The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-29
MOBS HAVE DISPERSED
NO LAwLEssNESS REPORTED AT
NEW ORLEANS YESTERDAY.
Special Police Force and Militia to
Remain on Guard, HOwever-Exo-
dus of Frightened Negroes.

NEW ORLEANS, July 2s.-Mob violence
seems to have spent itself, and the city is
quiet, no fresh outbreaks are reported
the burning of the Thomp Lafon school
last night having evidently been the crown
ing piece of mob violence.
Quiet reigns tonight. The police have
been SO scored by the local press and the
general public for their apparent inertia
throughout the entire trying time that they
have at last awakened TO a realization of
the imperative necessity of aiding in pre-
serving order Mayor Capdeville to-day
issued two proclamations. one ordering all
barrooms closed at 2 o'clock to-day and TO
remain closed until o'clock Monday morn
ing. The other proclamation requested all
merchants TO close their respective places
OF business at p. m. and keep them closed
until a. m. Monday. The order closing
barrooms was enforced, and the request TO
the merchants was almost unanimously
complied with.
The bodies of the two negroes who were
killed by mobs yesterday were buried qui-
city from the morgue to-day. During the
early morning hours tomorrow the disiig-
ured remains of the desperate, Charles,
will be taken from the morgue and inferred
in potter's field with as much secrecy as
possible in order not to arouse that class
of the public which is yet far from pacified.
Sergeant Porteus was buried this after
noon, as was also Andrew Van Kurem.
The police officers remains were escorted
to the graveyard by a full battalion of po-
lice and the funeral cortege was long
one At frequent points along the route
there were little gatherings OF friends or
the dead policemen, who uncovered as the
funeral passed. The city is being patrolled
tonight by the militia and the civic police.
though there is no indication Of any dis
turbance.
Mayor Capdeville believes that lawless-
ness such as that which has shocked the
community during the past few days can
only be suppressed with force. He said
to-day that he has no intention of dis
banding the special police or discharging
the militia until the last vestige of mob
violence has disappeared Both these
organizations will be held in readiness for
several days.
Among communications received by the
mayor to-day was an offer from the lead
ing citizens of Tangipahoa for a sufficient
number of able-bodied men TO 'annihilate
the negroes of New Orleans" 1t is un-
necessary TO say the offer was declined.
At police headquarters to-day everything
seemed quiet. Affidavits were made
against the persons who were arrested yes
terday on the charge of harboring the
negro Roberts Charles. The grand jury is
still investigating the riots. A report is
expected soon.
The troops are being kept in their
armories, but Mayor Capdeville has sta
toned men in every quarter OF the city
in order that he may be quickly advised of
any further trouble
Whatever doubt there may have been as
to the identity of the negro Charles was
removed this morning. At O'Clock, when
the mobs had dispersed, the police went
to the parish prison and got Leonard
Pierson, Charles's pal or the evening that
Mora was wounded, and carried him the
morgue. Pierson, without any hesitation,
declared that the dead man was the des-
perado Coroner Richard. to-day held a
post-mortem examination on the body of
Charles. He found that the negro had been
shot forty-eight times, besides having been
badly beaten.
Several men have claimed the credit OF
having killed Charles. Men who were
present at the time that Charles was at
tempting to make his escape from the
burning building said that Private Ander-
son and DR.. c. A. Noiret, a beardIess
young medical student. had done the actual
killing.
The aged insurance solicitor, H II. Bate,
who was dangerously wounded yesterday.
may die. The other wounded, however.
are reported to be doing well.
Thousands of negoes have emigrated
from the city