The age-herald., 1899-08-15

i stretcher on which was placed a blue and | white striped mattress. On this M. La
 bori was tenderly laid and the stretcher | was borne by friends of M. Laborf and
 some newspaper men, with Mme. Labort l walking beside 1t. Only Gave One Groan
 The only cry that M. Labor gave after
 his first groan was when be was lifted to
 the stretcher, when the pain caused by | the movement drew from him a moan. The party proceeded slowly back in the | temporary residence, where he had rented | a furnished house for use during the con- | tinuance of the eourtmartia1 It is sit- | uated in somewhat deserted neighbor- | hood, the place on which 1t Is located | leading into the main road running to | Rennese. 1 Accounts of the shooting related by eye | witnesses differ considerably, especially | respecting the appearance of the mur- | derer of whom the following is the official | description.
 | Twenty-Five to thirty years; flat, peaked | hat, dressed like a working-man in a blue 1 blouse.
 l A force of gendarmes, headed by M. | Hennion sub-chef of the secret police, Is I securing the country in search of M. Ba- l boris assaiant, and a company of infan- | try has been dispatched to surround the l wood wherein the man and his compan- l ion are supposed to be in hiding. Tho Body Robbed An incredible side of the outrage Is the fact, as it is asserted, that several passers- by saw Labori shot and passed on indiffer- ently neither offering to help the victim
 nor join in pursuit of the assassin. Still more incredible is the fact that an individual who went to the side of M. Labori as he lay waunded on the ground
 is said to have searched the pockets of the
 suffering man on the pretext of ascertain ing his identity and stole their contents. This is alleged to have occurred while Colonel Picquart and M. Cast were fol- | lowing the assailant.
 The assailant, after the shooting, hold ing his revolver in his. hand with his finger
 on the trigger, threatened several men who
 showed a disposition to block his way. The correspondent of the Associated
 Press at 10:45 this morning, saw one of the doctors at M. Laborfs house. which was guarded by four gendarmes. The doc
 tor said M Labori was bearing the agony he was suffering with marvellous fortitude,
 and added:
 "He has been put to bed and Is being watched by his wife. He has spoken, but not of himself; always about the trial We have strong hopes that he will pull through and have sent an optimistic telegram to
 his family. It will be IS hours, however, be- fore we can speak with certainty of his con- dition. We have to thank the military sur SeOn TOT almost the nTSI dIlentlOn gwen lO the sufferer. He came on hearing the news without hesitation. But deplorable length of timeelapsed before the ambulance an- rived M Labori lay on the ground half and hour with the sky menacing a storm which came within a few minutes after we reached home."
 Change for the Worse The correspondent of the Associated
 Press again called at the residence of M. Iaf1 arf A-fE nF.6 fY,f1 x.a5t a1f Mime. Labori was still watching by the bed side of her husband The patients condi- tion, 1t was said had grown worse, his agony had increased and fever had set in. The doctors in attendance are anxious, and fear that even if M. Labori recovers, his left leg will be paralyzed, as he has been unable to move 1t since he was laid in bed. l He Is conscious and talks to his wife free l ly, but all his remarks are about the court martial
 Mime. Labori is bearing up wonderfully and is doing all she can to cheer her hus- band.
 It appears that M. Labori received yes- terday two letters threatening that he would be shot, but he treated them as he had treated others of a similar nature which he has received frequently for months past, with contempt.
 The outrage Is the sole topic of conver- sation in Rennes, and abhorrence of the deed is expressed by friends and foes of the wounded man alike. The local papers are issuing frequent editions containing the latest details in regard to the affair. Reports Prove Unfounded There were several reports this after noon that the assassin of M. Labori had been captured, but they proved to be un- founded. Detachments of troops and gend- armes are beating the woods and securing the country. They have been engaged in this work all day long without success. great number of people saw the murderer fleeing but he was either too far distant | from them or else he succeeded in cowing l them by threats to use his revolver. A gardener named Delahai got near enough | to the man to clutch him by the shoulder, l but the fugitive shook himself loose and turning to his pursuer exclaimed: -begone, | or I will kill you. I still have five shots l left in my revolver and they will be for you" Ut, Delahai being quite unarmed, recoiled | and allowed the man to escape. Left House With His Wife Later particulars of the shooting snow l that M. Labori and his wife left their house l together, but just before the outrage she | turned back, having forgotten her card ot l admission to the court. While she was
 gone M Labori met Colonel Picquart and l M. Cast Immediately afterwards a man l shot him. His wife arrived while M. La 1 bori was lying on the ground, and Colonei Picquart and M. Cast were pursuing tnf
 murderer. M. Labori said to his wife: 'Go | to court and ask to suspend the sitting. | Madame Labori ran into court, gave the l news that her husband had been shot and | ran back to him. She sat down on the | ground beside her husband, and took his l head in her lap
 | During the interval, while Picquart and | M. Cast were pursuing the murderer and | before Madame Labori arrived M. Labori
 thinking himself mortally wounded. said to | a bystandeT:
 "Tf I die tell my wife my last thoughts
 were for her."
 Was Result of Plot
 The attempt made upon the life of M. La
 bori was evidently the result of a plot. A
 letter was sent to the commissary of police
 this morning warning him that 1t WAS in- l tended to make an attempt upon the life of l General Mercier. Correctly, the police and detectives surrounded the general and left | the other principals in the drama until pro-