The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-07-28
TWELVE FELL BY
One MANS HAND
Widest Excitement in New Or
leans Over Awful Tragedy.
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DESPERATE IS SMOKED OUT
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Thea Shot, and Police asd Mob RIddIed His
Dead Body With BulIsts-AIl the
Murdered Were Prominent
Citizens.
DESPERATE IS SMOKED OUT

NEW ORLEANS. July 2I-Afler
desperate battle lasting several hours
IN which he succeeded In killing Police
Sergeant O. Porteons and Y. Van Ku-
Ten. keeper OF the police Jail. and AL
fred II. Bloomfield. young boy. and
fatally wounding Corporal John A. Lal.
~. John Banyille, cx.Pollceman Frank
II. Evans and A. 3. Lecierr. one Of
the leading confeciioners OF the city.
and more or less seriously wounding
several other persons, the negro desper-
ado, Robert Charles. who killed Captain
Day and Patrolman Lamb and wounded
officer Mora. was amoked out OF his
hiding place IN the heart OF the rest
denes section OF the city this afternoon
and literally shot to pieces.
Tremendous excitement reigned In
New Orleans as the battle went on be-
tween the police AMI citizens and the
negro with his Winchester. After the
tragedy was over and Charles was
dragged out from the mud and slush
IN which h. had fallen. with mob
bowling for the burning OF the body.
statements were made that the man
killed was not really the desperado
who had killed Day and Lamb. but
papers found on his person and the
fact that he fought so desperately for
his life and shot so accurately. seem
TO leave little doubt that he was the
man.
Sergeant Por;eous. one Of the best
known officers on the force. and Ser
geant Lally, who has a record for BRAY
cry, were informed during the day by
negro that Charles was In hiding In
house in Clio. near Saratoga street.
The officers summoned number OF
patrolmen TO their assistance and went
10 the house. The negro informant
OF the police accompanied the officers.
They entered side alley leading to
the house and were served like Day
and Lamb
The negro was hidden behind screen |
and began furious and accurate fire. |
Lally iell with bullet In his abdo-
men. Porteous was shot through the
head and dropped dead across the
body Of Lally. The other officers and
the negro lied from the scene. The re-
port OF Charles Winchester and the
fac; that two officers lay bleeding In
the yard, raised tremendous excite
ment. Hurry calls We're sent 10, the
mayor. chief OF police and Colonel
Wood, in command OF the special po-
lice. and armed hosts We're rushed TO
the scene. In little while there was
an immense crowd,
Father Fitzgerald OF st. Johns church
was summoned to administer the ex-
treme unction to the police officers who
were dying In the alley, The priest
was amounting the body Of Porteous.
with Alfred Bloomfield, young boy.
standing by his SIDE when Charles
again appeared at the window, The
lad saw him and begged the desper-
ado not to shoot him, The negro, how !
ever fired his Winchester again, and
Bloomfield fell dead The priest, un-
hurt, left the scene after plucllly per-
forming the last offices for the dead |
officers !
Time after time Charles came to the
window and as men entered the al
ley, he blazed away at them. In this
manner confeciioner Leclere, who was
one Of the special police squad, expo
liceman Evans, John Banville and Geo.
II. Lyons were wounded, Extra police
began to fire at the negro and he re-
turned the fire, Andy Van Kuren,
keeper of the police jail, got a bullet
in his body and fell dead. Just after
ward H, H. Ball. aged eO. was hit and
mortally wounded.
Ultimately 1t was decided to burn
the building in which he was en-
trenched, Charles was soon smoked
out, and as he ran into the yard was
riddled with bullets, After it was cer-