Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-07-28
SHOT TO PIECES.
Negro Murderer Charles Killed
at New Orleans.
First Killed Three, MORALLY Wounded
Four and Wounded Three Others.
10000 People Witness SCene-Aouse Fired
and Murderer Driven Out.
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New Orleans, La. July 27.-After a
desperate battle. lasting for several
hours. in which he succeeded in killing
Sergeant Gabriel Porteous. Any Van
kurcn. keeper Of the police jail. and
Alfred j Bio mlield young boy, ia
tally wounding Corporal John 2 Lally.
John Banyille, eX-Policeman Frank
Evans. \. s Leolere, one of the leading
canfcctioncrs of the city, ana more or
less shooting several citizens. the ne
gro Desperate Robert Charles. who
Killed Captain Day and Patrollman
Lamb and badly wounded officer Mora.
was smokt q out Of his hiding place in
the heart Of the residence section If
the city and literally shot To pieces.
The tragedy was one of the most re-
markahle in the history of the City and
2o,oa0 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 between the police and citi-
Zens and the negro with his Winches-
ter. After the tragedy was over state
mentS Were made that the man killed
was not really the desperate who had
killed Day ana Lamb. but papers found
on his person and the fact that he
fought 50 desperately for his life and
shot 50 accurately seem to leave little
doubt that the right man was put to
death.
Sergeant Gabrie. Porteous. one Of the
best known officers on the force. and
Sergeant John T. Laily, VINO has 4 fine
record for bravery. We're Informed dur
ing the day by a negro that Charles
was in hiding in a house on Clio street.
Determining to take him alive if Dos
sible, the officers summoned A num-
Der Of patr0lmen to their assistance
and went to the house where Charles
was supposed ID be in concealment.
The negro informant of the policemen
accompanied the officers
They entered the side alley Of the
house and were surprised in practical
ly the same way as We're Day and
Lamb. Before the officers We're aware
of their danger. Charles. who was hid
den behind a screen on the second floor
of the building. raised his Winchester
and started a furious but accurate fire.
Lally fell with a bullet in the right
side of his abdomen. Porteous was
shot through the head and dropped
dead across the body of Lallv. The
other officers and the negro fed from
the scene.
The report of Charles Winchester
and the fact that two officers lay bleed
ing in the yard. raised tremendous cx-
element. In little while there was an
immense armed crowd encircling the
square in which Charles was located
In the meantime Father Fitzgerald of
st. Johns church. was summoned to
administer extreme JUNCTION to the no.
lice officers who were lying in the al
ley The priest responded promptly
and he was Amounting the body of Por
teous with Alfred J. Bloomfield.
young boy. standing by his side. when
Charles appeared at the window. The
lad saw him al once and begged the
desperate not To shoot him. Charles
Immediately fired his Winchester and
Bloomfield fell dead. The priest. nm
hurt. left the scene after pluckilv per
forming the last offices for the dead
officer
At this time the ambulance arrived
and two citizens volunteered to 20 in
to the alley way and bring out the
body OF Lally. They entered ana while
they were attempting to take the BODY
of the dead officer from that of his
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