New-York tribune., 1899-08-15
STUNNED BY LABORTS FALL
EFFECT OF THE MADMANS MURDER
OUS ACT on THE DREYFUS
COURT MARTIAL.

Rennes, Aug. 14.-Mrs Crawford writes as foi~
lows:
The drama at Rennes grows tragical. That
long becalmed city is being stirred into a more
violent passion than Paris The Parisans are
laborious. The Bretons are silent and possessed
by their belief or idea, whatever II may be.
This morning at 6 O'Clock a wenigh success
ful attempt made TO shoot NJ. LabOri. who
defended Zola last year. and who came here 70
defend Dreyfus with Matre Demange. The
would be assassin was evidently crank and
looked a workman. His weapon was revolver.
the theatre OF the crime the Quay Richemont.
II was while Labori was going 10 the court with
Colonel Picquart and his cousin, VI. Cast. When
Nine. Labori came up she was sent 70 fetch
doctor. but, not knowing the town. she lost a
good deal Of time At last she thought Of going
70 the court and asking there for a military sur
geon. Drs. Vidal and Recus were at hand. and
at once accompanied her. They had the pres
ence OF mind 10 send gendarmes 20 the barracks
for ambulance, with a stretcher and BEARERS
With deep thankfulness they found that NJ
Labori could move his limbs at will. The spine
therefore. was not injured. The ball had entered
at the sixth vertebra. behind the thorax. II
might be mbedded in the muscles Of the back
or have penetrated deeper injuring 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 villa
adorned with green slabs Of Faience. bright with
flowers and in the airy part OF Rennes.
FANArICrsM ANSWERS A CALL.
But why GO further into details The lesson
Of the event was foreshadowed in my cable last
evening. The two opposite forces are in line OF
battle Fanaticsm has been appealed TO and
has answered the call
Colonel Picquart describes the would-be mur-
derer as swarthy and thickset. resolute and in
tegent looking. He thinks the man might be
Southron. II so he must have known the ceun-
try around Rennes II is a country Of small.
patchy fields separated by hedges,( which he
was evidently familiar with. Apparently he
patchy fields separated by hedges, which he
could dive and in doing so remain concealed FOR
some time from a pursuer. The gendarmes that
Colonel Picquart met Joined in the pursuit, but
feet running and knowledge Of the locality
enabled the would be murderer 10 escape.
Maitre Labori is a young. fair, handsome and
full Of lusty life and high spirits. His talents
as speaker are not of the highest order but
no other member OF the Paris bar knows better
how 10 use law 70 defeat irs object. He can
drive motor car through the code. Cntn ne
pleaded for Zola his luck was uninterrupted.
He then had an attack Of typhoid fever which
greatly weakened him and forced him TO neglect
business The ZOla affair was great ADVERTISE
ment but IL brought him direct profit and
created for him endless enemies. He refused the
handsome fee the novelist offered. nor does he
accent pecuniary reward from Dreyfus.
PROUD OF HIS wIFE's BEAUTY.
1.abori is proud Of his wifes beauty She 10
equally proud OF his good looks and forensic
talents and loses no opportunity to hear him
plead She ls an Australian and received as
pianist her musical education in London De-
came a player at concerts, made the acquaint-
suce OF the deformed but highly gifted Russian
nianist Pachmann married him. had two chill
dren and then fell in love with Labor. The
nassior was mutual She and Pachmann were
divorced and then she married Labori The
children live with her and find devoted step
father in him Madame Labori had attended all
the nubIic sittings Of the Rennes court-martial
r4ar beautv is beyond dispute. She is striking
blonde and though her path has not been al
vavs strewn with roses she expresses the Joy
~ life in splendid health and a satisfied heart.
What bolt from the blue the mornings event
has been 70 her She seemed the happiest
woman alive when she set out this morning
In less than ten minutes her life was blighted.
NJ Labori not long convalescent from typhoid.
is in a bad state TO receive ball entering the
,borax through the back He is now in hign
fever. and there may be dangerous eompAes-
tions later.