The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-28
Killed or Fatally Woundnd Seven
Men Before the End,
BODY LACERATED WITH BULLETS
"A Negro Found in the House from
Which Charles Was Driven iVas
Killed While Resisting Arrest,
and Another Was Shot and
Stabbed 10 Death by the
Excited Mob.

NEW ORLEANS July 27.-After a des-
perate battle lasting for several hours. in
which he succeeded in killing Sergeant
Gabriel Portous, Andy Van Kurem keep
er of the police jail ana Alfred J. Bloom
field a young boy fatally wounding Cor
poral John f. IaIly, John BanviIle, ex-
Policeman Frank H. Evans, y. S. Le-
clere, one OF the leading confectioners Of
the city, und more or less seriously shoot
ing. several citizens. the negro desperate,
Robert Charles, vino killed Captain Day
and Patrolman Lamb and badly wounded
| Officer Mora, was smoked out of his hid
ing place in the heart of the residence
section of the city ard literally shot to
| pieces.
The trugedy was one of the most re-
marlzabIe in the history OF the city. and
20,G90 people, soldiers, policemen and citi-
zens, were gathered around the square in
which Charles was finally put 10 death.
| Sergeant Gabe PortouS, one of the best
known officers on the force, and Sergeant
t. Lally5 who has a fine record for
bravery, We're informed during the day by
| a negro that Charles was in hiding in Il
house OF Clio Street, near Saratoga Street.
| Determining to take him alive, if possible,
the officers summoned a number of patrol
|
house where Charles was. supposed to be
| in conceameut.
BOTH WE'RE SHOT.
The negro informant of the policemen
| accompanied the officers. They entered the
side alley of the house and were surprised
| in practically the same way We're Day
and Lamb. Before toe officers were aware
of their danger, Charles, who was hidden
behind a screen on the second floor of the
| q furious, but accurate fire. Lally fell with
| a buiitj in the right side of the abdomen.
Portous was shot in the head. The other
| officers ard the negro fed from the scene
The report of Charles Winchester and the
fact that two officers lay bleeding in the
| yard, raised tremendous excitement Hurry
| calls were sent to the Mayor, the Chief OF
Police and Colonel Wood. in command Of
| the special police and as fast as possible
armed men were rushed TO the scene In
| Il little while there was an immense armed
crowd enrircling the square in which
Charles vas located
\ LAD KILLED.
In the meantime Father Fitzgerald, of
ST John's Church. was summoned to ad-
minister Extreme JUNCTION to the police Of
fcers wf0 Were lying in the ALLEY The
priest responded promptly and he was
amounting the body of portous, with Al
fred J. bloomfield, young boy, standing
by his SIDE, when Charles again appeared
| at the wiadow. The lad saw him at once
and begged the desporado not to shoot
him. Cha7les Immediately fired his win
chester a:ain and Bloomfield fell dead.
The priess. unhurt. left the scene after
pluckily ~erforming the last offices for
the dead rficers.
AT this 5ime the ambulance arrived and
two citjzsns volunteered to 90 into the
alley ant bring ont the body OF Lallv.
| tt--6T md -s-bf wore n =
tempting p take the BODY of the dead Of
ficer witt that Of his colleague, Charles
fred agai4. The citizens nevertheless got
Lally's brIy out Of the alley and after
wards succeeded in taking Portous' body
out also.
DEADLY AIM
In the -,,cantme an immense throng had
altered ii The vicinity, and schemes Were
SET on fo.. to get Charles out of the build
ing. CI1al ses however, dd not propose to
be captul-xi without selling his life dearly
Time aft,s time ne came to the window
and as c.:izens, one by one. entered the
aIlev he tlaZed away at them In this
manner C<l1fectioner Leclere, who was one
of the $, i2ial police squad: eX-Policenlan
| Evans. Jc,n Bauville and George II. Lions.
son Of ...aead of the biggest drug cstab
Ishment (. the South. were wounded,
AT this time the extra police began to
| fire Unfortunately at the negro. Who
1
Just a. j.s time Andy Vankuren, keeper
| of the po.2ce jail, got a bullet in the body
| and fell q sd Just afterwards II. Fl. Bal.
| an old mau. aged sixty-five. was hit and
| nortaIly wounded About the same time
Frank Be.urre received a shot in me left
shoulder. md J. W. Bofil got hot bullet
in the rigAt hand.
BURNED OUT
Ultimately it was concluded that the
| Ivy M crat
| building Some one went to a neghbor-
ing grocery, purchased a can OF oil and
! pouring it over the rear steps OF the build
| ing applial match and soon had the
| building il flames. Picked men from the
| police. speGial squadS-and members of the
| militia stztioned themselves about the
building il, order to pick off the despera-
| do as he attempted to leave the house. A
/ youne soldier named Adolph sfcderson,
| member 4, the Thirteenth company OF
the State militia, was the first TO see
| Charles as he ran down the stairs leading
| TO the se~ond story. Charles ran across
! 1he ward and entered the second room. He
] fra1 several times at Anderson and the
| la,tnr. who was armed with a winchester
! rifle. shot the negro in the breast and he
| fell and died soon afterward.
| AZ soon as the negro fell numbers of
| neopIe armed with Winchesters and re-
| waivers rushed in and fred into the body.
! Charles was literally shot TO pieces
| After it was certain that he was dead
| 4 mob entered the yard and dragged the
| body into the street. The police and the
| mob e1nptied their revosvers into ii, while
t a son of one Of the murdered men rushed
| up ana stamped the face beyond recogni-
! tion. There were loud howls- that the
/ body should be taken to a vacant square
| in the vicinity and publicly burned.
SHOT TO PIECES.
| A big squad of policemen dashed up in
! a patrol wagon, and ii seemed rs If there
| might be a clash between the officers and
! the rnob.- The. police promptly pushed the