The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-08-11
The Riot Yesterday.

Of our city. tits now useless TO dwell
upon what brought it about. tits only
too well known. 1t is only strange,
that in an enlightened age like this,
that such scenes can be Systematically
brought about against every admoni-
ton and every warning.
Those who were not witnesses of the
bloody fray cannot realize to what ex-
IRENE measures the affairs Of yesterday
we're carried. When we closed our
report yesterday it appears that the
bloody ARRAY had but commenced. The
crowd in out of the Mechanics Hall
were worked up to pitch of despera-
ton and madness, aud firearms were
handled as freely as on the battle field.
The reports of pistols were heard in
every direction, and balls whizzed by,
threatening as much DANCE, to the OBJ
server as the active participant.
Towards 2 o'clock in the evening the
wounded and all active participants
who could be arrested, were hurried to
the police station, and the lockups was
soon filled with one conglomerated
mass. Not less than two hundred me-
groes were taken to the station
of the First District, a majority more
or less injured in the melee that oc-
CURED, and some thirty or forty whites
1t was certainly trying day to the
police, but under the circumstances
they performed their duty well and
flinched at nothing. Some few may
as it is ruLaored, have exceeded their
duties, but under the circumstances
they did even better than could have
been expected.
None regret the bloody details Of
yesterday more than we dot wa.
horrifying; but there seemed no altern
alive; fanaticism ruled for the day.
The bloody strife continued until a
late hour between 8 and a O'Clock,
at which time, in response to a reques
from the Mayor, the military turned
out, and Canal and other streets nea
the Mechanics Hall were lined wit
infantry and artillery. Those in com
mand seemed determined to restor,
order, aud the crowds which had as
semble1 at the various corners wer
dispersed at the point of the bayonet
Under the tremendous excitement ex
element existing, it was anticipate
that the city would remain PARTIAL
under military rule.
In our present report we will nc
endeayor to give list of the names c
the negroes who were wounded or al
rested. At the First District ther
were upwards of one hundred and fft
or two hundred taken. At the Secon
District Station fifty-three were re
ceived, Three died after being brougf
to the station, and and three others ar
supposed to be mortally wounded. /
all, we suppose there has been forty c
fifty negroes killed.
DR.. A. P. Dostie was shot thre
times-twice in the head and once
the body. He was taken to the Sci
ond District Station, and was living U
to late hour last evening. Thel
was no hope for his recovery, howeve
He was sensible at a late hour, an
conyersed pleasantly to those WI
waited upon him. At the preser
writing we learn that he is dead.
Officer Sokaloski, we'll known ar
faithful officer. received a ball in Il
groin, and Is not expected to recove
, Officer James Henry is also said to
mortally wounded. Lawrence Duff
employed in the foundry, corner
) Claiborne and st Louis streets, is sa
to be mortality wounded in the head
A son of DR.. Cenas, a medical studer
q while stepping out in the rear of Il
Medical College, received shot in &
neck from one of windows in the Ha
and expired Immediately. He h
: nothing whatever to do with the bait
J. then raging. A negro, who, we are i
formed, still showed fight" after beil
shot on Philippe street, was stabb
and killed by a woman who lives
e q house of ill-fame on that street.
. Ex-Gov. Hahn was cut in the bac
!. and also received spent ball ON 4
f top of the head. His wounds are n
considered dangerous. Ex-Sheriff A
fred Shaw received shot in the hesl
part of the shoulders. He didnot see
! to suffer much from its effect. [
/, Hire and John Henderson, Jr., we
badly wounded, and were in a We
critical condition at n late ha,1r.