The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-12-21
RIOT AT NEW ORLEANS.

test-Three Prominent Citizens Killed
and Several Others Badly Wounded
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 15.-The primary
election for delegates to the Democratic
State Convention resulted in the murder Of
three prominent citizens and the wounding
of dozen others. 1t was the winding up
OF the most bitter political contest within
PARTY lines ever known in the State. Gov
ernor McEnery came to the city with an
| overwhelming majority of the country votes.
The Ogden faction, however, hoped to Sc
cure such majority in this city as would
give them respectable footing in the
convention, although cool political calcula-
tors saw that McEnery would have major
| ity, even if he did not secure vote in New
| Orleans. The McEnery men, on the other
hand, were confident that they would
largely increase their majority in the city.
The result shows that their confidence was
we'll founded. AS far as can now be ascer-
tanned they carried enough wards Friday to
give them from fifty to sixty of the eighty
seven votes in the convention.
A large vote was polled, and there was
much excitement in some of the wards.
here was serious trouble, however, in only
one precinct. This was in the Seventh
Ward. A heavy vote was being
poled; large crowd was congregated near
the polling booth, and there was much sup
pressed excitement. Among those present
were Captain Michael j. Fortier, the lead
| ing name on the Ogden ticket; Sheriff
Robert Brewster, strong McEnery man;
his brother, John Brewster; Gus Renaud,
Superintendent of Streets for the ward and
an Ogden man, Mason, a constable; Tom
Buckley, Harbor Master, "an Ogden mai"
and many others.
| About halt-past one o'clock a man came
to the polls and offered his vote. He was
challenged Words ensued, but the man
was taken from the polls. AS he was being
led off he received violent blow on the
head, which is believed to. have been de-
lyered by Buckley. Instantly a pistol was
fired, and then a general fusilade ensued.
| This lasted about minute, during which
time fifty or sixty shots were fired The
crowd stampeded, and when the smoke
lifted it was found that three men were
mortally wounded and several others in
jured, some dangerously
Captain Fortier received pistol ball in
the neck, which severed the carotid artery.
He died in few minutes.
Gus Renaud received four balls in the
body, and died before he could be picked up
from the ground.
Mason received three balls in the leg.
The femoral artery was severed, and he died
in an hour.
John Brewster received a dangerous
wound in the side; Sheriff Brewster was
shot in the right leg; Gus Perdreau, Peter
Brannop and Mike Early were wounded in
the head; San Dominick received pistol
ball in the leg; Charles Foxes was wounded
in the ankle; David Krackerman was shot
in the thigh, and Charles Flacha was
wounded.
Warrants were issued for number of
those said to have been engaged in the riot,
and Sheriff Brewster, Dominick Early and
Dan Douglas were promptly arrested.
Captain Fortier has been an active Ogden
man throughout the canvass. He is well
known in the West and South as the Cap
tain of Fortier's crack volunteer battery.
Sheriff Brewster gives the following ac-
count of the beginning of the riot: when
John and and others went from the Sixth
to the Seventh Ward there was some one
challenging voter. The police were way-
ing the crowd back so as to make room for
voters, when Mike Early struck maa
named Bremen. The police Immediately
placed Early under arrest, and while he was
in their charge Tom Buckley raised a
loaded stick and struck him over the
head. Then jumping into the street he be-
gan firing. j Immediately drew my pistol
and pointed it at Buckley, but it snapped
and Buckley ran. | followed as far as Bag
atelle street. l felt that had been wound
ed, bnt walked toward the poll. Before
got there the shooting was all over. Suisse
Quently went to DR.. Mentors office, where
my wound "a flesh one in the thigh was
dressed. took occasion to show my pistol
to the doctor, and he can testify that it was
all full, not having been discharged"