The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-28

RSANtC OdllAS tasting 1OF several nOIlrS
in which he succeeded IN killing Sergeant
Gabriel Porteous, Andy Van Kurem.
keeper of the police jail. and Alfred J.
b Bloomfield, young boy, and fatally
wounding Corporal John F. Lally, John
BanNille, eX-POliceman Frank H. Evans
and A. s. Lochelere, one of the leading
confectioners Of the city, and also wound
ed more or less several other persons,
| the negro desperate, Robert Charles,
who killed Capt. Day and -Patrolman
Lamb and badly wounded Officer Mora
was smoked out of his hiding place in
the heart of the residence section of the
city this afternoon and literally shot to
| pieces.
REMARKABLE TRAGEDY.
The tragedy was one Of the most re-
markable in the history Of the city and
10000 people, soldiers, policemen and citi-
zens were gathered around the square
in which Charles was finally put to death
Tremendous excitement reigned in New
Orleans as the battle went on between
the police and citizens and the negro
with his Winchester. After the tragedy
was over and Charles was dragged out
from the mud and slush in which he had
fallen with the mob bowling for the
burning of his body, statements were
made that the man killed was not really
the desperate who had killed Day and
Lamb, but papers were found on his per-
son and the fact that he fought so des-
perately for his life and shot so accu-
rately seems to leave little doubt that
the right man was killed.
CTTDDpJSI7T0 TILL, Nr,rJc,u7DC
Sergeant Gabe Porteous one of the
best known officers on the force, and
Sergeant John F. Lally. who has fine
record for bravery, were informed dur
| ing the day by a negro that Charles was
! in hiding in a house on Clio, near Sara
toga street. Determining to take him
alive If possible, the officers summoned
a number of patrolmen to their assist.
! ance and went to the house. The negro
| informant of the policemen accompanied
! the officers. They entered the side alley
of the house and were surprised in prac-
| tically the same way as were Day and
Lamb. Before the officers were aware
| of their danger Charles, who was hid
den behind screen on the second floor
| of the building raised his Winchester
and began a furious, but accurate fire.
Lally fell with bullet in the right side
of the abdomen. Porteous was shot
through the head and dropped dead
across the body Of Lally. The other off,
GERS and the negro fed from the scene
The reports Of Charles Winchester and
/ the fact that two policemen lay bleeding
in the yard, raised tremendous excite
ment. Hurried calls were sent to the
mayor, the chief Of police and Col Wood,
In command of the special police, and az
soon as possible armed help was rushed
! to the scene In a little while there was
an immense armed crowd circling the
square in which Charles was located.
HIS THIRD VICTIM.
! In the meantime Father Fitzgerald, Of
| St. Johns church was summoned to adj
| minister extreme JUNCTION to the police
! officers who were lying irr the alley. The
priest responded promptly and he was an
nonting the body of Porteous with
Alfred G. Bloomfield, a young boy,
standing by his side, when Charles again
appeared at the window. The lad saw
him at once and begged the desperate not
to shoot him. Charles Immediately fred
his Winchester again and Bloomfield fell
| dead.
The priest unhurt left the scene after
| pluckiIy performing the last offices for
| the dead officers At this time the am
bulance arrived and two men volunteered
| to go into the alley and bring out the
body of Lally. They entered, and while
they were attempting to take the body Of
| the dead officer from off that Of his col
league, Charles fired again. The men
| 1JNytG M of the
! alley, and afterwards took Porteous
body out also. In the meantime an i'm
mense crowd had gathered In the vicinity
| and schemes were set on foot to get
Charles out Of the building. Charles.
however, did not propose to be captured
| without selling his life dearly.
Time after time he came to the window
and as men, one by one, entered the alley,
he blazed away at them. In this man
| ner Confectioner Loclere, who was one
Of the special police squad; ex-Policeman
| Evans, John BanYille mot Baoille) and
George H Lyons, son Of the head Of a
big drug establishment, were wounded.
POLICE OPENED FIRE.
At this time the extra police began to
| fire at the negro, and he returned their
| fire Andy Van Kuren, keeper Of the
police jail, got a bullet in the body and
fell dead Just afterward, H. H. Bait,
nevolent association, which does business
in this vicinity, was hit and mortally
| wounded About the same time Frank
Brutuzi received a shot in the left Shout
der, and J. Bethel in the right hand. u
timately it was decided that the only
way to get Charles was to burn the
building in which he was entrenched.
There were, however, some scruples
| against resorting to this method of get
ting him owing to the section in WHICH
the house was situated being densely
populated. Nevertheless 1t was deter
mined that the fire department should be
called out in order to protect surround
ing property in case 1t should be resolv-
ed to burn the building. At moment
| of apparent decision some one went to a
neighboring grocery, purchased can of
ell, and pouring IT over the rear steps of
the building applied a match and soon
| had the building in flames. So fercely
did the fire burn that it became evident
that no human being could live in the
building, and picked men from the police
force stationed themselves about the
building in order to pick of the despe-
| RADIO as he attempted to leave the house.
A member OF the Thirteenth company of
state militia named Anderson was the