The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-08-04
DESPERATE SELLS
HIS LIFE DEARLY
Negro Murderer Killed In New Or
leans After Fierce Fight
With Authorities.
GREAT CRoWD WITNESSES BATTLE
Tragedy Occurs in the Hear of The.
city, mud 10000 Watched It
1.-Two Other Negroes
Killed by Citizens.

New Orleans, July 3O.-After q des-
perate battle lasting several hours, in
which he succeeded in killing Ser
geant Gabriel Porteus and Andy Van
Kurem, keeper Of the police jail, and
Alfred j. B. Bloomfield, a young boy,
and fatally wounding Corporal John
F. Lally, John Banville, ex-Policeman
Frank H. Evans and A. 8. Lecele, one
of the leading confectioners of the
city, and more or less seriously sew
eral other persons, the negro desper-
ado, Robert Charles, who killed Cap
tain Day and Patrolman Lamb, and
badly wounded officer Mora, was
smoked out of his hiding place in the
heart of the residence. section of the
city yesterday afternoon and literally
shot to pieces.
The tragedy was n 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 excite
ment reigned in New Orleans as the
battle went On between the police and
the citizens and the negro with his
rifle.
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 burn
Ing 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 the
person, and the fact that he fought
30 desperately for his life, and shot so
n Cp,,rutalv rCaar,s 10 laox,a 1s@4Ia 1~,,Lx
that the right man wa killed.
beginning OF. thd Fight.
Sergeant Gabe Porteus, one of the
best known officers on the force, and
Sergeant John F. Lally, with a fine
record for bravery, were informed
during the day by a negro that
Charles was in hiding in a house on
Clio street, near Saratoga street. De-
termining to take him alive, II posi-
BILE, the officers summoned a number
of patrolmen to their assistance and
went to the house where Charles was
supposed to be In concealment. The
negro informant of the policemen ac-
companied the officers. They entered
the side alley 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 oil the second floor OF the
building, raised his rife and began a
furious but accurate fire. Lally fell,
with u bullet i'll 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 from the scene
The reports Of Charles' rife md the
fact that two officers lay bleeding In
the yard raised tremendous excite
ment. Hurry calls were sent to the
mayor, the chief of police, and Col
pnel Wood, In command of the spe-
cial police, and as fast as possible
armed help was rushed to the scene.
In a little while there was an i'm
mense armed crowd circling the
square in which Charles y located.
Kills al Isoy.
In the meantime Father Fitzgerald,
of st. Johns church, was summoned
to administer extreme JUNCTION to the
police officers who were lying in the
ally. The priest responded promptly,
and he was amounting the body of Por-
teus, with Alfred q. Bloomfield. a
young boy, standing by his side, when
Charles again appeared at tho win
dow. The lad saw him ut once, and
begged the desperate not to shoot at
him. Charles Immediately fired again
and Bloomfield fell dead. The priest,
unhurt, left the scene, after pluckily
performing the last Offices for the
dead officer.
AT this time the ambulance arrived
AVID two man ,C1,,rfno,oJ .-AL
the alley and bring out the BODY of
Lally. They entered, and while they
were attempting to take the body Of
the dead officer from that of his col
league, Charles fired again. The men,
nevertheless, got Lally's body out OF
the alley, and afterwnrd took Por-
teus' 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 to be cap.
tured without selling his life dearly.
Time inter time he came to the win.
dow and as men, one by one, entered
the alley he blazed away at them. In
this manDe Confectioner Leclere,
who was II of the special police on
the squad, ex-Policeman Evans, John
Banville and George II. Lyons, son OF
the head Of n big drug establishment
were wounded.
About this time the extra police be.
gan to fire at the negro and he re.
turned their fire. Andy Van Knrem
keeper Of the police Jail. got a bullet
in the body and fell dead. Just after.
ward II. II. Bait, aged 65, was hit and
mortally wounded. About the same
time Frank Bertrucci received a shot
In the left shoulder and J. W. Bofl
one In the right hand.
Desperate Smoked Out.
Ultimately 1t was decided that the
only way to get Charles was to burn
RAIHBONE'S ARREST LIKELY.