Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-16
LAB0RI BETTER.
His Doctors Say That He Is
Now Out of Danger.
Labor Claims That M. Chamoin Has
Found More Forgeries in Dossiqr.
M. Guerin and Followers, Beseiged in Anti.
Semitic Club. Declared Outlaws.

Rennes, France, Aug. 15.-Maitre
Labor, counsel for Capt. Alfred Drey-
| rus, who was shot from ambush here
yesterday, while on his way from his
residence to attend the courtnartial,
passed night Of terrible agony, but is
| now going on so well that the doctors
consider him out Of danger. He lies
on his back. unable to move, but life
Is returning to the leg which was
( thought, yesterday, to be paTalyZed.
lie has no fever and continues to ris-
cuSs the trial. His wife has remained
at MS bedside practically ever since he
was wounded. Naturally, she is much
relieved at the optomistic reports of
the doctors, who hope to see the dis
tinsuished lawyer on his feet before
the trial is ended.
AT O'Clock this evening. Labor was
removed in an ambulance to the resi-
dence Of Prof. Bach in a suburb of
Eenes. He stood the journey wen. al
though naturally fatigued. The doc
tors are extremely hopeful Of a speedy
recovery, but consider it would be I'M
wise for him to return to court until
there is absolutely no danger Of a re-
lapse.
Maitre Demange has decided there
fore I'D ask for an adjournment. which
h45 necessitated a written application
~ both VI. Demange and Capr. Drey-
fus. who have already sent letters Ia
the president Of the courtmartiaI
C1l. Jouaust will undoubtedly acceda
70 the request but he cannot grant an
adjournment for more than two days.
when the applications must b. renew
-. Capt. Drryfus wants the sessions
postponed until Monday next when it
is hoped that NJ. Labor will be able
TO be present.
Dreyfus has written two letters to
NJ. Labor. The first, on hearing the
news of the attempt to murder the
lawyer. is spontaneous expression Of
his shocked feelings. The second is a
touching epistle expressing the prison.
er's keenest regrets at the dastardly
outrage, profound gratitude to NJ. La
bori for his heroic championship and
heartfelt wishes for his happy recoy-
cry.
The correspondent Of The Associated
Press here obtained. today. complete
Confederation of the statement ex-
clusively cabled. yesterday. that the
pockets Of LabOri's coat were rified
while he was lying on the ground
Not only We're the pockets of his coat
emptied, but an attempt was made to
steal the wallet in which We're impor- |
tant papers referring to the court
mortal. including his notes for the |
REORGANIZATION of Cen Mercier. |
NJ Labor has himself related the in
cident. He had just fallen and saw
one Of two men run to his side. One
of them said: His coat must be
taken off. lie will be too hot"
The speaker then took the wounded
lawyers coat off and another man
seized the wallet. NJ. Labor. how
ever. retained his presence of mind and
refused to allow the wallet to be taken
out Of his hands. putting it under his |
head for pillow and holding it with
one hand. The coat was shortly af-
put on again. On arriving at
his residence, NJ. Labor asked his wife
to look in his pockets and see if their
We're safe. Nine. Labor |
found the pockets completely emptied.
Luckily. the pockets contained only
letters, including menacing
letters received on the previous day.
The rifling of the lawyers pockets of
he papers and the attempt to steal his
wallet while no effort was made to APP
propriate his watch or money. are re-
garded as clear evidence Of a plot in
which several men We're implicated
The man who actually fired the shot.
t appears, was only one part of the
of the consprators. In
'pite of the extensive search made for
lie Would-be assassin. he is still at
arge. and the impression is gaining
ground that he is being aided by the
country people who are
him somewhere.
The doctors in attendance upon La
'ori have sent to Paris for an \-ray [
apparatus in order to lcate the bullet |
n the lawyers body.
The Matin asserts that NJ Fabre, [
he magistrate. now has proof of a con- 7
piracy against the Republican gov +
rnment and that the Orleanist party I
las expended considerable sums in
nationalist propaganda. s