The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-18
first duty. he said. had been to protect

first duty, he said, had been to protect
the country from reason
NJ. Cavaignac, former minister of war,
was the next witness He said among
n principal points upon which he bas-
ed his convictions was the confession
TO Captain Lebrun Renault- In support
o. which contention he quoted a passage
from an alleged letter Of Dreyfus. bat
which. in reality. was part Of General
G0nz's report TO the minister Of war N
Colonel du Patty de Cams report OF the
alleged confession. The witness also
said he found additional proofs OF the
prisoners guilt in he technical char
acter Of the bordereau and thought the
ooidereau alone established the fact
that treason had emanated from the
bureau OF the general staff and from
an officer who was able TO secure all
the Information desired. He maintain
tina. Dreyfus was tins man.
1. was impossible, according 10 VI.
Cavaienac. TO credit that Esterhazey
was a traitor. wen admitting the bor-
dereau was written by him. E~sterhazey.
he insisted, could have acted as an in
termediary OF an accomplice. The enquiry
OF the court OF cessation proved treas
on was really committed, and he. VI.
C~ayaignac, had not based his convic-
ton II the culpability OF Dreyfus sole
ly on the handwriting Of the borjereau.
There were several reports this af-
ternoon that the assailant OF NJ. Labori
had been captured. but they proved 10
be u~nfounded. Detachments of troops
and gendarmes are beating the woods
and securing the country. They have
been engaged in this work all day long
without success. A great number Of
people saw the murderer fleeing. but he
was either too far distant from them
or else he succeeded in covering them
by threats to use his revolver. 4 gar
duer named Delahaye got near
enough to the man to clutch him by
the shoulder, but the fugitive shook
himself free and turning to his pur-
suer, exclaimed: "Begone, OF l will kill
you. 1 have still five shots left in my
revolver. and they will be for you"
Delahaye, being quite unarmed. retir-
ed and allowed the man to escape.
The attempt made upon the life Of
NJ. Labori was evidently the result of
a plot. A letter was sent TO the com
missary of police this morning, warn
ing him that it was intended to make
an attempt upon the life of General
Mercier. Consequently the police and
detectives surrounded the general and
left the other principals of the drama
unprotected.
LABORIS CONDITION.
II. p. m.-The following bulletin re-
garding the condition of NJ. Labori was
issued at 10 o'clock:
Temperature 1905; no fever. Con-
dition stationary
There has been, therefore, a slight
Improvement during the last few
hours.
There is some tall of NJ. ALDER
~Clemenceau, the younger of the two
brothers, coming as a substitute for
Labor. The question, however. will be
definitely decided tomorrow.
Paris, August IA man named Gal
lan, arrested at LIE Maus, suspected of
being Labori's assailant, has proved ar
alibi and is released.
The Paris papers without distinction
express Indignation at the outrage of
which M. Labori is the victim.
The Temps deplores the state Of dis.
order into which Dreyfus has dragged
the country" and says it is high tim
for US to stand and be ourselves
again."