Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-08-02
NEW ORLEANS RIOTS.
Twelve Persons Killed and About 28
Wounded at New Orleans.
A NEGROES DESPERATE RESISTANCE.
The Citizens Police Force Reaches Over
4,OOO-F0ur Companies Of state Mill
lila Under Arms-rhe Grand Jury
In special session.

sons killed, including one woman, and
2s wounded, including woman and a
girl, some so seriously that death is
probable is the casualty list of the
troubles in New Orleans which began
with the attempt of Capt. Day and
PatroIman Lamb to arrest the negroes
Charles and Pierce. The desperate
negro, Robert Charles, whose crimes
have caused the terrible events OF the
past two days, was located in a ne
gro's dwelling on Saratoga street yes
terday and, in effecting his capture,
after desperate battle lasting for
several hours, he succeeded in killing
Sergt. G. Porteus, Andy Van Kurem,
keeper Of the police Jail, and Alfred B.
Bloomfield, young boy, and fatally
wounding Corporal John S. Lally,
John B. AWHILE, ex-Policeman Frank
II. Evans and A. S. Locler, one Of the
leading confectioners Of the city, and
more or less seriously wounding sew
eral other persons.
Yesterday morning the better class
OF negroes resumed their vacations
free from molestation and the restora-
ton of order promised to be perma-
nent. The early hours Of the after
noon, however, wrought startling
change in the situation. The fresh
violence Of yesterday has revived the
turbulence of the unruly element and
added strength to their forces. The
citizens police force has reached over
1000. -Four companies of state mil
tia are under arms and are guarding
the prison and other important points.
The general belief is that the force
in hand is ample to suppress the law
less element.
Late last night the mayor issued a
proclamation imploring the people to
obey the law and its constituted au-
thorties and forbidding all assem-
blages Of people on the street.
Late yesterday afternoon Harry
Mabry called at Central police head
quarters and identified two men I'M
der arrest, George Flanagan and
Mike Foley, as members Of the mob
who so cruelty murdered Anna Mabry,
his mother, in the morning, while she
was asleep in her home on Rousseau
street. The mob broke into the house
at that hour where David Mabry, 65
years old his wife, son and the lat
ter's wife and infant child were asleep
aud firing recklessly around the room
fatally wounded the old woman. She
died on her way to the hospital. The
police force has been singularly mad
eauate during the present crisis and
has made few arrests of those who
tlagrantly violated the laws. The
grand jury was called in special SEES
sion yesterday. Judge Joshua &. Ba-
ker delivered strong charge to the
Jury on the subject of the disgraceful
scenes which have occurred In New
Orleans during the past few days. He
said that it was incumbent on the
grand jury to make II rigid investi-
cation into every case OF violence WIS.,
tied upon the negro population and TO
use every means in its power to bring
the guilty men to justice.
After midnight mob which had
eyaded the militia and the citizens
police attacked the Thomy Lafon
school house, Sixth and Rampant
streets, upon the supposition that ne
groes had stored arms and ammuni-
ton in the building. Unopposed they
had no difficulty in gaining possession
and firing the structure, destroying 1t
completely. The school building was
erected u few years ago by the city
and being devoted exclusively to the
education of negro children 1t was
named for the well-known colored
philanthropist, No negroes were
found in the school house, but num-
her who emerged from houses in the
vicinity were pursued for quite dis
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