The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-28


and the mob emptied their revolvers into
it. while a son of one of the murdered
men rushed up and stamped the face be-
yond recognition.
There were then loud howls that the
body should be taken to vacant square
in the vicinity and publicly burned At
this instant, however, big squad of po-
lice dashed up in a patrol wagon. There
were thousands of people congregated in
the vicinity, and is seemed as If there
might be clash between the officers and
the mob The police seemed, however, to
have regained 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 ID and clamoring for
the cremation OF the body of the des-
perado.
The wagon, however, was f1eeter than
the mob, and it ultimately made its way
in safety to police headquarters. There
an immense crowd had gathered, and
great difficulty was experienced in taking
the corpse from the wagon into the
morgue. When Charles body was strip
ped it was found to have been literally
lacerated from head to foot by the bull
let's of the mob
Identified as Charles.
Shortly after the body had been placed
upon the marble slab in the morgue, An
ME Cant. negro woman, who was al
legged 20 have known Charles intimately,
came to the morgue, and after regarding
the body carefully, declared that it was
not that of Charles, but of his half
ing, however Joseph stassi, a RESPONSE
bic Italian, arrived at the prison and,
seeing the body. said positively that it
was that of the murderer of Day and
lamb.
Coroner Richard said to a reporter that,
upon the examination of the clothing of
the deceased, he had found slip of pa
per bearing the name of Robert V.
Charles. who also went under the name
of SLY Jackson.
Shortly after the body of Charles had
been taken from the scene. a report
spread that there were still some negroes
in the burning building. The square was
again quickly surrounded by picked men.
and under guard of men with Winchesters,
a special squad made its way into the
building. In room which the fire had
not yet reached. three negroes were found
dressed in female attire. They were hus-
tied out and Immediately sent to prison
in patrol wagon.
Subsequently, fourth negro, a mulatto,
was discovered in the building. He made
desperate resistance against being ar
rested, and while in the hands of the po-
lice, was killed by shot fired from pis-
tol in the hands of one of the disorderly
mob that had congregated in the vicinity
Unknown Negro Murdered.
Just about the time that Charles body
reached the morgue the body of an un-
known negro who had been shot and
stabbed to death on Gallatin street was
carried in. This negro was passing
through the French Market when he was
seen by crowd of whites The latter
were intensely excited by the news of the
slaughter of Porteous and others uptown.
and they Immediately mobbed him. The
angry mob kept at his heels, the crowd
increasing every minute. The negro final
ly succeeded in entering a house in Gala
tin street. He ran up stairs and jumped
from the gallery TO the ground. Before
he could arise the mob shot and stabbed
him to death.
Up to the time of the tragedy at Clio
and Saratoga streets, the city had been
practically quiet. Disturbances had oc-
CURED only in isolated instances, and
Mayor Capdevielle was confident that the
situation was so well in hand that he
would be able to dispense with the spe-
cial police tomorrow. The tragic scenes,
however which were enacted there this
afternoon make it almost certain that
both the 500 special officers and the 1,5oO
militia will be kept in service at least
until Monday.
Mayors ProcIama ton.
Late this evening the Mayor issued
proclamation. in which he said:
I'm view of the intense public excite
ment that exists, implore the people 10
obey the law and its constituted authori-
ties.
"I forbid all assemblages Of people on
the streets and advise all good citizens to
remains in their homes.
II order and direct the police to keep
the peace at all hazards TO disperse all
assemblages in the streets and to arrest
nersons uho disturb the peace by inceu