The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-08-23
MAITRE lABORI
DreytlS' Counsel Shot in The Back
at RenneS.
GOING TO THE COURT MARTIAL
Police Allowed the Assassin to Es-
caped-Wounded May
Possibly Live.
TO THE COURT MARTIAL

RENNES, August 1.-two men am
bushed Maitre Labori counsel for
Dreyfus. early this morning, and one
|shot was fired, hitting Labori in the
back. M. Labori fell in the roadway
He is still alive.
Maitre Labori left his house alone
for the court at about O'Clock this
morning. His residence is situated in
the suburbs of the town, about a quar-
ter of an hours walk from the Lycee.
the route being along a solitary road
beside the River Vilaine He had
reached point halfway on his Jour-
ney when two men, who had evidently
been lying in wait for him, rushed out
of narrow lane and one of them fired
single shot from a revolver.
The murderers were only a couple of
yards behind their victim, and the bull
let struck Maitre Labori in the back.
The wounded man uttered an agonizing
cry and fell fiat on his face. The mur-
derers Immediately fled through the
lane from which they had emerged.
and both escaped.
At 7:30 o'clock it was announced that
the bullet had entered the stomach:
that there was no outward bleeding,
and that the physicians believe that
NJ. Labori will die from the wound.
Only two or three laborers going to
work witnessed the shooting of Maitre
oh
the murderers could not be seen by M
Labori until they rushed out upon their
victim, the entrance to the lane being
hidden by bushes. Moreover, they were
afforded an easy means of escape by
passing back through the lane, which
led to the country. One. of the laborers,
named PatOuX, who witnessed the
shooting, said:
"As | was passing along the road |
saw a tall man walking quickly in the
direction of RenneS. He was on the !
towing path of the Vilaine. He was at
tired in dark lounge suit and wore a |
bowler hat. 1t was just as he reached |
the bridge crossing a stream falling |
into the Vilaine two men about me-
dunn height and wearing dark suits
and round, soft felt hats, emerged from
a rural path entering the main road.
One Of them carried a heavy stick.
They approached NJ. Labori from be-
hind. Suddenly one drew a revolver
and fired point blank at Labori He was
so near that it was quite impossible for
him to miss.
"a sharp report was heard and NJ.
Labori threw up his arms and cried
Hola La!' which is a common French
and fell fiat upon his face
)ut the murderers had vanished down
he lane. Help was Immediately sent
or, and the gendarmes quickly ar
lived, and soon afterward Nine La
)ori''
RENNES, Aug. 14.-At a late hour
tonight NJ. Labori Dreyfus' counsel,
who was shot by an unknown man
early this morning, is lying at his
home lowering between life and death.
The surgeons will not say whether his
chance of recovery is favorable, but !
state that he may survive. His con-
lition tonight is quite favorable, as he ]
las no fever. The attempted assassin d
s still at large, owing largely to the
-areless and even cOwardly methods of I
pursuit employed by the police. {
There were several reports this {
lfternoon that the assailant of NJ. La /
,ori had been captured, but they 4
roved to be unfounded. Detachments
# troops and gendarmes were beating
he woods and securing the country.
hey had been engaged in this work
II day long without success. A great r
lumber of people saw the murderer
eeing, but he was either too far dis d.
ant from them or else he succeeded in II
owing them by threats to use his re- OF
Oliver. A gardener named Delahaye el