The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-15

bowler hat. II WIS Just as he reach
ed the bridge crossing a stream fall
ing Into the valaIne, two men about
medium height and wearing dark suits
and round soft hats, emerged from
rural path entering the main road. One
OF them carried heavy stick. They
approached II. Laborl from behind.
Suddenly one drew a revolver and fred
point blank at LaboFi. He was so near
that It was quite impossible for him to
miss.
"a sharp report was heard and n.
Labori threw up his arms and cried,
'HO, la la (Which ls common French
expression(, and fell fiat upon his face.
/ and one or two others who saw the
decd ran up, but the murderer had van
lshed down the lane. Help was imme-
diately sent for and the gendarmes
quickly arrived and soon afterward
Madame Labori."
Retained his Presence OfhIind.
Laborl. ON falling. retained presence
Of mind enough to arrange his dark mo-
rocco wallet, in which he carried MS
papers, under his head for q pillow un-
I'll his wife arrived, when he half raised
himself and dropped his head In her
lap.
A number Of laborers who were un-
loading barge Of stone beside the lake
heard the shouts Of murder" stop
him." raised by the pursuers, and one
OF them placed himself in the way OF
the murderer, who, covering him with
revolver, shouted, Let me pass; l
have shot Dreyfus."
The man was so taken Gback that
he drew aside and allowed the assassin
to proceed.
The murderer ran across the fields
until he reached the railroad. He
crossed the embankment and followed
the track until he arrived at the level
crossing. A train was Just arriving at
full speed, and the murderer dashed
across the line In front OF the train and
toward the woods In the direction OF
the village OF Chantepie, where he was
lost to view.
Colonel Picquart and his brother-in-
law, NJ. Cast, who accompanied N. La
bori on his way to the Lycee, pursued
the murderer for some distance, but
as they were both heavy men they we're
unable to continue the pursuit, and so
returned to the side Of the wounded
man, They left the chase Of the muir
derer to a number OF laborers and pens
ants, who declare they heard Inc muir
derer say, when crossing the marshy
fields before he reached the railroad,
"If ] can't get away Will go for
them"
His American Wife.
Madame Labori, wife of the wounded
lawyer, was notified Of the crime and
rushed to her husbands side. She
found him with his head on the Side
walk and his body in the roadway. Sne
threw herself by his side and TOOK ms
head In her lap and famed him with a
colored paper fan which she had evil
IDENTIFY snatched up as she LETT the
house. 80,
n. Labori was perfectly still. Not
a groan came from his lips as his head
| rested in the lap OF his wife, who. by
the way, Is an Australian. As she fan
ned him with her right hand she ca
ressed him with her left, gaZingly low
ngly on his upturned face. He tried
to smile back the tears which glistened
in his wlfe's eyes, and she. mastering
her feelings herOically did everything
possible to ease her husbands agony.
II Is reported that the famous lawyer
said. as he lay wounded on the grounds
"I may die from this, but Dreyfus Is
safe"
Further details regarding the shoot
ing OF N. Labori show that the sky was
overcast when NJ. Labori left his house,
accompanied by Colonel Plcquart and
the lntter's brother-In-law, NJ. Cast. NJ.
I.aborl was laughing and chatting with
his companions when he was shot. the
party was passing the DUAL Richmond
and was about to cross the Chatauprl.
and bridge, when man hidden behind
| a wooden fence at corner OF the qual
stepped out and fired mt 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 with blood. As ne
lay there, with his clothes covered with
dust In which he had fallen, he said In
n faint voice: 81 beg you to give me my
stick and my papers."
go and tell them" he added, with n
anal effort, ''to suspend the proceed
ings." u
dred yards away from the Avenue de
| In Care, where q 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 the
gendarmes on horseback.
The shot was also heard at the st.
| George barracks, across the river
where 1t was soon known that NJ. La
borI had been attacked.
The wounded man asked to have
carriage called to convey him to his res
idence and to have DR.. Reclus sum
moned.
APathctic Picture.
When the doctor arrived he knelt be-
side NJ. Labori, putting bottle OF
smelling salts to his nostrils. Around
these central figures were grouped the
spectators, all deeply affected. some In
| deed crying like children. At a little
distance was gathered another group
the central figure Of which was the
commlss0ry OF police, note book IN
hand, taking down the testimony OF eye
witnesses OF the affair.
The scene OF this pathetic picture was
a dusty high road, the dark, green SLOW
waters OF the river Vilalne on one side
and on the other side scattered houses,
with a gap Just opposite tne ,,oG spOS
through which could be seen n green
meadow with stream flowing through
II, and beyond the backs OF row oil
The road that NJ. Labori had followed
| tnpered away back from the scene oil
the tragedy, with row OF trees alonE
the border OF the Vilaine, under whose
leafy shelter NJ. Laborl had walked to
perhaps his death.
A Gordon OF mounted gendnrmes was
drawn up as quickly Us possible about
fifteen yards apart, and In the space
within were the two groups already de-
sCrlbed.
An ambulance which had been sum.
moned arrived with four attendants oi
the military hospital, bearing an ordin'
ary stretcher, on which was placed q
blue and white striped mattress. on
this NJ. Labori was tenderly laid and
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