De La Care
where a. crowd had gathered as usual
to witness the arrival of the principal
perSOnages 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 barrack across the river
where it was soon known that NJ. La
bOri had been attacked.
The wounded man asked to have
carriage called to convey him to his
residence and to have DR.. Reclus sum-
moned. When the doctor arrived he
kneIt 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 children.
At q little distance was gathered an
other group, the central figure of which
was the cOmm1SSary of police notebook
in hand taking down the testimony of
the eye witnesses of the affair.
The scene of this pathetic picture
was dusty high road, the dark green,
slow waters of the river Vilaine on one
side and on the other side scattered
houses with gap just opposite the
spot through which could be seen
green meadow with a stream flowing
through it and beyond that the backs
of a row of houses.
The road that NJ. LabOri had followed
tapered away back from the scene of
the tragedy with a row of trees along
the border Of the ViIaine, under whose
Ieafy shelter NJ. Labori had walked per
haps to his death.
A Gordon of mounted gendarmes was
drawn UP as quickly as possible abOu-
10 yards apart and in the space within
were the two groups already described.
An ambulance which had been sum
mOned arrived with four attendants of
nary stretcher on which was placed a
blue and white striped mattress. On
this NJ. Labori was tenderly laid and
the stretcher was borne by friends of
M. Labori and some newspaper men
with Nine. Labori walking beside it.
The only cry that NJ. Labori gave af-
ter 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 M.Labori's
temporary residence where he had rent
ed a furnished house for use during the
continuance of the court martial. 1t is
situated in a somewhat deserted neigh
bOrhOOd, the place on which it is 1Oca-
ted leading into the main road running
to Rennes.
Accounts of the shooting related by eye
witnesses differ considerably, especially
espect1ng the appearance OF the murderer
of whom the following is the official
3escr1ptlon- 1Wenty-1Ye 70 tnlrty years
fiat, peaked hat; dressed like a working
man in blue blouse.
A force of gendarmes. headed by NJ.
HenniOn sub-Chief of the secret police is
securing the country in search of NJ La
boris assailant and company of infan-
try has been dispatched to surround and
beat the wood wherein the man is suppos-
ed TO be hiding.
An Incredible side of the outrage is the
by saw N. Labori shot and passed on in
differently, neither offering to help the
sassfn.
sun more incredible is the fact that an
1ndlvlduai who went TO the side Of NJ.
is said to have searched the pockets of
the sufter1ng man on the pFetext of as
certalnlng his identity 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 a dispose
ton to block his way.
The Associated Press at 1o:45 O'Clock
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