The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-08-14
LABOR| SHOT.
Dreyfls' Counsel Danger
ously Wounded By an
Unknown Man.
LAY FOR HALF HOUR m THE ROAD
Would Be Assassin Makes
His Escape, But Is Pur-
sued By Troops.
COURT MARTIAL SUSPENDED
The Attempted Assassination,
However, Robs the Pro-
ceedings of Interest.
LAY FOR HALF HOUR IN THE ROAD
II MARTIAL SUSPENDED
COURT
(By Cable to The Associated Press.)

(By Cable to The Associated Press.l
RENNEs. France, Aug. IA. 1899 -Maitre
L.abori, counsel for Dreyfus was shot this
morning by an unknown assassin. lie
was shot from behind the ball penetrat
/ ing the posterior region Of the thorax, on
the right side, at the heighth of the fifth
or sixth yertebra. The heavy flow Of
blood prevents for the moment explora-
tion of the depth of the wound, The doc
tors hope that the bah is lodged in the
muscles enveloping vertebral column.
They must, however, maintain today full
reserve respecting the integrity Of the
lung and spinal cord.
NJ Labori on falling, retained presence
of mind enough to arrange his dark, mos
rocco wallet in which he carried his
papers, under his head for pillow until
his wife arrived when he half raised
himself and dropped his head in her lap.
A number of laborers, who were un-
loading a barge of stones beside the river,
heard the shouts Of "Murderl" Stop
himl raised by the pursuers and one
Of them placed himself in the way OF
the murderer who, covering him with
revolver, shouted, "Let me passi I have
shot Dreyfus!'
The man was so taken aback that he
drew aside and allowed the assassin to
proceed.
After shooting the lawyer, 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 direc-
ton Of the village Of Chantepie, where
he was lost to view.
Colonel Picquart ard his brother-in-law,
NJ. CAST who, 1t appeared from later re-
ports. accompanied NJ Labori on his way
to the T5ycee pursued the murderer for
some distance but as they were both
heavy men they were unable to continue
the pursuit and so returned to the side of
the wounded man, leaving the chase Of
the murderer to number Of laborers and
peasants, who declare they heard the
murderer say, when crossing the marshy
fields before he reached the railroad
IF can't get away, will go for
Them
Madame Labori, wife of the wounded
lawyer, was promptly 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. She
threw herself by his side and took his
head in her lap and famed him with
colored paper fan which she had evident
" snatched up as she left the house.
M. 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 American. AS she famed him
with her right hand she earessed him with
her left and gazing lovingly on his up-
turned face He tried to smile back the
tears which glistened in his wife's eyes
and she mastering her feelings, heroieal-
" did everything possible to ease her
husbands agony
1t is reported that the famous lawyer
said as he laid wounded on the ground
Il may die from this but Dreyfus is
saved
Still further particulars show that M
Labori and his wife left their house to-
gether, but just before outrage, she turn
ed back, having forgotten her card of adj
mission to the court While she was gone
NJ. Labori met Colonel Picquart and NJ
Cast Immediately afterwards a man
shot him His wife arrived while
M. Labori was lying on the ground, Col
onel Picquart and NJ. Cast were pursuing
the murderer. NJ. Labori told his wife in
words already cabled: go to court and
ask suspend the sitting,
Madame Labori ran into court gave the
news that her husband had been shot
and ran back arriving where M. Labor
was lying with the prespiration pouring
from her face. She sat down on the
ground beside her husband and took his
head in her lap.
During the interval while Colonel Pic
quart and NJ. Cast were pursuing the
murderer and before Madame Labori ar
rived. H. Labori thinking himself mortal
ly wounded. said to bystander:-
"If I die tell my wife my last thoughts
were for her"
The sky was overcast when NJ. Labori
left his house, accompanied by co.onei
Picquart and the latters brother-in-iaw,
NJ. Cast NJ Labori was laughing and
chatting with his companions when ne
was shot. The party was passing the
Qnai Richmond and was about to cross
the ChataubraRd Bridge when man
hidden behind a wooden fence, at cor
ner Of the Quai. stepped out and fired at
M. Labori
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 he lay
there with his clothes covered with the
dust In which he had fallen, he said In q
faint voice.:
Z beg you to give me my stick and my
<l... - - a
with q final effort ITO suspend the pro-
ceedings.
The shot had ben heard two hundred /
yards away from the Avenue de Id Fare, |
where d crowd had gathered as usual to
sollages connected With the court martial. /
These sne6fafars ran ii the direction of (