The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-19
THE ASSASS|N'S BULLET.
n. Labor, Capt. Dreyfus' Principal
Counsel, the Victim of
an Assassin.
SHOT IN THE BACK AND BADLY WOUNDED
He Was On His Way to Attend the
Sitting of the COurt-Martial mt
Rennes, and was Waylnid-At
Last Accounts He was Suffering
Severely.

SCsCEC
Eennes, Aug. 15.-Latest details re-
garding the shooting of NJ. Labor
show hat the sky was overcast when
NJ. Labori left his home, about 6 a. NJ,
accompanied by Col. Picquart and the
~latter's brother-in-law, NJ. CAST.
NJ. Labori was laughing and chat
ting with his companions when he was
shot. The party was passing the
DUAL Richmond, and was about TO
cross the Chataubriand bridge, when a
man, hidden behind a wooden fence,
at a corner of the quai, stepped out
and fired at NJ. Labor.
Fell to the Ground.
The wounded man fell to the ground
He tried 10 rise and put his hand 20
the wound in his back and brought
the hand back covered with blood. IS
he lay there, with his clothes covered
with the dust in which he had fallen,
he said in 4 faint voice:
Il beg you to give me my stick and
my papers. Go and tell Them" he add
ed, with a final effort, ito suspend the
proceedings"
Spectators Gathered.
The shot had been heard 200 yards
away from the avenue de In Guere,
where a crowd had gathered as usual
to witness the arrival of the principal
personages connected with the court
martial. These spectators ran in the
direction of the spot where the shoot
ing had occurred, followed by gen
darmes OF horseback.
The Doctor Arrived.
The wounded man asked to have \
carriage called to convey him to his
residence and to have DIR. Reclus sum-
moned. When the doctor arrived he
krelt beside NJ. Labor, putting n bot
tie of smelling salts to his nostrils.
Around these central figures were
grouped the spectators, all deeply af-
fccted, some indeed crying like chill
Gren. AT a little distance was gathered
another group. The central figure of
which was the commissary of police,
note book in hand taking down the
testimony of the eye witnesses of the
affair.
The Scene of the Crime.
The scene of this pathetic picture
was 4 dusty high road, the dark. green,
SLOW waters of the River Nilaine on
enc side and on the other scattered
houses with 4 gap just opposite the
spot through which could be seen a
green meadow with n stream flowing
through it and beyond that the backs
of a row of houses.
4 cordan of mounted gendarmes
was drawn up as quickly as possible,
about fifteen yards apart, and in the
space within which were the tive
groups already described.
Borne to His Residence.
An ambulance which had been sum-
moned arrived with our attendants OF
the military hospital bearing an or
binary stretcher on which was placed
a blue and white striped mattress. On
this NJ. Labor was tenderly laid and
the stretcher was borne by friends of
NJ. Labori and some newspaper men,
with Nine. Labor walking beside it.
The party proceeded slowly back
in the middle of the roadway to NJ.
Labori's temporary residence, where
he had rented n furnished house for
use during the continuance of the
court martial.
Searching for the AssaIlnnt.
\ force of gendarmes, headed by NJ.
Hennion, sub-chief of the secret po-
lice. is securing the country in search
OF NJ. Labori's assailant, and a COM
I'any of infantry has been dispatched
to surround and beat the wood where
in the man is supposed to be hiding.
An incredible side of the outrage is
the fact. it is asserted, hat several
passers-by saw NJ. Labori shot and
passed on indifferently, neither offer
ing to help the victim nor joining in
the pursuit of the assassin.
Robbed by an OnIOOker.
Still more incredible is the fact that
an individual who went to the side OF
NJ. Labor as he lay wounded on the
ground, is said 10 have searched tho
pockets of the suffering man and
stolen their contents.
The assailant fled after the shooting,
holding his revolver in his hand, with
his finger on the trigger and threat
ened several men who showed a dispo-
sition to block his way
The Wounded Mans Condition.
One of the doctors at NJ. Labori's
house said that NJ. Labori was bearing
the agony he was suffering with mar
velous 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 optimistio
telegram to his family. 1t will be 45
hours, however, before we can speab
with certainty of his condition"
An Unjust Strike.