Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-15
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.
A Fracas at Primary Election in New
Orleans, in Which Three Men are In
SANITY Killed, and a Number Seriously



SANITY Killed, and a Number Seriously
Wounded.
New ORLEANS, Dec. Il The primary cleo
lions for delegates to the Democratic state nom
mating convention were held throughout the
city. The contest in the Seventh ward was re-
ported close, and much ill-feeling was shown,
which eliminated this afternoon in a terrible
tragedy at the poll, corner of Monroe and st.
Bernard streets. 1t appears a man unknown
came up to vote and was challenged CAPTAIN
Fostie and brother are stated to have tried to
get the man from the front poll. but
the man was finally knocked down
or fell down. i shot was then fired. which
SO med to be the signal, as firing immed atelzr
became general and the greatest excitement pre-
vailed, the police being powerless against the
copibatant5. When the shooting ceased, it was
found tgat Captain Michael Foster, pronin-
ent Ogden champion, Was mortally wounded,
and he was removed to his residence where he ex-
PRED in q foH minutes. He leaves 4 wife and
three children. Captain Foster was well kno wn
as commander of the battery in competitive
drills at Nashville, Indianapolis and
other points Gas Eenaud, super.
lntendent Of streets in the Seventh ward under
Commissioners L fitzpatrick, was picked up in an
unconscious condition, and taken to the Fifth
precinct station, where he died in a little while.
-Four wounds were found ON his body. He
leaves wife and one child. Edward Mason,
deputy constable, received three balls in his
leg, which severed an artery, and he survived
only short time. He leaves wife and two
children.
The following are the names of the wounded:
Sheriff Robert Brewster, q bullet in tho leg,
John Brewster, shot in side, dangerous wound,
Gus. Peardeon, Mike Early and
Peter Brannon, receiyed wounds
with blunt Instruments, John Dominick
was also wounded in the Ieg. Charles Eazio,
David Krackerman, George Tirardo, John
Astredo and Charles Fiacho are also reported
wounded. After the shooting Sheriff Robert
Brewster and deputies John Domimet, Dan
Douglas and Mike Early, who had pistols in
their hands, surrendered to the police, and were
locked up. They refuse to make statement
1t ID said that forty fifty shots were fired.
There was large crowd about the polls at the
! time.
| Sheriff Brewster makes the following state
| ment: John Dommick and and others went
| from the Sixth to the Seventh wards, and when
we arrived at the polls there was some one chal
/ longing voter and large crowd was present
| The police were moving tie crowd bsck to make
| room for the voters, when Mike Early struck T
man named Bcsnan. The police placed Early
| nnder arrest. While in their charge Tom Buck
ley raised loaded stick and struck him ovel
the head, and then jumping into the street ant
| began firing. Immediately drew pistol aut
pointed at Buckley, but it snapped. Buckley ran
followed by me for Bagatellstreet. felt that
had been wounded, but walked toward the poll
Before got there tue shooting was sill over
subsequently went TO DR.. Mentons office
where the wound, fash one, in the right thi1 /
was dressed. took occasion to show the pisto
| to the doctor, and he can testify that it haC
not been discharged. After the wound wa
| dressed. I went to the Sixth ward pol
where was arrested by Detectives Stanley an,
AicDonog. The above statement o
Brewster, corroborated by Dan Douglass, Mik
! Farley and John Dominick. Later re
caiyed wound in the right leg, back OF tn
knee and is suffering considerable pain. Hi
statement III substance, is the same as the on
made by Brewster. lie did not see who sho
HIM as SO many persons were using thei
| weapons and the shooting was yer.
| lively indeed. He received the wound earl
in the action. Geo. sohroth. an Ogden man il
the Seventh ward, told Police Capt. Gill, tina
| James .. Houston, 2 prominent McEnery sup
| porter, had a revolver in his hand, and that h
saw him shoot, but did not see at whom he fred
| He refused further statement until called a
witness. Chief Police Rowley ordered the ar
rest Of Houston upon this information.