The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-27
One Negro Killed, Six Probably Pa
tally Wounded, and Score Of
Persons Less Seriously Injured.

NEW ORLEANS. July 2s.-In the rioting
of last night and to-day one negro was
beaten to DEATH six were so badly wounded
that their lives are despaired OF and about
a score of people. white and black. male
and female. have been more or less Sc
riously wounded.
The Dead
UNKNOWN negro clrbbed TO death in
Custom House street
Fatally and Severely Wounded
LOUIS HUGHES, colored, shot four
times. in abdomen, head, left arm and right
BAPTISTE FILEAN, colored. aged
seventy-five. employed in the French mar
ket. shot in thorax.
fractured.
T. p. SAUNDERS. colored, aged thirty
five. portor. living at 1927 Jackson avenue,
confused wound of the scalp stab In the
side and gunshot wound In the right
knee.
ESTHER FIELDS, colored. aged forty
five. severe cash on head.
OSWALD MMAHON, white, aged six
teen, Iaborer, penetrating gunshot wound
through the right thigh
FRANK SHEPHERD, white, aged forty
two. gunshot wound In the right forearm.
ALEXANDER RUFFMAN, Pullman
palace car porter. shot in the left shoulder
JOSEPH DEEDS, white. stabbed in the
right hand and left fingers cut
f. G. DAVIS, motorman, shot in the right
leg.
]. CLUNY.. conductor. dubbed and arms
badly injured.
confused wounds of the head, caused BY
beating with baseball bat
GEORGE MORRIS, colored, two cuts on
head and gunshot wound in the leg.
DANIEL WHITE. colored. gunshot
wound of the left wrist.
HENRY DAURIN, white, gunshot wound
. WILLIAM VII ARMSTRONG. negro laborer.
shot in left thigh.
UNKNOWN, baker, white. shot in the
leg.
MILITIA AND SPECIAL POLICE.
Disorderly acts following the disturb
ances of last night were committed
throughout the city to-day. and resulted
i'm the swearing in by the mayor Of FIVE
hundred special policemen and the order
ing out of I.50o OF the state militia on
orders OF Governor Heard, who responded
promptly to the appeal of Mayor Capde-
Vile for assistance i'm suppressing the ex-
listing lawessness and in preventing to-
night a recurrence of the violence OF last
night.
Throughout the day attacks have been
made by irresponsible mobs OF whites upon
the black element and the negroes before
nightfau had been completely chased
from the streets. The effect of the
disorders has put practical stop
TO business I'm the wholesale dis
tricts and on the river front, and
as this meant serious crippling OF the
city's trade, the business elements rallied
in force and hundreds OF the most prorni-
nent men OF the city responded 10 the
a..
serving order. Colonel Wood, who com
manded the First Louisiana Regiment in
the Spanish war was placed in command
of the special police.
The police have been practically helpless
throughout the disturbances The force
consists of three hundred men. including
clerks and operators. and this Is mani
testify a force inadequate to the preserva-
ton of the peace I'm a city OF $4,000 peo-
pie. But aside from this there was fierce
Indignation among the members Of the
department over the killing OF Captain
Day and Patrolman Lamb by the negro.
Robert Charles.
Further, there Is a strong resentment on
the part OF the working people against
steamship agents and contractors because
of the employment of negro labor 10 the
exclusion OF whites on public works and
on the levee fronts.
PROMPT ACTION BY AUTHORITIES.
Mayor CapdevlIle was at Ocean Springs
last night when the mobs swept over the
city but when he arrived at his office to-
day he came with full determination TO
take hold OF the situation with a firm
hand. lie found awaiting MIN a delegation
OF the leading merchants of the city. who
said the interests Of the community and cts
commercial welfare demanded prompt ard
vigorous action. About the same time
Lieutenant Governor Estopinel. who had
witnessed on outrage on negroes on Canal
street. joined the conference at the hotel.
He at once advised a conference with
Governor Heard at Baton Rouge. The
icng-distance telephone was used and the
Governor said he would order out al avail
able troops. Without delay ne sent mee-
sages ~ Colonel Hogdon. commanding the
First brigade. ard had him immediately
order out the Washington artillery. The
Louisiana field artillery and the First Res
iment At twilight there were l5oo men
I'm the armories- At tho time the
mayor. In proclamation. appealed for Eve
hundred special police. Before o'clock p