The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-07-27
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out the day and whenever they spied a
negro they assaulted him. In some cases
citizens rallied the police and with their
assistance beat off the attackers. One
of the most fragrant instances of coward
ice shown was that of man who slipped
into the morgue and pointing his pistol
through a window, made an attempt to
shoot one of the female negro prisoners
in the parish prison. Just after daylight
the remnants of one of the mobs gath
cred at the Spanish fort railway station,
whence large number of negro laborers
daily leave for their work at Chalmette
They saw a crowd of darkies approaching
and started after them. Louis Lapuyard
got in their way and received bullet in
the leg.
Later in the forenoon a negro emptied
his pistol into a downtown house and
wounded a child At II o'clock a mob
marched through Lafayette Square, which
is opposite the city hall, and discovering
some negroes in the park jumped on and
beat them until they made their escape
An hour afterward white man saw a ne
gro named Ross at the corner of La
Fayette and Dryades street and fired his
gun at him. Those on the street fled in
every direction and the negro made his
escape. Shortly after one o'clock
Josephine Wild, child, while seated in
front of her home, caught a stray bull
let in the knee.
One of the incidents of the day was the
discovery Of two negroes badly wounded
in a box car Only one was conscious
He declined to give any account of how
the shooting occurred. At O'Clock an
unknown white man came along Julia
street. Near the corner of Baronne he
saw a negro and without any provocation
began to fire at him. The negro escaped
it is believed without having been shot.
Pierson, the man who was with Charles
is in the Parish jail.
The mobs that have been going round
the city have been anxious to get at
Pierson, if possible and lynch him.
Sheriff Klock assured both the mayor and
chief of police that he had the Jail so we'll
protected that it would require the use
OF dynamite to reach the culprit. Neither
the sheriff nor the chief of police, whose
headquarters is located in the same build
ing, apprehend that any serious attempt
will be made to break into the Jail.
Mayor Capdevielle and his assistants
made arrangements this afternoon for
transportation facilities, which will as
sist in the quick dispatch of the militia
and special police from one section of
| the city to another. All the trolley lines
sent representatives to His Honor to say
| that they would place special cars at his
| disposal so that officers could be moved
quickly. The express companies also as
sured the mayor that their wagons would
h -,
might be made upon them.
Late this afternoon Mayor Capdevielle
issued a proclamation which had an ex-
cellent effect. 1t called upon all good
citizens not enrolled in the special police
| to go to their homes or places of business
| and remain there. They were also warned
and advised not to assemble or idle about
| the streets. The police, general and spe-
| cial were ordered and directed to dis
perse all crowds and to arrest all dis
| orderly persons. They were especially
| ordered, after p. m, to arrest all per-
sons found loafing or idling about the
| street. AS a result of the proclamation
| tonight few people were on the streets.
At various exchanges this afternoon the
| wish was expressed that the Associated
Press might make it public to the world
| that the present emute was one sincerely
deprecated and having the support of none
of the conservative elements of the COM
| munity. The local business bodies are
much opposed to the Importation here of
large number of negroes, to work on the
leyees or the public works, but while they
are of that opinion, they are very much
opposed TO violent methods in dealing
with the negro population.
Only the worst elements have partici-
pated in the disorders.
Mayor Capdevielle today sent to Chief
Caster request to ascertain the names
of those who proceed in the disorders of
yesterday, last night and today with a
view to their prompt and rigorous prose-
cution.
Chief Caster said he believed the worst
of the trouble was over and that by to-
morrow the city would resume its normal
condition
The mayor will probably spend the night
at the city hall in order that he may be
within call in the event OF any need for
his services.