The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-12-20
RIOT AT NEW ORLEANS.
List OF Killed and Wounded.

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 1.-THE primary cleo
lions for delagat. TO the Democratic State
nominating convention was Leld throughout
the city to-day. The contest in the Seventh
ward was regarded close and much i'll feeling
shown, which eliminated this afternoon i'll a
terrible tragedy at the poll, corner OF Monroe
and ST. Bernard streets. 1t appeared that a
man went up and challenged Capt. Foster,
ana MS brother, 1t Is stated, tried TO get the
mali from the front of The poll: but the man
finally was knocked down, or fe'l down. A shot
was then lied which seemed to be the signal,
as firing Immediately commenced. The greatest
excitement prevailed, the police being power
less against the combatantS. When the shoot
ing ceased it was found that Capt. Michael and
J. Foster, the prominent Ogden champion,
WAS mortllly wounded: He was removed to
his residence where he expireo in a few
minutes. He leaves " wife and three children.
Foster is well known as the commander Of
the battery III the competitive drill at Nash
vile, indianapolis and other points. Gus Re
nard, superintendent of streets of the Seventh
war dunder Commissioner Fitzpatrick, was pick
ed UP i'll an unconscious condition and taken to
the fifth precinct station where he died in a
little while, -Four wounds were found on his
body. lie leaves u wife and one child. Ed
ward MusSon, deputy constable, received three
balls in the leg which severed an artery. lie
survived but a short time. He leaves a wife
and two children. The following named were
wounded; Sheriff Robert Brewster, bullet
in the leg; John Brewster, shot in the side, Il
dangerous wound; Gus Peardean. Mike Early
and Peter BrannOn received wounds with blunt
instruments; John DOminick is also wounded
IN the leg; &. EaLCO liaNiu, cfackSrlnan, GeO.
rirado. John AStred0 and Charles FlachO are
also reported wounded. After the shooting
Sheriff Robert Brewster and Deputies John
DOminiek, Dan CLOVIS and Mike Early, who
had pistols in their hands, surrendered to the
police and were locked up. They refuse to
make any statement. II is stated that forty
or fifty shots were fired. There was a large
crowd about the polls.
Sheriff brewster makes the following state
ment: John DOminick and 1 and others went
from the Sixth TO the Seventh ward. When
we arrived at the poll there was some one
chal nging a voter, and large crowd was
present the police moving the crowd back to
make room for voters, when Mike Early struck
Bressman,. The police placed him under ar
rest While in their charge Tom Buckley
raised loaded stick and struck him OIL the
head, then jumping intuL the street he
began firing. | Immediately drew pistol
and pointed it at Buckley but it snapped.
Buckley ran by me for Bagatelle street.
l felt had been wounded, but walked toward
thepOll. Before 1 got there the shooting was
Ill over. Subsequently went to DR.. MentOn's
Office where my wounds flesh wound n the
right thigh, were dressed. 1 took occasion to
show the pistol to the doctor and he can testi-
fY that it had not been discharged. After the
wounds were dressed went to the Sixth ward
poll where was arrested by the detectives,