Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-08-02
TWELVE PERSONS KILLED.
Fearful Results of the Rioting on
the Streets of New
Orleans.
CHARLES KILLED, BUT At FEARFUL COST
ais Attempted Arrest Has Cost Twelve
Lives and the WoundinG of Twenty
Eight Persons, and the Inhamed Mob
is, to All Appearances, stii Hungry for
Blood.

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New Orleans, July 27.-Twelve per
sons killed, including one woman, and
% wounded, including a woman and a
girl, some so seriously that death is
possible, is the casualty list of the
troubles in New Orleans, which began
with the attempt Of Policeman Day
and Lamb to arrest the negroes
Charles and Pierce.
After a desperate battle lasting foT
hours, in which he succeeded in killing
Sergeants Gabriel Porteus, Andy Van
Kurem, keeper of the police Jail, and
Alfred J. Bloomfield, a young boy, and
fatally wounding Corporal John F.
Lally, John BanoiIle, ex-Policeman
Frank II. Evans and A. S. Leclerc, one
of the leading confectioners of the
city, and more OF less seriously wound
ing several other persons, Charles was
smoked u of his hiding place in the
heart of the residence section of the
city, this afternoon, and literally shot
to pieces.
Twenty Thousand Against One.
The tragedy was one of the most re-
markable in the history of the city,
and 10000 people, soldiers, policemen
and citizens, were gathered around the
square in which Charles was finally
put to death.
Tremendous excitement reigned in
New Orleans as the battle went on be-
tween the police and citizens and the
negro with his Winchester.
Was 1t Charles Who Was Killed.
After the tragedy was over and
Charles was dragged out from the
mud and slush in which he had fallen,
with the mob bowling for the burning
of his body, statements were made
that the man killed was not really the
desperate who had killed Day and
Lamb, but papers were found on his
person INT the fact that he fought so
desperately for his life and shot so
accurately seem to leave little doubt
that the right man was killed
Learned of the Negroes Whereabouts.
Sergeant Gabe Porteus, one of the
btst-known officers on the force, and
Sergeant John F. Lally, who has a reG-
ord for bravery, were informed during
the day by a negro that Charles WAS
IN hiding in a house ON Clio, near Sara
-oga street.
h Deadly Winchester Talks.
Determining to take him alive, if
possible, the officers summoned a num-
Der of patrolmen to accompany then
and went to the house. The negro in
formant of the policemen accompanied
the officers. They entered the side al
ley of the house and were surprised in
practically the same way as were Day
and Lamb. Before the officers were
aware of their danger, Charles, who
was hidden behind a screen on the
second floor of tie 1uI:d;uy. raised his
Winchester and began a furious but
accurate fire. Lall.y fell with "a bullet
in the right side of the abdomen.
Porteus was shot through the head
and dropped across the body of Lally.
The other officers and the negro fed
from the scene.
RcinforcementE Summoned.
The reports of Charles Winchester
and the fact that two officers lay bleed
ing in the yard raised tremendous ex-
citement. Hurry-ca!ls were sent to the
v the chief-of-pelice and Col.
Wood in command OF the several police
squads, and armed help was rushed TO
the scene. In n little while there was
an immense armed crowd circling the
square in which Chorles was located.
A Young Boy the Next Victim.
In the meantime Father Fitzgerald,
of St. Johns church, was summoned to
administer extreme JUNCTION to the po-
lice officers who were lying in the
alIey. The priest responded promptly.
and he was amounting the body OF
Porteus, with Alfred G. Bloomfield, a
young boy, standing by his side, when
Charles again appeared at the win
down. The lad saw him at once. and
begged the desperate not to shoot
him. The negro, however, fired his
Winchester again, and Bloomfield fell
dead.
The priest, unhurt, left the scene af-
ter pluckily performing the last offices
for the dead officers.
Faced Death for Mercy's Sake.
When the ambulance arrived 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. The men, nevertheless,
got Lally's body out, and afterward
took Porteus' body out also.
Three More Men Wounded.
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 to be captured without
selling his life dearly. Time after
time he came to the window, and as
men, one by one entered the alley, he
blaZed away ut them. In this manner
Confectioner Leclerc, who was one of
the special police squad; ex-Policeman
Evans, John Danv,lle and George Il.
LYONS. son of the head of a big drug
establishment, were wounded.
The Slaughter Continues.
At this time the extra police began
to fire at the negro, and he returned
their fire.
Andy Van Kureman, keeper of the
police Jail, got a bullet in the body
and fell dead.
Just afterward Fl. III. Bait, aged 65,
working for the Mutual Benevolent as
citation, which does business in this
vicinity, was hit and mortally wound
ed. About the same time Frank Ber-
tucci received n shot in the left Shout
der, and j. W. Boil, n in the right
hand.
Decided to Burn the Building.
Ultimately, it wa decided hat the
only way to get Charles was to burn