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

saw Madame LabOH rushing from the
opposite direction, pale as death, with
a surgeon In military uniform beslde
her, and a following Of other persons.
All had an air OF intentness. Their
thoughts certainly did not run on the
Dreyfus case. Then officers and pO-
lice rushed out Of the guard room and
rushed in the same direction.
What IS the matter?' asked.
''Labori has been wounded by a pistol
shot, and is probably now dead"
who wounded him7"
probably madman. A country
woman heard him gieefully shout as
he ran away: 'I have killed DreyfuS."
Terrible as the news was,I felt l must
not follow Madame Labori, but must
gain my place in the court room, which
I found crowded, as the sitting was
about to commence.
The president of the association Of le-
gal journals. N. Taunay. well known as
the organizer of the international press
congress, jumped upon table and ex-
claimed: M. Labori has been fred at
and wounded"
Tho Court Informed.
The announcement caused a deep
hush. Solemn silence relgned for per-
haps three or four minutes. Possibly It
was the silence Of stupor, for all SEEM
ed stunned. At length the Nationallsts
and Dreyfusltes declared their horror
of the crime and their sympathy with
the victim. We on the Dreyfus side
remembered how lavish he was Of his
vitality, how he never spared himself,
how he was always in the breach when
q violent assault was impending, how
in the stress and hurry Of attending to
Zola's affairs last year he caught a
pleurisy, was between life and death
and tended continuously and brought
back, rescued from the very grave by
the devoted and Intelligent care Of his
lovely wife.
We remembered that we have all
found pleasure in seeing Madame La
borl at Rennes. With her blonde hair,
regular features. fine figure, motherly
blue eyes and graceful walk, with all
that she looked Ceres who had not
vet lost Proserplnu. We had called her
the Bona Dea, or good goddess. We
all felt that, as the news arrived. for
tunately not confirmed, that Labori's
state was hopeless, as II we had lost
brother, Of whom we were all justly
proud.
We Dreyfusltes also remembered how
pleasant was Laborl's blue eyes, when
ever, catching that of friend in court,
they lighted up. He must have liter
ally have had a powerful heart that
drove the blood with regular, strong
beats. The fresh complexion declared
fine arterial circulation. He has al
ways been unconventional, largely be-
cause he is the son Of simple, useful
folk. The father is an Alsatian, and
a stntlon-master at Chalons. BE is in
the secret OF the steps to be taken in
regard to the railway transport of
troops were France attacked from Ger
many. He and his wife were staying
at NJ. Laborl's Paris home when the
crime was committed. Madame Labor
telegraphe6 for them to come at once
and they are now here.
Proceedings of tho Court.
The sitting was adjourned for a short
time this morning to enable N. De-
mango to inquire after Laborl's condi-
tiou. During the proceedings pending
the inquiry the ladies' grew excited and
communicated their nervousness to the
gentlemen. AS precautIon against
canes and parasols being used In fac
tion fight, a gendarms was sent around
In take them into his care, This led
to masculine protests and much feml-
nine cackle. but the gendarme insisted
The court then entered. Colonel
Jouaust, the president Of the tribunal.
alluding to some manifestations OF
opinion last Saturday In the press trib-
une. threatened to clear It, II either ap-
proyal or dlsapproval Of any witness
was expressed there.
He then ordered the confronting OF
NJ. CasImir-Perler and General Mercier.
These witnesses were i"ote . - -. -
dog than before. NJ. casimir-Perier
seemed 80 like one of those fussy mon
grels that one sees in the box Of a
Fronch peasant's market cart The
dog s5s1ss SIT. besides the driver looking ing in,