The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-15
An Iowa woman's Convincing Statement

mend your medicine to all, for it saved
my life. Miss A. P, Box 81 ABBoTT,
Iowa.
the continuance of the court martial. 1t
is situated in a somewhat deserted
neighborhood, the place on which it is
located leading into the main road run
ming to Rennes. Accounts of the shoot
ing related by eye witnesses differed
considerably, especially respecting the
| appearance of the would-be murderer,
of whom the following is the official
description: Twenty-Five to thirty
years; fiat, peaked hat, dressed like
workingman in a blue blouse"
After shooting the lawyer, the muir
derer ran across the fields until he
reached the railroad. He crossed the
embankment and followed the track I'M
til he arrived at the level crossing. A
train was just arriving at full speed,
and the murderer rushed across the line
in front Of the train and towards the
woods in the direction of the village of
Chantepie, where he waslost to view.
Col. Pioquart and his brother in law,
M. Cast, who, it appeared from later~1,e-
ports, accompanied M. Labori on his
way to the Lycee, pursued the murder
er for some distance, but, as they are
continue the pursuit, and SO returned
to the side of the wounded man, leav-
| ing the chase of the murderer to a
number of laborers and peasants who
declare they heard the murderer say
when crossing the marshy fields before
he reached the railroad: IF l can't get
away, will go for theml"
Nine. Labori wife of the wounded
! lawyer, was promptly notified of the
crime, and rushed to her husband S
side. She found Kim with his head on
the sidewalk and his body in the road
way. She threw herself by his side
and took his head in her lap and famed
him with a colereG paper fan which
she had evidently snatched as she left
the house. M. Labor was perfectly
still. Not groSr came from his lips
as his head rested III the lap of his wife
AS she famed him and tried to COM
fort him, he endeavored to smile at
the tears which glistened in his wife's
eyes.
1t is reported that the famous lawyer
said as he lay wounded on the ground:
Il may die from this; but Dreyfus is
Isaved!''
A force of gendarmes, headed by M.
HennioR, sub-chief of the secret police,
in securing the country in search of
NJ. Labori's assailant, and a company
of infantry has been dispatched to sur
round and to beat the woods wherein
the man is supposed to be hiding. An
Incredible side of the outrage is the
fact 1t is asserted that several pass
ersby saw NJ. Labori shot and looked
on indifferently, neither offering to help
the victim nor joining in the pursuit of
the assassin. Still more incredible is
the fact that the individual who went
to the side Of M. Labor as he lay
wounded on the ground, is said to have
searched the pockets of the suffering
man. on the ppetext Of ascertaining his
identity, and stolen their contents. The
assailant ned after the shooting, hold
ing his revolver in his hand, with his
finger on the trigger, and threatened
several men who showed a disposition
to block his way.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press at 1913 O'Clock thfs morning
saw one of the doctors at NJ Labori's
mouse, which was guarded by four gen
darmes. The doctor said that NJ La
bori was bearing the agony he was suf-
4 fering with marvellous fortitude. an6
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 SEM
an optimistic telegram to his family. Il
VIII be several hours before we car
speak with certainty of his condition
We have to thank the military surgeon
for almost the first attention given IL
the sufferer. He came, on hearing the
news, without hesitation. But a de,
plorable length of time elapsed before
the ambulance arrived. M Laborf la.
on the grou1d half an hour, with tht
SKY menacing a storm, which came
within few minutes after he reached
home"
In the interval, while Col Picuuari
ana M. Cast were pursuing the murder.
er and before Madame Labor arrived
M. Labor, thinking himself mortallS
wounded, said to bystander: eff I die
tell my wife my last thoughts were fol-
The correspondent Of the Associated
Press again called at the residence ot
M. Labor at 4.15 p. M, and was in.
FORMED that Nine. Labor was still
watching at the bedside Of her husband
The patients condition, IL was said. haf
grown worse, his agony had increased
ana a fever had set in. The doctors II
attendance wore very anxious in regard
70 M. Laporfs condition, and feared
tnat, even II he should recover, his left
leg would be paralyzed, as he had beer
unable to move it since he was laid or
the bed. He was conscious and talked
to his wife freely, but all his remarks
were about the court martial Nine, La.
Dori was bearing up wonderfully anC
doing all she could to cheer her hus.
band
1t appears that M. Labor received
only yesterday two letters threatening
that he would be shot, but he treated
them as he had treated others of a sim.
liar nature, which he had received fire.
quently for months past with con.
tempt. The outrage is the sole topic o,
conversation in Rennes and abhorrenc,
of the deed Is expressed by friends anc
foes Of the wounded man alike TIL,
local papers are issuing frequent edi
tons containing the latest details il
regard to the affair.
The attempt made upon the life o.
M. Labor was evidently the result OF
plot. A letter was sent to the commits
sary of police warning him that it wa.
INTENDED to make an attempt on the lif,
Of Gen. Mercier consequently the polio,
and detectives surrounded the genera
and 4eft the other principals in tn,
drama Unprotected
There were several reports this after,
noon that the assailant of M. Labor
had been captured. but they proved t,
be unfounded. Detachments OF troop.
and gendarmes were beating the wood.
and securing tho country all day long
great number of people saw the muir,