The age-herald., 1900-07-25
NEGRO SHOOTS
 TWO POLICEMEN New Orleans Thrown Into Fever - ish Excitement.
MORE TROUBLE MAY OCCUR
The Black Murderer Escapes After Having Been Surrounded by Large s, Number of Policemen and an
 Enormous Crowd

New Orleans, July 2A-A trifling incident began late last night a series of tragedies which it was feared for a time today would culminate in an outbreak similar to the Italian lynching several years ago. A lynching Is likely if a negro fugitive is caught, who is now being pursued by offi- cers and citizens.
 The dead:
 Police Captain John T. Day.
 Policeman Peter J. Lamb.
 The wounded:
 Policeman August A. Mona
 Two suspicious looking negroes were hanging around a quiet neighborhood, and somebody informed the police Several of fcers went to the scene, and the negroes refused to make explanations and showed fight. Pistols were soon in play, and Off, ficer Mora was seriously shot. One of the negroes, Robert Charles, who did the shoot ing, got away, although he was wounded.
 The police organized a pursuit, and suc- ceeded in locating the fugitive. Captain John T. Day, commanding the precinct, led a posse of police to the shanty, and tried to reach the refugee by a dark alley lead ing to it.
 They carried lanterns, and were easily distinguished, and when they got close enough Charles opened fire with a Win chester rifle, killing Captain Day and keep ing up the fusilade until the captain had five wounds in him. A negress opened the door of an adjoining room and told the po- lice to jump in, as Charles had rifles and ammunition and an impregnable position. They obeyed, thinking to hold Charles in his quarters until help or daylight came. Officer Lamb was the last of the three sur vivors to attempt to reach shelter after emptying their revolvers in the direction of the negro, and Charles reached out and dropped him with bullet behind the ear.
 Re,n, 0, ccments '. ere slow
 Nearly an hour elapsed before reinforce ments came, and these were placed around the block to prevent escape. It was then discovered that Charles had already left the room, though shot at the pickets told that he was in neighborhood. The two dead policemen were removed and systematic search organized, but on trace of the fugitive was found Police armed with rifles and citizens similarly equipped and a borrowed bloodhound kept up the quest, and had Charles been sighted he would have been shot to pieces.
 Mayor Capdevielle offered a reward of 500 and Governor Heard has added $250 for the State. Parties are out in all direc- tons, even miles away from the city, and all trains and cars are searched. Suspects were arrested in the suburbs but were not the right men.
 In the meantime the police had work to do, and the whole force was kept busy.
 Thousands of people gathered around the scene of the shooting, and, lacking a vic- tim or other excitement, proposed venge- ance on the property and on the negroes in the hovel around. The police promptly quelled the disturbers and jailed number, but the guard had to be increased. A com mttee from the respectable colored ele- ment called on Chief Caster and offered aid in running down the murderer, and as some of them knew the man by sight their services were accepted. The excitement has not yet died out and the capture of the negro, who is likely hiding in the city, may start the mob going.