The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1908-06-05

Major Dreyfus was not seriously
Injured. The bullet entered his fore
arm, but did not injure the bone.
AT a late hour last night an on
ctal statement was made that his
condition was very favorable and
that no complications were feared.
With regard to the reasons for
Gregori's act the opinion prevaila In
Paris that there is much truth In his
avowal that he was driven.
That he was driven to the deed
by appeals to hatred with which the
anti-semitic papers have been filled
since the government resolved to
place the body Of zola In the panth-s
con. The state OF this feeling can
he CLEANED by an interview with
Henri Rochefort, editor of the Pat
RE. which was published last night
In which he says:
"It would have been glorious
death for Dreyfus. 1t would have
been his first and only time under
fire..
1T was definitely established at
the reconstruction yesterday after
noon OF the scene In. the Pantheon
that Gregori fred the first shot from
behind Dreyfus, the ball pentrating
the sleeve Of his coat and burying
itself in flower pot in the base
OF the Catafalque. When Dreyfus
wheeled at the sound OF the detohr
alton he threw UP his left arm over
his heart. The second shot was fired
point blank at his breast, the bullet
entering the wrist and ranging up
ward. It was located yesterday aft
ernoon by means Of q radioscope, but
was not extracted.
Mathieu Dreyfus, brother OF Ma
jor Dreyfus. who sprang forward to
save him chivalrously protected Gre
gori from the crowd which was
raining blows with canes and um-
ibrellas on the man shouting, 1t Is
not for us to punish; let the law
take its course
Gregori made statement to the
police directly after his arrest and
during the second Interrogation last
night he said:
II did not wish to kill Dreyfus.
It is true aimed at him, but only
wanted to Craze him. Ny object
was to protest against the participa-
tion Of the army in glorification Of
Zola and the rehabilitation OF Drey-
fus. MY blow was aimed less at 4
3Dreyfus than at Dreyfusism.''
In describing the scene before the
magistrate, Mathieu Dreyfus said
that at the sound Of the first shot he
shouted at Gregori, asking IL the re-
yolyer was loaded. Gregori replied in
the negative as he pressed the trig-
ger the second time. Other wit
nesses testified that they noticed
Gregori's suspicious movements as
he pressed forward in the throng.
He was fumbling in his coat pocket
and as Dreyfus passed him he duck
ed between the legs Of by-standers
and arose and fired at the Majors
back.
During the day the police made
several hundred arrests, but no se-
rious Importance is attached to
those for the prisoners are mostly
students and rowdies, who took part
in numerous street braWls.
"A curious feature of the ceremon-
les in Pantheon was the absence Of
many Of the foreign ambassadors. It
is understood that the Turkish ann
bassador was the prime mover in
the plan to induce the members Of
the diplomatic corps to abstain from
going to Pantheon. Rumors were
affoat Of possible trouble and the
feeling that French people were di-g
vided on the issue exercised consider
able influence in the matter.
The Turkish ambassador won over
the Japanese ambassador, Baron
Kurino and the latter succeeded In
inducing Sir Francis, the British
ambassador, to remain away. Prince
yon Radolin, German ambassador,
refrained from attending the cere-
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