The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-15

thetic Scene Around the Body the
Wounded Man.
Rennes. Aug. 14-At . o'clock this
| afternoon Labor was suffering gre at
agony and dcctoIs were hurrieGly sum
moned to attend the patient Colonel
Jousaust called after the close of the
! session of the court martial and was
allowed to see Labor. He expressed
/ the deepest regret at the occurrence
! General Mercier followed. but the dec
/ tors declared Labort could not bear
such an interview in his present state.
and Mercier was obliged to go away
/ without seeing LabOri.
/ After the shooting The would be muir
derer ran across the fields until he
reached the railroad. He dashed across
the track in front of train just ar
riVing and disappeared in the dense
woods. Colonel Picquart and his
! brOther-in-laW, Cast who accompanied
! lhDuri, pursued the murderer for
some distance. but as both We're heavy
men they were unable to continue the
/ pursuit and returned to the wounded
J man. leaving the chase to a number of
peasants and labprers. Madame La
| bori. wife of the lawyer, who is an
! American lady, was notified and rushed
| to her husbands side, doing everything
| possible to ease his agony. 1t is re-
| ported the famous lawyer said as he lay
! wounded on the ground:
| Il may die from this but Dreyfus is
| saved
! NJ. Labor. on falling, retained pres
I enCe of mind enough to arrange his
| dark morocco wallet in which he car
ried his papers. under his head for
! pillow until his wife arrived. when he
! half raised himself and dropped his
| head in her lap.
| The Assassin Escaped.
number of laborers who We're un-
! loading a barge of stones beside the
! river heard the shouts of murder"
stop him." raised by the pursuers, and
! one of them placed himself in the way
| of the murderer, who. covering him
| with revolver, shouted Let me pass.
! ! have shot Drpyfus." The man was so
taken aback that he drew aside and
! allowed the assassin to proceed.
Further details regarding the shoot
| ing of NJ. Labori show that the sky
! was overcast when NJ. LabCri left his
house accompanied by Colonel Picquart
. and the latter's brother-in-law, NJ.
/ Cast.
NJ. Labori was laughing and chat
i ting with his companions when he was
Snot' me party was passing the quay
+ Rlcnnohu ana was ABOUT TO cross the
prloge' Wheh man; hidden behlnd a
! wooden fence. at the corner of the
! quay stepped out ana nred at NJ. La
/ bOrt.
Inc wounded man Tell to Inc @roun'.
| he tfled TO rise ana put ms hand 20
! the wound IN ms PACK ana orouSht the
| mana pack covered WIN biooa. rs ne
! lay thefe Mlth ms clothes covered With
! the duSt IN WREN ne mad tallen, ne
Saiq IN d lalh' VOICE
! neg you 10 give me my suck ana
| my papers. 90 ana tell them, he
| ADDED WIN hnal el1ort, TO suspend
| the PROCEEDINGS
| Inc Shot had oeeh heafd Zoo yards
away IN the Rue de la care Where
! crowd nad gathered to witness the
! pflhclpal pefSonages connected with
! the court martial The spectators ran
! IN the direction whence the shooting
had occurred, followed by gendarmes
| on horseback. The shooting was also
heafd at the 81. Georges barracks
I across the river, where it was soon
known that NJ. Labor had been at
tackled.
| Crying Like Children.
The wounded man asked to have n
| carriage called To convey him to his
residence and TO have DR.. Reclus
! summoned When the doctor arrived he
! knelt beside NJ JabOri Duttipr n hot
! tie of smelling salts to his nostriIs