The Atlanta constitution., 1900-07-30
Policemen Shot To Death in
Center of the City by
Negro Thugs
MOB TAKES THE TOWN
Officer Lamb Met His Death on En-
tering the Den of the Pursued
and Officer Mora Was Sc
riously Wounded in
the Encounter.

New Orleans. July PA trinIng Incl
dent began a series of tragedies which
may eliminate I'm popular crime, SINH
lar to the Italian lynching some years
ago Two suspicious negroes were hang
ing around a quiet neighborhood. and
somebody took the precaution to inform
the police.
Several officers went to the scene, and
instead OF making explanations or going
to Jail, the negroes showed fight. Pistols
We're soon In play, and officer Mora was
seriously shot. One of the negroes was
arrested, but Robert Charles. who did
the shooting. since said to be a dcsper-
ate burglar and an eX-convict. got away,
although he was wounded. The police
organized a pursuit and succeeded In To-
eating the fugitive.
Police Captain Killed.
Captain John II. Day. commanding the
precinct. led a posse of police to this
! shanty and tried to reach the refuge by
! "A dark alley leading to IT, They car
ried lanterns and Were easily distin-
guished. and when they got close enough
| Charles opened fire with n winchester
rifle. killing Captain Day and keeping
up the fusilade until the Captain mad
| five wounds In him.
A negro woman opened the door Of an
! adjoining room and told the police to
| Jump in, as Charles had rifles and am
munition and an impregnable position.
! They obeyed, thinking to hold Charles In
| his quarters until help or daylight came.
Officer Lamb was the last of the three
| survivors to attempt to reach shelter,
| after emptying their revolvers in the
den Of the negro, and Charles reaches
out and dropped him with a bullet be-
hind the ear Nearly an hour elapsed
before re-enforcements came, and these
were placed around the block to prevent
| escape 1t was then discovered that
| Charles had already left the room,
| though a shot at the pickets told that
he was in the neighborhoOd. The two
| dead policemen were removed, ana q
| systematic search organized. but no
trace of the fugitive was found. Police
| armed with winchester rifles and citi-
zens similarly equipped. and borrowed
| bloodhound kept up the quest ana had
| Charles been sighted he would have been
! shot to pieces.
Rewards Are Offered.
Mayor Capdevielle offered a reward OF
n hundred dollars and Governor Heard
has added two hundred and fifty dol
lars for the state. Parties are out IN
| all directions, even miles away from the
city. and all trains and cars were search
/ ed Suspects were arrested N the SUB
| urbs, but were not the right men
In the meantime the police had work
| 10 do and the whole force was kept
| busy.
| Thousands o. people gathered arouno
the scene of the shooting and, lacking
| victim or other excitement, proposed ven
geance on the property and on the ne
/ proes in the novels around. The police
! promptly quelled disturbers ana jailed
! a number, but the guard had to be IN
creased. A committee from the respect
able colored element called on Chief Gas
,or md offered aid in running down the
murderer and as some of them knew tho
man by sight. their services were ac-
u f.l