The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-01
AN OUTLAW CAPTURED.
Desperate Who Defed the Au-
thorities of New Orleans.
SOLD HIS LIFE DEARLY.
Shoots Nine People Before He is
Himself Laid Low by
Bullet.

wounded a third was smoked out of his
hiding place this evening, shot to ribbons
by the mob of $4,000 frenzied people and
trampled into an unrecognizable shape,
but before death came to him he had
sent four more persons to death, fatally
wounded five others and left more or less
serious proofs OF his craftsmanship upon
three others
Officers were Informed during the day
by negro that Charles was in hiding in
house ON Clio, near Saratoga street
determining to take him alive ii possible.
they summoned number OF patrolmen
TO their assistance, and went to the house
Where Charles was supposed to be in
concealment. The negro informant of
Ine pollcemen accompanied the officers.
Walked Into the Jaws of Death.
They entered the side alley of the
mousse, 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 the build
ing, raised his Winchester and began a
furious but accurate fire. Officer Lally
fell with a bullet in the right side of the
abdomen. Porteus was shot through the
mead, and dropped dead across the body
81 Lally. The other officers and the no
gro Hed from the scene. The reports of
Charles Winchester and the fact that
two officers lay bleeding in the ward
raised tremendous excitement
Hurry calls were sent to the mayOr.
the chief of police and Col Wood, in
command Of the special police, and as
fast as possible armed help was rushed
to the scene. In a little while there was
an immense armed crowd circling the
square in which Charles was located
g In the meantime Father Fitzgerald Of
st. Johns church was summoned to adj
MINISTER extreme JUNCTION to the police Of
hctrs who were lying in the alley. The
priest responded promptly, and he was
amounting the body of Porteus with Al
Ired u. bloomfield, young boy. standing
by his side, when Charles again appeared
ct the window. The lad saw him at
once and begged the desperate NOT 10,
shoot him. Charles Immediately fred red his is
winchester again, and Bloomfield fell
dead The priest, unhurt left the scene
after plucklly performing the last offices
for the dead officer.
Rescued the Bodies Under Fire.
At this time the ambulance arrived and
Two men volunteered to go into the alley
and brlngiout the body of Lally. They
entered, and while they were attempting
20 take out the body of the dead officer
charles fired again. The men neverthe-
less got Lally's body out of the alley and
1fterward took out Porteus' body also.
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
DlaZed away at them. In this manner
Confectioner lie Clerc, who was one of
the special police squad ex-Policeman
Evans. John Banville and George II.
Lyons, son of the head of a big drug es-
adjustment, were wounded
AT this time the extra police began to
fire at the negro and he returned their
fire. Andy Van Kurem. keeper of the
police Jail, got bullet in the body and
fell dead. Just afterward w. III. Bates,
aged 80. working for the Mutual Benefit
association, was hit and mOrtally wound
ed. About the same time Frank Der.
tucci received shot in the left shoulder
and j. w. Boil one in the right hand.
Decided to Smoke Him Out.
Ultimately it was decided that the only
way to get Charles was to burn the
building in which he was intrenched. 1t
was determined that the fire department
should be called out in order to protect
surrounding property. Someone went to
a neighboring grocery, purchased can
of oil, and, pouring it over the rear steps
of the building, applied q match and soon
had the building in flames. SO hercely
did the fire burn that it became evident
that no human being could live in the
building, and picked men from the police
special squad and soldiers stationed
themselves about the building in order
to pick off the desperate as he attempted
to leave the house.
A young soldier named Adolph Ander-
son was one of the first to see Charles
as he ran down the steps leading to the
second story. Charles rang across the
yard and entered the second room. He
fired several times at Anderson, and the
latter, who was armed with a Wlnches-
ter rifle, shot the negro in the breast and
he fell and died soon afterward.
Shot the Body to Pieces.
AS soon as the negro fell numbers OF
people armed with Winchesters and re-
volvers rushed in and fred into the body.
Charles was literally shot to pieces At
ter it was certain that he was dead
mob entered the yard and dragged the
body into the street. There the police
and the mob emptied their revolvers into
it, while son of one of the murdered
men rushed up and stamped the face be-
yond recognition
There were then loud bowls that the
body should be taken to vacant square
in the vicinity and publicly burned. At
this instant. however, a big squad of pO-
lice dashed up in a patrol wagon. There
were thousands Of people congregated IN
the vicinity, and it seemed as if there
might be a clash between the officers and
the mob. The police seemed, however,
to have regaine1 their courage, and they
promptly pushed the crowd aside, picked
up the body and threw it into the patrol
wagon.
The driver whipped up his horses and
the wagon started off with 5000 people
running after it and clamoring for the
cremation Of the body of the desperado
The wagon however, was feeter than
the mob, and it ultimately made its way
in safety to police headquarters.
May Not be Charles.
Shortly after the body had been placed
upon the marble slab in the morgue
Annie Cant a negro woman who was al
legged to have known Charles intimately,
came to the morgue, and after regarding
the body carefully, declared it was not
that Of Charles, but that of his half
brother, Sly Jackson. Later in the even
ing however, Joseph Stassi, a response
BILE Italian, arrived at the prison and
seeing the body, said positively that it
was that of the murderer of Day and
Lamb. Stassi stated that he had lived
in the building which Charles occupied
for several months, and that he was init
mately acquainted with him. He said
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