Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-03
NEWS IN BRIEF
RIOTING AND BLOODSHED.
Negro Charles Killed Five More Men
in New Orleans.

He Was Finally Smoked out and Rid
died with BuIlets---MOb then Killed
InoHensive Negroes and Burned Me-
gro school and Tenement Houses.
The riot which prevailed at New Orleans
on Wednesday broke out again Friday
when Robert Charles, the negro agitator,
who shot and killed the three policemen on
Tuesday, was finally cornered and shot to
death, having killed five more men and
wounded others.
The chief of police was informed Friday
morning that Charles was secreted in a ne
gro tenement house on Saratoga street.
The house was one of five wooden shanties,
two stories high, and occupied by some 80
negroes of the worst class. When Porte
GUS reached it he found that the house was
entered by an alley way very similar to
that in which Capt. Day aud Policeman
Lamb were killed on Tuesday. Sergeant
Porteous, closely followed by Corporal
John r. ly, had gone half way up
the alley when Charles rose suddenly from
behind a glass door armed with a rifle
Porteous fell instantly dead at the first
shot, the bullet having gone through his
heart. Laly received a bullet in his abdo-
men from which he never recovered. He
rolled over on the sergeant and died after
ward. The other policemen fled precipi-
lately into the street before the fatal aim
of the negro. 1t was not known whether
the men were dead and Father Fitzgerald
was summoned. He bent over Lally TO adj
minister the last sacrament and a young
man named Bloomfield was tanning the
| dying man when Charles fred a third shot
with his unerring aim and Bloomfield roll
ed over dead. Andrew Van Kuren, who
attempted to climb upon a shed to get a
shot at Charles, was shot through the head
by the negro.
A. S. Leclerc, a confectioner, was shot
twice, once in the hand, the second time in
the groin the latter a serious and perhaps
mortal wound. George Lyons, son of a
leading wholesale druggist was shot in the
arm Former Policeman Frank Evans
was shot in the abdomen and seriously in
jured. Frank Bertucci, an Italian boy,
who was driving a cart, was shot in the
side and MORALLY injured. Policeman w.
Boill was shot in the hand By this time
three men had been killed by Charles's ri
file and two fatally, two seriously and sew
eral slightly wounded.
The crowd was wild with frenzy and it
was evident that there would be many 9TH
er lives lost if the place was stormed
Charles seemed firmly entrenched
The building was finally set on fire by
throwing a mattress saturated with oil
against the rear side. The flames were &C
fierce in a few minutes that they drove
Charles into the street, rifle in hand. One
of the militiamen shot and wounded
Charles, and as the negro raised his rifle K
fire volley was poured on him from every
direction and he fell riddled by hundred
bullets.
The mob attempted to get the body o.
Charles to burn it, but the policemen sue
ceeded in taking it to the morgue. Th,
police were powerless to prevent riotinl
: for several hours after Charles was shot
and several negroes who fell into tn
: clutches of rioters were killed Eighteen
: hundred members of the militia were call
ed out Friday to maintain order and tn
: police were armed.
Charles was also known as Sly Jackson
and one of the negroes MORALLY Wounds
! by the mob was his brother. Charles kill
ed eight white men in four days.
The Lafon school was burned by the mo
Friday night. This was the finest negr
= schoolhouse in New Orleans, and was erect
ed with money left by the negro philaI
thropist, Thomy Lafon, who left forum
of 5000, 900, divided equally among char
ties for the whites and negroes. TIL
schoolhouse was erected only three year
ago, and 800 negro children were given il
struction in it. The mob also burned 8
tenement houses occupied by negroes.