Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-12-15
A BLOODY BATTLE.
Terrible ARRAY at the Polls at the
New Orleans Democratic Primary 2
Elections.
Three Men Killed and Twelve Others
Aore or Less Seriously Wounded,
Some Fatally.
The Sheriff and His Deputies Among
the COmbatants-The Cause Of
the Difficulty.
4 BLOODY BATTLE.

New ORLEANS, December 14-Primary
elections for delegates to the Democratic
State Nominating Convention were held
throughout the city to-day. The contest
in the Seventh Ward was regarded as close.
Much ill7feeling was shown, which culmi-
mated this afternoon N a terrible tragedy
at the polls at the corner OF Monroe and
st. Bernard streets. 1t appears that a
man, name unknown, came up to vote and
was challenged. Capt. Fortier and his
brother stated that they tried to get the
man from the front of the poll, but the man
was finally knocked down or fell down.
A shot was then firsd, " hich seemed to be
a signal, as the firing Immediately became
general. The
GREATEST fxcrTEaI-.NT PREVAILED,
the police being powerless against tine
contestants. When the shooting ceasedit
was found that Capt Michael ]: Fertier, a
promipent Ogden champion, was mortally
wounded, and removed to his residence,
where he expired in few moments He
leaves wife and three children. Csrt.
Fortler was well known as the commander
OF the battery in the competitive drills at
Nashville, Indianapolis and other points.
THE DEAD AND WOUNDED.
Gus Renaud, superintendent of streets in
the Seventh Ward, under Commissioner
Fitzpatrick, was picked upin an unconscious
condition and taken to the fifth precinct sta
ton, where he died in a little While. Four
wounds were found upon his body He
leaves wife and one child. Edward Ma
son, a deputy-constable, received three
balls in the legs, which severed an artery.
He survived short time. He leaves a
sons were wounded: Sheriff Robert
Brewster, received a bullet in the leg;
Johr Brewster, ehot in the side. danger
GUS wound; Gus Peardeon, Mike Early
and Peter Brannon received wounds with
blunt instruments; John Dominick was
also wounded in the leg; Charles Fazio,
David .krackerman, George Tirado, John
Astredo and Charles Flacho are also re-
ported wounded.
AFTER THE SHOOTING
Sheriff Robert Brewster and Deputies
John Dominick, Dan Glous and Mike
Early, who had pistols in their hands, sur
rendered to the police, and were locked
up. They refuse to make any statement.
1t is stated that forty or fifty shots we're
fired. There was large crowd at the
polls at the time.
SHERIFF BREwsTEP's STATEMENT.
Sheriff Brewster makes the following
statement: John Dominick and | and
others went from the Sixth to the Seventh
Ward. When we arrived at the poll some
one was challenging a voter, and large
crowd was present. The police were
moving the crowd back to make room for
voters, when Mike Early struck man
named Bressman. The police placed
Early under arrest. While in their charge
Tom Buckley raised loaded cane and
struck him over the head and then jumped
,,,4N +l,1a -,
diately drew my pistol and pointed it at
Buckley, but it snapped. Buckley ran,
followed bv me, for Bagatelle street. |
felt | had been wounded, but walked
toward the poll. Before l got there the
shooting was all over. Subsequently /
went to DIR. Mentions office, where my
wound, flesh one, in the right thigh,
was dressed. | took occasion to show
the pistol to the doctor, and he can testify
that it had not been discharged. After
the wound was dressed l went to the
Sixth Ward poll. where l was arrested by
Detectives Stanley and McDonogh.
The above statement of Brewster is cor
roborated by Dan Douglass, Nike Early
and John Dominick. The latter received
wound in the right leg below, the knee,
and is suffering considerable pain. His
statement, in substance is the same as the
one made by Brewster. He did not see
who shot him, as so MANY persons were
using. zyeapons, and the shooting was
very lively indeed. He received tie
wound early in the action. George
Schroth, an Ogden man in the Seventh
Ward, told Police-Capt. Gill that James
d. Houston, prominent McEnery sup
porter, had a revolver in his hand; that
he saw him shoot, but did not see at
whom he fired. He refused to make a
further statement until he was called as a
witness. Chief-of-Police Rowley ordered
the arrest of Houston upon this infor-
nation.
Brewster and the others arrested were
committed to the parish prison without
bail.
Indications point to the election of a
small majority of Ogden delegates.