New Ulm review., 1900-08-01
|||AIY LIVES NDR LOST
Trouble at New Orleans Has Re
suited in the Killing Of
Eleven People.
NEGRO WHO CAUSED TROUBLE IS DEAD.

Was Smoked Out of His Hiding Place
List of V1ctims-City More Quiet
After the Desperate Charles Was
: Disposed OF. gs> -, a. = zs-g ,s.f@ q.
New Orleans, July se.-After des-
perate battle lasting for several hours,
in which he succeeded in killing Sergt:
Gabriel Porteus, Andy Van Kurem,
keeper of the police Jail, and Alfred J..
B. Bloomfield, a young boy, and fatally
wounding Corp. John F. Lally, John
Banville, ex-Policeman Frank Fl. Evans
and A. S. Loclere, one of the leading
confectioners of the city, and more or
less seriously 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 Friday afternoon and literally
shot to pieces.
UEcdl h4Clte"cnt ElHSueOs
The tragedy was one of the most re-
markable in the history of the city,
and 10000 people, soldiers, policemen
and citizens, were gathered around the
square in which Charles wa S 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 despera-
do who had killed Day and Lamb, but
papers found on his person and the
fact that he fought so despera tely for
his life and shot so accurately seem
to leave little doubt that the right
man was killed.
The total number of victims since
the trouble began is: Killed, II;
wounded, %.
The Victims.
John T. Day, police captain; Pete,
j. Lamb. policeman; August Thomas
negro laborer; Batiste G1iean (negro)
aged Is years, laborer in French mar
ket; Lewis Taylor, negro laborer; Ga.
lice; Joseph Lally (white), corporal of po-
lice; A. Van Kurem (white>, keeper OF
the city workhouse; Alfred ]. Brum
field (white), employe of Southern News
company; Robert Charles (negro), triple
murderer and author of the trouble
Anna Mabry tnegro woman), killed in he1
home by a mob searching for fugitive
unknown negro, companion of Charles
Night Passed with Little Disorder.
Contrary to expecta tions, the night
passed with little disorder. The
prompt action of the mayor in dis
tributing squads of men through the
city and the fact that Charles is deac
seem to have had good effect ir
quieting the populace.
The negroes are apparently glac
that Charles is dead. Saturday morn
ing they appeared in larger number:
than usual at the places where they
are employed.
Mayor Capdevielle, who is worn ou1
by his long struggle, said Saturday
that he thought it was unlikely thai
there would be any further violence.
Feeling Against Police Board.
Much feeling is expressed agains1
the police board, and there is some
talk of it's removal and a reorganiZa
ton of the police force.
With the death of the negro Charles
the situation here has been vastly i'm
proved and there has been no occasion
to send the militia to any scene o1
disturbance. The troops are being
kept in their armories, but Mayor Cap
devielle has stationed men in every
quarter of the city in order that he
may be quickly advised OF any further
trouble.
Arrangements were made Saturday
for the funerals of the victims of Fri
days tragedy, and details of police
will be sent to accompany each, in or
der that no disturbances may attenc
them.
Identity of Charles Established.
Whatever doubt there may have
been as to the identity Of the negro
Charles was removed Saturday morn
ing. At four o'clock, when the mob!
| had dispersed, the police went to the
parish prison and got Leonard Pier
| son, Charles pal on the evening thai
| Mora was wounded, and carried hin
to the morgue. Pierson without any
| hesitation declared that the dead mar
was the desperate.
| Coroner Richard held a postmorten
| examina tion on the body of Charles
He found that the body of the negro
had been shot 4S times, besides having
been badly beaten.
! Several men have claimed the credi
of having killed Charles. Men VIII,
were present at the time that Charlie
was attempting to make his escap
| from the burning building said tina
Private Anderson and DR.. C. A. Noiret
a beardless young medical student
had done the actual killing. -.
! Saturday it. WAS SaiCN at the hosnita