Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-31
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 third, was smoked out of his
hiding place this evening, shot to ribbons
by the mob Of p. 900 frenZied people and
tramped 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
Il house on Clio. near Saratoga street
determining to take him alive il possible
they summoned number of patromen
TO their assistance, and went to the house
Wnere Charles was supposed to be in
concealment. The negro informant of
the policemen accompanied the officers.
Walked Into the Jaws of Death.
They entered the side alley of the
mouse, and were surprised in practically
the same way as We're 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
head, and dropped dead across the body
Of Lally. The other officers and the no
gro lied from the scene. The reports OF
Charles Winchester and the fact that
two officers lay bleeding in the yard
raised tremendous excitement.
hurry calls We're 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 little while there was
an immense armed crowd circing the
square III which Charles was located
In the meantime Father Fitzgerald Of
-. John church was summoned to add
minister extreme JUNCTION to the police Of
hctrs who were lying in the alRy The
priest responded promptly. and he was
Amounting the body of POrteuS with AL
fred q. Bloomfield. young boy. standing
by his side, when Charles again appeared
ut the window. The lad saw him at
once and begged the desperate not to
shoot him. Charles Immediately fired his
Winchester again, and Bloomfield fell
dead. The priest, unhurt. left the scene
after pluckily performing the last offices
for the dead officer.
Rescued the Bodies Under Fire.
At this time the ambulance arrived and
:-wo men volunteered to go into the alley
and bring out the body of Lally. They
70 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.
IN immense crowd had gathered in the
Vicinity. anu schemes were set foot
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 ne
blazed away anthem. In this manner
Confectloner lie Clerc, who was one of
the special police squad: eX-Policeman
Evans John Banville and George H
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. II. Bates
aged 90. working for the Mutual Benefit
association. was hit and mortally wound
ed. About the same time Frank Ber.
tucci received n 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 i'll 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 fiercey
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 Winches-
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-
yolvers rushed in and fred into the body.
Charles was literally shot to pieces. At
ter it was certain that he was dead a
mob entered the yard and dragged the
body into the street. There the police
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 bowls 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 patrol wagon. There
were thousands Of people congregated Ill
the vicinity, and it seemed as if there
might be a elias h 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 it and clamoring for the
cremation Of the body of the desperado
The wagon, however, was feeter than
the mob. and it ultimately made it's 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, q 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, 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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