Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-08-01

Charles. the negro desperate who
killed two policemen Tuesday while
resisting arrest, was yesterday after
noon shot and torn to pieces by a
mob of 10000 people. Charles sold |
his life dearly and before he was final
ly put to death, he had killed four
me-two policeme and two citizens
and wounded about dozen others.
Charles was located by a negro citi-
zen in a house on the corner of Clio
once notified. Chief Caster sent a
squad OF men to the scene and the
house surrounded while three officers
attempted to enter. The moment the
policemen opened the gate Charles,
who was concealed in an upper story,
opened fire with a Winchester rifle
and shot Sergeant Proteous through
the heart and sent bullet through
the abdomen of Patrolman Lally, which
resulted in his death. Reinforcements
were hurriedly sent from police head
quarters, the mayor ordered all of the
military companies in the city to join
the police and the 1000 citizens who
had been sworn in and armed were
dispatched to the scene. The building
was soon surrounded by thousands. of
people and a furious bombardment was
begun. AT this juncture some one
turned in a general alarm and brought
out the entire fire department and the
rush of the firemen added to the ex-
citement. During this time rifles and
pistols were continually cracking.
Many stood against the fence on Clio
street and fired at the window of
Charles room. Others got into the rear
of houses facing Rampant street and
tried to kill the negro. Still others
entered the building on Saratoga street
but Charles held his position. There
must have been 5000 shots fired from
rifles and pistols within half hour,
but the desperate did not cry surren-
der, but kept UP a continuous fire with
his Winchester and pistols. He killed
four persons and wounded about a
dozen others unless time than fifteen
minutes. While the battle was at it's
height brother of Sergeant Proteus,
who had been killed by Charles dash
ed through the crowd with a tank If
oil He placed 1t at the back entra re
and applied a match. The flames n
stantly shot up and mighty sh ut
went up from the crowd. The re
spread rapidly and soon began seeth-
ing and surging about the building in
which the negro had fortified himself
and it soon became evident that no
human being could last long in such
a hell. A young soldier named Ander-
son, member of the Connell Guards, a
spare built, smooth-faced young man
of about Fl years of age, took up his
stand near the front part of the house
where the negro was located. Hearing
a commotion therein and Judging that
it was about time that the negro should
attempt to make break through the
door,, fleeing from the flames, which
now enveloped the house entirely in
the rear portion where he had done
his shooting, Anderson rushed into the
place just as Charles came running
down the steps from the upper floor.
Quick as a flash. with deadly aim, he
fred and the murderer's career was
ended. The lifeless body of the muir
derer was dragged out into the street
by the maddened crowd, several of the
members of which fred number of
shots into it. Those who were nearest
to it and those of the struggling,
screaming crowd, maddened by the
sight of the devil who had sent so
many good men to their graves. who
could reach the CORY body jumped on
it, crushed it. kicked 1t and the men
even reached down and stabbed 1t or
at it with large kniy,s. While the por
lice were struggling 18th the mass of
frenzled humanity, Young man push
ed his way frantically through the
croWu' anu Iedchinb lhc SAuV VI lno
corpse despite the combined efforts of
the two police who grabbed him and
tried to old him, jumped on the face
of the corpse which was lying face up
with arms extended over the head. COW
cred with blood and gore-and crushed
the skull in with his foot, only por-
tion OF the forehead Chat portion
where the big bullet from the young
soldiers rifle entered) remained in
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