New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-09
THE LATE RIOT.
What The Times's Eya-W Witness Says
Of the Affair.
TIE MASSACRE PRECONCERTED by REBELS.


Cousspondencs Of The N Y Tin,A
KEw.ORtEAss La. Tucsdcy July 81. ie6
With the origin a The riot yesterday the readers OF IN,
Timer IRE well aware. The appearance ~ the coored
procession on Cara composed Of about 100 freedmen
was the signal for IT, commencement Some ~hife Sy,
stqRdcTs attn yfld 10 take array he national reg ThcN
meg rare carrying, end shot was nfed. inc DICKS
clam that the whites co t. Tho whites tel cOudd-
dict9ry story. l have responsible men who were
present but thoy foil to give authouatTe htatcmcht
about this first shot Immediately after It fred how
ever IN, yellow bov commented harar gung his COM
radcs in tho procession, advising them 30 uSar th3
streets Of tho - white - -" lie was arrested
by an aid Ct the Chiefof-Polics. This vas The
hgt arrest made. Tue procession tlcl ho.eu OF,
and turned into Dgadcs-st., hating IA mont OF
the Mechanics Institute, used a. the State Capitol
where the Convention was IN session. Jboy wero met
with vocerOus cheers from friends Of both cOiors They
gave their version Of the disturbance above mentioned
ard wcro greeted with remarks Of approval when they
caiiaed 10 have ropused their assaars. They cn
couragcd take firm stand for their nights, and toll
themselves and be ready for any emergency These
things heard self and for the first time felt sorou
approximations of o riot. Tho merchants commenced clos
ing hor stores and started from the building tho tel
ocunh Office. A squad Of policemen were gathered on
Drannes IA the Of the Institute and soon marched
The procession disturbance had been reported 10 Police
headquarters, where, anticipating trouble largo reserve
force was flatOntd Orders were immediately issued 10
arrest the negroes gagged in it, Sheriff lc1-Rebe Gem
HAYES ACCOMPANIED the force the Of action, and
fouud Drvode In front Of tho Institute throngod with
freedmen and their white friends IL was useless 10 ty
20 get into the building while such crowd remained IL
front of il.
Ia tho mean time or immense Of people had
concrgated NJ tho junction Of Dryades aud Canal, and
looking toward the CAPITOL some OF tuom shouting
and baspheuing terribly The whole city ras m from
bic. Such excitement the citizens exhibited never
witnessed before. Tho crowd just mentioned comprised
mca Of every grade In society including many Young
vrs who we're brardshng rcy0gers IN the air and wcre
seemingly anyous 10 be led 70 tho destruction OF the
Couventioncrs sud oil of he freedmen aud in The
bull ling. similar crowd had sl~o assembled in Com
monst az The other end Of the block IN which the ins
Is located Many member of the police force We're
mingled with these crowds. Ihcy soon c0Dmcnccd JLfhg
al oeduca IN font OF tho building and drove them
into IT,
When the freedmen members Of the Convention spec.
tators and others had been driven into the building the
roce advanced tho md forced their way up
Stair 10 the Of the Hal OF tho House of Representa-
,;eq ro tho Conre1tfon had baen nbed and into
which they aud the freedmen had rotreatod Several diff
fert tales are told as what followed Certain It that
one policeman MORALLY wounded In the hail. whle
as he olaIs, he attempting 10 arrest member II ~
claimed by member who was wounded by THIS police
man. that be t to shoot, but his pistol being knocked
up. the ba sped harmlesey into ihc air yherenpon he
eze the weapon By The barrel and struck the member on
the temple with the butt end II is said that all hands
In the hall Il their faces, and sfter the police
he'd expended their shots got up end drove them
ont OF he room with chair, sc. Afer this X. KING
Crter said 10 hove demanded that every armed man
leave the Capt. Burke, formerly Union Chief OF
poce did So and Tccc gol slight flesh wound II tho
side while passing out Another version oil this assault
H. that tao policemen, without demeIdmg the surrender
fany poset thor pistols through the af open door
and fired promicuouly at ihe crowd insido this while
white ag being displayed from cane stuck upon the
sneaker platform j. 1 esriain thol much confusion
,rcvacd inside thr>fsch IL the stories may have fouo
irn9s,ioo for ~ tho hubbub occasioned by tho firing
AID tie sohg Of De 100 more mon In the hall. 10
one con sco or lear cryhng or be able 70 tel exactly
Tho mob and the police filed the sidewalk and The s..ir
vev OF tho building Shots fired through the win
do6s from both iu and outside, and brck paving stones,
clubs ard other missiles wore thrown from boih drle'
| tions' A gentleman named Fox came down stairs and
was arrested: but on stating that he merey spcca-
to- he Sss released aid walked across The street. whore he
! shielded himself on doorstep. From his position he
could inside the building Which he had just len and he
siof nat 0nlV rers0n ritter hzl ont thou, BE-
isr kd o. badly 0nHd,ios ttcy cGme dorm stairs he
bn Who r. 1, and F wax Win %as met or S, c
stair be ioan, ond escorted out TO the curbstone
| by two policemen. On reaching the sidewalk he
/ Vas surrounded By about twenty persons who
| beet bum tho back OF tho head With clubs, and
he received severe sab Ia tho back, also pis-
ol shot from behind. II is probable that this shot was
fired by policemen. ON reaohng Canast he placed
In crago nnd undcr the charge Of the Chief of Police
taken aicy 10 tho lookup. III owes bis life 10 the
chief and his squad as they prevented him from being
lynchcd Flsh, Henderson, shaw and other members
they were beaten by tho police aud The mob, end after
being rendered nscnsibe werodragged off 10 jail An a.
