New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-03-06
THE lIcENERY FINALE.
NCyeTnents OF Yesferday-Rurnors and
Facts-Events at Jackson sqnare-The
hcEnerN IEaIcontcnts Dispersed.


o. the jefferson City police station. that
several Other police stations had been cap
tureG bv the MsEnery militia, which
proved t. be untrue. 1t was given out that
she orrani.,.ion o. the friends of McEnerv
was perfect, and their leaders prepared to
capture the Jack son square police station,
the courthouse aud the Mechanics Insti-
tate. and tha1i the kellogg State govern.
meHt was 20 ne 3bilteT&teG
Our reporters narrate the events uh.. b
actually occurred:
las: eyeuins Superintendent Badger was
informed that genera! attack woud be
made or the stations, especially the third
and t,fth. Livery preparation was made 10
repei :he assault. The garrisons of lite
several precincts were Kept under arms and
IT. constant communication by telegraph
whit Ceutrai station.
General Bad ger remained az headquag-
ters receiving dispatches from the different
precincts until the !;,ct was developed that
the third precinct jackson squarel station
was the place selected for the first attack.
From al! the surroundings it is probable, in
4 military point Of view, that this offered
the best point for commencing hostile opera
tinus. This idea may have been correct,
bat subse.uen: events seem TO have proce,i
the f&llacy OF this plan.
The mob commenced ite operations by
assaulting and taking the rev0lvers FROM
FIVE men Of the third precinct. AT the
corner OF Roya, and Esplanade streets de-
tachment whish was proceeding to the ar
mory on Carondel,t street, were surrounded
by ID large mob and the revolysrs taken
from them. A. about halt-past nine the
gun store or Cnar.res street, near jackson
square, was broken open and its contepIs
distributed among the mob.
As soon as General Badger became salts
fed that i. was the third precinct that was
menaced. he went TO the arrnory and took
one of those excellent field pieces known as
a twelve pound Napoleon gun. At the
head of the first precinct force he started
for the scene OF action.
Proceeding down Chartro. street shots
were fired upon mis- force from the second
and third stories of buildings OF botl side.
ani trol!! gUn shop.
On this gun store the police fired and
cleaned out that portion Of the mob which
had taken possession of 1t, and were only
restrained from arresting the Pal ties by the
orders o: General Badger.
,Eounted men were sent forward to order
tha mob oct of the streets and clear the
wav. These men were captured By the
mob, who then opened a fusiade on the ad-
vancing police. The shot. came from Jack
sOn square. from the trees and shrubbery.
and from the second and third stories of the
surrounding houses, and, by the sound.
seemed to be from ali sog;s OF aIms-pis-
tols. rifles ana sn0t- guns.
The police returned the Ere from their
Winchester rifles. and stood facing the scat
teriug but incessant storm Of bullets a.
trim and solid as if on parade.
General Badger a: this time. his mounted
picke:s not having returned. opened fire
with blank cartridge from his twelve
pOunder. st the sound of this discharge
the heieaguered police in the station sent
up e chaerfu! hurrab, and the previously
defiant mot began to mel. away. Their
fire diminished. bu: many shots were still
being discharged. Another tremendous re-
por; o; ar equally harmless cartridge scat
tered the crowd st:l! more. and though a
lew shots cane !rOE the square. appar-
emily tired a' the police, the way was open
for the relieving force 20 enter the station
The men ;hen gave three cheers for GEN
sral Badger, and the riot was over.
Before the arrival of General Badger the
fight ha! commenced and been carried on
between the asaai]ants and the police inside
the station.
The principa: object Of the mob had been
d: frs: 10 establish L. C. Bond q. civil
sheriff. vice w. ?. Harper. removed by
NcEnery. Pending this movement. Gen
sral Ogden arrived with six hundred mill
tia, and opened ire OF the citation with all
sort. Of missiles. The doors and windows
of tire building We're yidd!eIi wiki all sorts
Of bullets and brickba:a. The police inside
steadily returned the fire.
After General Badger entered the station
the police wer" engaged ir arTesting and
bringing n oil sorts of straggIers from the
mob, Of ali g"ade. OF citizens, armed with
horse pistols. ceubie and single barrel not
guns. breech leaders. revolyers and every
Kind OF i,rearn that could be picked up.
4: eleven O'Clock General Smith, OF the
United States army. entered the station and
rendered the seT'ices Of tho troop. under
hs command 20 General Badger.
At about the same time Colonel Wa"ga-
man appeared. inGuiring for General
Badger. ana, on seeing him. pledged his
word az e soldier and gentleman that he
would dispefsc the mob. He was in iull
military Uniform. and. accompanied by
some of his friends. was. on making this
statement. allowed ~ depart unmo!ested,
shaking hands with Genera. Badger .s he
lef:.
The po'.ce were th.I sailed by precincts
% form. and each cent TO their respective
sJations, after which General Badger, with
his gun am: aleE u: the first precinct. pro-
cc"ded 10 tt" ariGorY on CarOndele: street.
W" are nEahl. :" learn whether any were
w"uut!e.. except Officer Fazant. an Old
70 80 i'i''' III tho IiShb a. me Z"
cab hG."'r by stray huIlet, and Attorney
G-u"r.! Ogden "A n. heel. u eny others
w'rs ipjure'! "ur reportc; Was unable 30
discover their names.
Al kinds and qualities q! weapons were
picked NJ in and around the square. some
OF them anc:en. and some 30 new tha: the
store tag hah not been removed. some of
an excellence TO excite the cupidity of even
the :D"uriupt.oc. and others hose appear.
ance caused wonder for wha. purpose they
could have been carried. Their dest;nation
vii! probably be the trophy room Of the