The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-12-26
RIOT IN FREE TOWN.
Several Parties Wounded.
A Christmas Scrimmage.
Two Men Killed.

Some time IN the forenoon on Saturday u
disturbance took place between Free Town
and Algiers, which was INDUCED in for fully
two hours by mob of negroes, numbering
fifty odd. The fight was lively one, and
good deal of blood was split, some five or six
colored men being dangerously, if not NOR
tally wounded. The weapons used were clubs,
knives, re7olvers and bricks. The men met !
between the two places above named, and |
were about equally divided in numbers.
The engagement was kept up for some time.
when one Of the sides took to flight. The T.
opposing crowd followed for short distance,
and then disbanded, three tensng, however, to
renew the attack and kill al of the parties
known to have taken hand in the riot. SsV-
cal of the men thus engaged were afraid for
their ives, and did not retur,, home. They
sought safety by coming over to this city,
where they called on Governor Kellogg and
asked for protection. He referred them to the
Superintendent of Police, who sent a corporal
and I've men to the Harbor St ton to await
news from Algiers, with instructions to cross
the liver and assist the klgiers poll in stop
parties.
The men rem aimed IN readiness until
o'clock last night, when dispatch, stating
that all was quiet, was receiTed from Sergt.
Rupp, of the Eighth Precinct Station. The
nar.es OF the wounded nen cold not be
learned An alarm bell was ruug, which was
responded to by the citizens of Algiers, but
| by the time they got to the scene Of conflict
all of the mob had disappeared
The following dispatch was received last
night at the Central Staten:
To Col. W. F. Loan, super:nten5e-t
Mr. Eeitel informs me that riot exists in
Free Town. One man killed. The negroes
and whites are lighting like the mischief, and
aid is needed there az soon as possible.
b T.,
Operator Si.-th Erecinct.
To Col. Loan, Superintendent:
SRI have just been Informed of another
difficulty at Louis Bauer's coffee-house. The
fire bells in Gretna are ringing. Send me
detail of officers Immediately to proceed to
the place. :. -1AfF,
Sergeant Eighth Precinct.
At II o'clock, midnight, under orders from
Superintendent W. F. Loan, the police of the
Sixth Precinct, under command OF Capt.
Flanagan, moved across the river from the
foot Of Jackson street. At the same time tn @
force from First and Third, under command
of Capts. Gray and Lawler crossed or the
Canal street ferry to the scene OF action.
!, IATEr
Tie following dispatch was received at the
office of the Superintendent of Eolice, Loan
Supernumerary c. Bower, Of Che Eighth
Sub-Precinct, reports that two Len are killed,
and one MORALLY wounded, in Free Town.
Tbs fire bells are ringing, and the people are
assembling with arms Eeinfcrcements OF
police are required, and instructions asked
J for"
st 1916 o'clock, Col. Loan with large
{ force, composed of detachments from the
e First Precinct, under command OF Capt
c Gray, and from the Third under Capt. Law
q Ter, left for the scene of action.
Gel. Loan reached the scene of all the re
ported disturbance at Taul -auer's cotfe
9 house, at 80 A. NJ, with about c hundred
:. men, Quite number of citzens were OF
guard, armed with shot guns, fearing, as the
= stated, rising of the NEGROES.
j. Our reporter interviewed cutie number
d then. respecting the difficulty OF TIE day, an
1t learned that it started Christmas morning
:; about o'clock, in this way:
~ Several white men were at thct hour IN tn
bar.room of Bauer's drinking, when negr
,a man known as Horace came in, and, after o
r dering O drink, interrupted the white me-
who were holding the conversation by Stain
that whatever they sa:o was ID lie.
De He continued this insulting language IL
Z. some time, when his conduct became unbea
Re able. and he was conducted outside the roc
by the bar-keeper. The bar-keeper was, hoy
ever lnterfered with in his eZertions to eje
the man by several negro men, promlne
il amongst whom was one Eaul Wilson.
For some moments serious disturban
x. was threatened, but the negroes were induce
to leave and it was for the time being averte
ar Some two hours after the affair, howeve
re- Wilson returned, armed with revolver, an
~ swearing he would kill any white --
= snapped his revolver three times in the ia
IN of the barkeeper, when he was again eject
be from the saloon.
n; Everything was quiet until o'clock Ia
evening, when an attack was made on t
house by some half dozen negroes. At Il
at time of the attack there were only four VIII
nd men in the building, including the b
,ey keeper.
sr- The negroes came to the front of the ste
ger and fred vollev into the saloon. Three
w. the four men fell, two of them dead, 81
!, 10 through the head, and the other danserou
wounded in the neck. The three men W.
at the time of the attack drinking at the b
ere The fourth man, who escaped unhurt,
did the barkeeper.
aid The names of the two men killed are
bv ney McCabe and John Ouset, The name