tempt 20 lynch Iisk made on Cansl-s but the police
In chnrgo ~ him prevented ~ although they nearly Killed
him themselves ~ beating him with the butts OF their
pistols Dlf fr ceintH -crc 0rreied cOmtRR ont Of n
budding ttsy HcGrly oil shoi dead a. sigt, Tho
Rev. Mr. Horton, clergyman from Now-Hanp
SHIRE now IN charge Of church in this city, oIo-
aiea "a ehoplein of tho Convention. / heard
his prayer o. the opculNg IN Nulcu nc a>h'h TT
ycnily that he lives Of the members might be
spared iHl thanked God that p1ee had been declared in
Europe pTey!ug toE ~ @2 blessing p y leounuy IN
ablt peculiarly iaiislcl, ono Which distinctly marked
him as . Clergyman, he came down stairs WITH White
bandkerch IF on his cane intending 10 surrender himself
pesccahir lie met Knocked down. tram pied nponi
kicked and beaten nearly 20 death, while begging FOR
morcy. Tho police and their riong friends we're hls a.
salants Dr. D0ste intending 20 surrender himself also
camo down He was shot, stabbed and treated IN tho
Same manner as Horton, although no mplored the ruff
fans TO take him prisoner and spare s life u Is pr0baple
that both Horton and Doste will die. These details suf
fee 20 show hoW the arrests made X King Cutler
and Judge H. h Howell escaped without much injury snd,
CHANGING 10 fall into The hands Of humane policemen were
conveyed o. prison almost uniniued
Or Common Bg-onHe. Dryades, ~, Cbdr'es Rdm-
paTtaad C0r0Ad0lcs,s. freedmen rsye prdercd ~ ne
police and The mob tH coid toad. Standing IN the door
If the telegraph on Carondolot, saw about 100 men
chasing one negro along the Sidewalk. Six policemen
were 10 him. end IN advance his pnrsner Try
cmy'ief Hcr TcgO'ers into ks back md finally another
one, ren he near enough 10 k ctim 70 g ms hand
on he kOuSer skct l,m ~ The Acad and he M dcdd %
ar ohy. Another freedmen trying 20 escape from The
Institute was climbing over ienee when saw nun iaI
from policmans shot rs be struck nc gF0rna a. lat
DOZEN Dolics oRd rofF surrounded him and hfeR arT
pfstsG0 his Lc0d and brc7st, n, he same tone p0eh'Pg
Nm eM cnJs aid ranos The blood lowed from wounds
In SIS scalp covering bis entire face bit they con-
tinred their brutal assault until lie bcoEed lis Iatt,
although he several times .G.sed LIS feeble and Wounuea
a. rs u gestcula FOL he mercy MS tongue eOua bo AK
foL sdr a t-kifs s0a dfdv stit0 aad strase mo
he h.arf Of dgiag negro on CommoH-sf. The bood
,5;,d oil IA ggcf, ret je,r, staining ne mgrdsrsrs
dotii4e face aud iands. lie 20, up and dsPiayed ne
rq,serory dsed These and other incidents utich LSep,
snfce 20 show yon how the freedmen were treated IL
majority Ofcases. IS due TO lnstice however 70 say
moderation and gecued them from death at the hands OF
The police behaved, a. general nile, with extraord.
nary bravery and extraordinary cruelty. Probably ~ OF
thcm were wounded, several OF them MORALLY. They
wore nearly ali dorhy armed, and used their arms with