The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-07-28

and MORALLY wounded.
About the same time with Charles
firing his Winchester Unfortunately
Frank Bertucci received a shot in the left
shoulder and j. W. Boil got a hot bullet
in the right hand Ultimately it was con-
Guided by those who were handling the
situation that the only way to get Charles
was to burn the building in which he was
entrenched.
THE TORCH APPLIED.
Some one went to a neighboring grocery,
purchased can of oil, and pouring 1t
over the rear steps of the building, APP
plied a match and soon had the building
in flames So fiercely did the fire burn
that it became evident that no human
being could live in the building. and pick
ed men from the police, special squads
and members of the militia stationed
themselves about the building in order to
pick off the desperate as he attempted to
leave the house. A young soldier named
Adolph Anderson, member OF the Thlr-
teenth Company of the State militia was
one of the first to see Charles as he ran
down the steps leading to the second
story. Charles ran across the yard and
entered the second room. He fired sew
eral times at Anderson and the latter, who
was armed with Winchester rifle, shot
the negro in the breast and he fell and
died soon afterward.
BODY TAKEN TO THE MORGUE.
AS soon as the negro fell numbers of
people armed with Winchesters and re-
volvers rushed in and fred into the body.
Charles was literally shot to pieces. At
ter it was certain that he was dead,
mob entered the yard and dragged the
body into the street. The police and the
mob emptied their revolvers into it while
son of one of the murdered men rushed
up and stamped the face beyond recognl-
ton. There were then loud howls that
the body should be taken to a vacant
square in the vicinity and publicly burn
ed. At this instant, however, big squad
of policemen dashed up in patrol wagon.
There were thousands of people in the
vicinity, and it seemed as if there might
be a clash between the officers and the
mob. The police seemed, howver, TO have
reganed their courage, and they promptly
pushed the crowd aside, picked up the
body and threw it into the patrol wagon.
The driver whipped up his horses and
the wagon started off with 5000 people
running after it and clamoring for the
cremation of the body of the desperate.
The wagon however, was fleeter than the
mob, and it ultimately made its way in
safety to police headquarters There an
immense crowd had gathered, and great
difficulty was experienced in taking the
corpse of the negro from the wagon into
the morgue. When Charles body was
stripped it was found to have been lit
orally lacerated from head to foot by the
bullets.
Shortly after the body had been placed
upon the marble slab in the morguc.
Annie Cant, a negro woman, who was
alleged to have known Charles intimate
ly came to the morgne and after regard
ing the body carefully, declared that 1t
was not that of Charles, but Of his half
brother, Sly Jackson.
Later in the evening Joseph StaSs,
responsible Italian, arrived at the prison
and seeing the body, said positively that
it was that of the murderer Of Day and
Lamb.
Coroner Richards said to representa-
tive of the Associated Press that upon
examination Of the clothing of the de-
ceased he had found slip of paper bear
ing the name of Robert V. Charles. who
IN THE DRESS OF WOMEN.
Shortly after the body of Charles had
been taken from the scene a report spread
that there were still some negroes in
the building. The square was again quick
ly surrounded by picked men and under
guard of men with Winchesters a squad
made it's way into the building. In a room
which the fire had not yet reached three
,aoroac uora found in faplo1a attire They
were hustled out and Immediately sent
to prison in a patrol wagon Subsequently
a fourth negro, mulatto was discovered
in the building He made desperate re-
sistance against being arrested and while
in the hands of the police was killed by
a shot fired from a pistol in the hands
of one of the disorderly mob that had
congregated in the vicinity.
NEGRO KILLED BY A MOB.
Just about the time that Charles body
reached the morgue the body of an IN
known negro who had been shot and
stabbed to death on Gallatin street was
carried in. This darkey, was passing
through the French market when he was
seen by a crowd of whites. The latter
were intensely excited by The news of
the slaughter of Porteus and others UP
town ana they immediately mODpeu Hl!H
The unknown negro ran for his life and
the angry mob kept at his heels the
crowd increasing in numbers every Kim
ute. The negro finally succeeded in en-
tering house on Gallatin street He
ran up stirs and jumped from the gallery
to the ground. Before he could arise
the mob shot and stabbed him to death.
THE MAYORS PROCLAMATION.
The tragic scenes which were enacted
here this Afternoon make it almost certain
that both the 500 special officers and the
1,500 militia will be kept in service at
least until Monday. Late this evening
the mayer issued proclamation in which
he said:
''In view of the intense public excite
ment that exists / implore the people to
obey the law and it's constituted authori
ties. forbid all assemblages of people
on the streets and advise all good citizens
to remain in their homes.
81 order and direct the police to keep
the peace at all hazards, to dispense all
assemblages in the streets and to arrest
persons who disturb the peace by incen-
diary lanpuaOa or nv their actiOnS