Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-07-28

NEW OhLEAASs July 20. - Twelve
killed, seven fatally wounded and many
others also injured.
This is the record of four days of blood
shed and riot, precipitated by Robert
Charles, the negro desperate, v hen he
resisted arrest and who paid the penalty
of five murders by being shot to death.
His victims during his last and death
fight were:
The Killed.
Sergeant Gabriel Porteus, one of the
best known officers on the force
Andrew Van Kurem, keeper of the
police jail.
Alfred G. Bloomfield, lad attending
the priest who, under fire from Charles,
administered extreme JUNCTION to one of
the negro's victims
Wounded Fatally.
Corporal John II. Lally.
John Ranville, special policeman.
Frank K, Evans, former member po-
lice force, serving as special officer.
A. ). Iocre, a confectioner, serving as
special officer
George Fl. Lyons, wholesale drug
SlsU, sciNAHS DIS special Object.
ii. II. Bait, aged %, insurance agent
Sergeant Gabe Porteus, one of the
best known officers on the force. and
Corporal John L. Lally, who has fine
record for bravery, We're informed BY a
negro that Charles was in hiding III ..
house OH Clio. near Saratoga sire,
Determining to take him alive il ,asss
ible, the officers summoned hume.
0f f,af ral11anfl aJ11 tr1 fh.. W.
with their negro informant They Ell
tered the side alley Of the house and
were surprised i'll practically the same
way as were Officers Day and Lamb.
whom Charles had killed. Before the
officers were aware of their danger.
Charles, who was hidden behind a
screen on the second floor of the build
ing, raised his rifle and fired.
Lally fell with bullet in the right
side of the abdomen. Porteus was shot
through the head and dropped dead
across the body of Lally. The other
officers and the negro fled. The reports
of Charles rifle and the fact that two
officers lay bleeding in the yard brought
a crowd to the scene.
Hurry calls We're sent to the mayor,
the Chic OF police and Colonel Wood,
Ill command of the special police, and
armed forces We're hurried to the scene
An immense armed crowd was soon cir
cling the square III which Charles was
located. Meantime, Father Fitzgerald,
of St. Johns church, was summoned to
administer extreme JUNCTION to the DO
lice officers who were lying in the alley.
The priest responded promptly, and he
was amounting the body OF Porteus and
Alfred q. Bloomfield, young boy, was
standing by his side when Charles again
appeared at the window. The lad saw
him at once and begged him not to
shoot but Charles fired and Bloomfield
fell dead. The priest, unhurt, left the
scene after pluckily performing the last
offices for the dead officers. At this
time the ambulance arrived and two
men volunteered to go into the alley
and bring out the body of Lally. They
entered and, while they were attempt
ing to take the body Of the dead officer
from that OF his colleague, Charles fired
again, but failed to prevent them from
accomplishing their work.
Schemes We're started to get Charles
out of the building.
Time after time he came to the win
dow, and as men, one by one, entered
the alley, he blazed away at them In
this manner Confectioner Locre, who
was one of the special police squad, ex-
Policeman Evans, John Ranville and
George II. Lyons son of the head OF
big drug establishment, were wounded.
Then the extra police began to shoot
into the house and the negro returned
their fire with fearful accuracy.
Andrew Van Kurem (correct) keeper
of the police jail, got bullet i'll the
INnclxr a,,1 foil dnoA T,,Ct off
H. Bait, aged 60, an insurance solicitor,
was hit and mortally wounded.
Frank Bertucci received a shot III the
left shoulder and j. w. Boil one III the
right hand
Ultimately it was decided that the
only way to get Charles was to burn the
building which protected him. The fire
department was called to protect sur
rounding property. A can of oil was
poured over the rear steps of the build
ing, match applied and the building
was soon in flames. Picked men were
stationed about the building III order to
pick off the desperate as he attempted
to leave the house.
Anderson, member of the state
militia, was one of the first to see
Charlesa as he ran down the steps lead
ing to the second story. Charles, firing
as he ran, crossed the yard toward the
second room. A well directed shot
from Anderson's rife and Charles fell
wounded i'll the breast. AS lie dropped
hundreds Of men rushed III and fired
into the body.
Charles was literally shot to pieces. s
mo- entered the yard and dragged the
body into the street. Three hundred
more elnptied their revolyers into it,
while "a son of one of the murdered men
rushed up and stamped the face beyond
ecognitiau.
There = ere then loud shouts that the
ody shoae be taken to a vacant square
the yieul ty and publicly burned, At
tasis instant, however, a squad Of police
Dashed up in a patrol wagon. There
X re thonsanJ,s Of peoplecongregate in
vicinity, and it seemed as if there