New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-02
THE PRESS ON THE RIOT.
The Copp<rh~sd Account.
Speed Dspsoh to The Nsw-YsTt Tine.
WNInSGTos. Tuesday JAY n. 1906.
AN APPALLING SCENE


'''''' wAinscTos Tuesday. Jnly a. 1900.
AN APPALLING SCENE.
Your New-OTleans correspondent furnishes, under
date 81 July following detailed ard connected account
e SS' SsSsy s1 u@Sr Of dis
patches relative days srH and propose
siasi,ais on le b,,t authority The Convention ~
o'clock 20 members being present Judge n. Howell since
adjournment Of an hour da,s Which time The ss,resna'
arms was directed 70 sompel We o. sose s,ees
former having armed themselves extensively since their Fri
sion containing about hundred freedmen carrying United
States hng aud marching the streets with martial
Canals GtSs jaaciurs he merchants al OVER ,he eitg
o,1s &c ee@ss ,,o closed 'se m,s sS o. oose s process
attempted make arrests scene q s s wee SseJ ana
S5SESsi; , % IL s sysfy d Direction
The policemen claim that they we're merely attempting 10
bs thew mounted the platform where small body Of he
members vet remained aud one Of them presented ps,o
s.ly driven out Of the building leaving inside Gov, Hasn
Judge Howell Mr. DE Cos'is and other men, W N
sfeedmen Fortunately Gov Wells had Just lcit he oulang
Tor the purpose Of consulting with Gen B'd ABOUT ca"ns
ont troopr Gen. Sheridan being out OF Town .,.,,-
The institution used the State Capitol located IN
Drysdess, between Cana ana oommcn anu & hsv %,
freedmen who caused them to fall back to Canss Hrns
toward Common through Dryadesst The policemen rallied
and drove the freedmen and their friends back 10 .om
mon and 10 turn were driven back TO Canai leaving Dry
Sas s perfecy clear Of any yestge Of humanity so The
49, b,,s d,ad Gtedun Up this time police officer
sb,y bnp With clubs and pistol shots Police renorce
ments appeared IN Canaist and me eroHd otus ae
eompsnyS police approached The Institute ana
through the Windows and hrSs pistols at any
they cou see inside the building AZ we name on nam
monst and after sharp fring and woundng severn os.
ssey ur"ns them f@H control YDryadessi
hre.engue brought out and placed IN non OF tae
Were made by the police the bqng but they were
repused The ammunition Of the men IL the Institute seemed
mi time
Tbey attempted through the rear oil the Institute
into Bsronnes t1 Ger. T ssS s ey wsh rou, rom
prysdss to Brronne st. the Csnals eide do not taos
s any ', .x several fIs s BEING
marched to Police Head1uaIter' Mk Aa TOY one sl gao
GiI,y abor. and aU they M 'dr erOTd' Of rifa"
bsaiins them msy Esrs dying. ,.,..., ..,
The policemen whatever their orders were behaved Wen
toward the prisoners comparatively speaking A.
Fish was member OF the Convention cspared ana
am bappy that although tae police could not frfn he
crowd om abusing him badly they did keep bin IRON being
ncped noansd s@p20. o. San1 ro , o. to 20
hang him the guard drove the crowd away with ae
als nsa %O so ir;iss s x cf esa
been taught lesson and did not oteirre WIN h
they glrnbed deeply as be passed through ealing 'nem
| Rebels traitors and other pet names
Gov Hahn succeeded in getting into the hands OF the
a. sSe but as one Of the prominent equal rights men
10 the State. VALE he rds Had sHad hSrtr" s'f eosaa
Sosnd and as ra. also stabbed He then placed In hack
and earned to Police s. % boca os
his wound which seemed TO have reached his e
M Doe who had the reputation OF being the most violent
man la tho South and who certainly was the
most violent speaker Friday last ra' k,d rh attempting
10 g, roy am told that policeman shot hin Ia the b1cL and
after fell croed on nm ana G" ho'f''y "
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John Henderson and other members OF the convention were
ALA 1ogfgrd and were woGnded-by stray shots the local
papers say likely BY eoSaTdy rios-whie on then
the Station houses. $1,000, o-,-,. ,
The riot commenced 1918 aud ended at " o'clock Al
ga o'clock the military under Gen Bafo, appeared on
Go ias finally took possession OF the whoe CITY before
NIGHT The riot was confined to Dryades Bafonne Common
"a ondelet and Canal aud the buildings and yards al
aopud the Institute freedman shot dead on an Of ne
ADORE ,os eretp Canal th0 could Adee ores ~Ft"ta
Hoe mans men hare killed rounded or frH arTsftd -
i,9noBI, 10 o Jf mn ,mae IL ono hEadred freedmen 0ad
f,nfy6Bt sL kid aud poEHdtd and one hHdred ahostr
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ri, rBaaatia tn ofs Gig do, As oeenrrtae bat al are
rioies a. Msir tIpTssstoH soMe S'oshf " > """ ~
! Io.tis aud olL,Ts IL The murder Of ne Jr,edsoH'
WHAT yprgNp oP THE PRESIDENT THINKS oP HIS
! "POLICY."
| The Nae- York ErsniRg Post, leading johnson
psoe Tins ndores the argument Of THE TRIBUNE in com
s.t,nu unou the responsibility Of the President in the New
! Orleans massacre:
In thu frs, Mace according to Mr. Johnsons theory Lons
ana is State Of Union: paH men, does ne tatre r e
I,ny1al 6,r. M LoHia1a convention TO be held IN
Tonisians This convention either Legitimate an ne
pitnate Lsiy In the first instance 1t had right 10 st IN
lie reronJ Il was an Illegal body whose would DO vod
and M no ree and whose mnmbers would be subject 10
rest II al MI under state laws by the SSe oceto VI
inscs A. ibey apberod only 20 their arrest Whenever