Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-07-28
CHARLES
is KILLED AT LAST
But He Did Terrible Execution Twelve
People Slain and Twenty-Eight
Wounded.

New Orleans. La. July 27-After O.
desperate battle lasting for several
hours 10 which he succeeded Do kIlue
Police sergt. O. Porteus. Andy Van
kuren, Keeper Of the police jaU and
Alfred b. Bloomfield. a young boy aud
fatally wouni.ng Corp John S. La..y
John Banyile. eN-pollceman Frank H.
Evans and A. s. Lacklerc. one OF the
leading clntectioners OF the city, and
more or less seriously wound.ug sey-
eral ether persons. the negro desperate.
Robert Charles who killed Capt Day
and Patrolman Lamb and wounded
officer Mora, was smoked out of his
hiding place in the heart Of the resi-
dence section of the city this afternoon
and literally shot TO pieces.
TREMENDOUS EXCITEMENT.
Tremendous excitement reigned In
New Orleans as the batu. went on be-
tween the police and citizens and the
negro with his Winchester. After the
tragedy was over and Charles was
dragged out from the mud and sIush
Ia which be- had fallen. with the mob
bowling for the burning of his body
statements We're made that the man
killed was not really the Desperate who
had killed Day and Lamb but papers
found on his person and the fact that
hc fought SO desperately for his life
ana shot so accurately seem to leave
litle doubt that he was the man.
BRAVE OFFICERS KILLED.
sergt Cabe Porteus. one of the best
known officers on the force and Corp
Lally, who has a record for bravery,
We're Informed during the day hy
negro that Charles was In hiding BOO a
house TO clio near Saratoga street
The officers summoned a number OF
patrolmen 90 their assistance and went
90 the house. The negro informant 0f
the policemen accompanied the officers.
They entered the side alley leading 10
the house and Were served ike Day
and Lamb. The negro was hidden be-
hind a screen and began a furious and
accurate fire. Ially fell with a bullet
90 the abdomen. Porteus was shot
through the head and dropped dead
across the body of Lally The other
officers and the negro fed from the
scene,
POLICE CALL FOR HELP.
The report Of Charles Winchester
and the fact that the two officers lay
bleeding On the yard raised tremeud-
Gus excitement Hurry calls We're sent
20 the mayor the chief OF police and
Col Wood. In command Of the special
police, and armed hosts were rushed TO
the scene. In a little while there was
an immense crowd.
In the meantime Father Fitzgerald Of
ST. Johns church was summoned to
administer extreme JUNCTION 90 the POI
lice officers who were dying In the
alley The priest was amounting the
body OF Porteus, with Alfred Bloom
field, young boy standing 10y his side,
when Charles again appeared az the
window. The lad saw him and begged
the desperate not TO shoot him. The
negro, however. fred his Winchester
again and Bloomfield fell dead. The
priest. uuhurt left the scene. after
pluckily performing the last offices Cor
the dead officer
THE MURDEROUS FIEND.
When the ambulance arrived two
men volunteered 90 20 into the alley
and bring out the body OF Laly. They
entered and while they were attempt
ting TO take the body Of the dead officer
from that OF his colleague Charles fired
again. The men got Lallys body out
and afterWard took Porteus' body out
also. In the meantime an immense
crowd had gathered in the vicinity and
schemes were set on foot TO get Charles
out Of the building
Charles. however. did not propose 10
be captured without selling HIS life
dearly. Time after time he came TO
the window, and as men, one by one,
entered the alley. be bl8zed away az
them In this manner COnfectioner
Lecklerc who was one OF the special
police squad ex-Policeman Evans.
John Banyile ana George h Lyons
son OF the head OF a dry goods estab-
lishment were wounded.
AT this time the extra police began
90 FIRE al the negro. and he returned
their fire. Andy Van Kuren. Keeper
OF the police jail got q bullet in his
body and fell dead Just afterward
n. n Ball. aged Gi. working for the
Mutual Benevolent association, was hit
and MORALLY wounded About the same
time Frank Bcrtucei received a shot in
the left shoulder and j. w. Bofel one
IN the right hand
BURNED THE DESPERATE OUT
Ultimately 10 was decided that the
only way 10 get Charles out was t1
burn the building 20 which Doe was in-
trcnChed There We're however some
scruples about resortiug 20 this method.
the district being deusely populated.
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