The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-07-31

OF the fellOw VINO Slarteu iieih, put "Ash
terrible cost. There were five persons
killed yesterday, six fatally wounded
and ten others wounded. Several deaths
had been reported previously and a half
hundred negroes wounded.
This is the record Of four DAYS of
bloodshed and riot, precipitated by Rob-
ert Charles, the negro desperate, wh"n
he resisted arrest Monday night and
who paid the penaty for five murders
Friday afternoon when he was located.
hiding in the heart of the residence dis
trict of the this city, was smoked out
and literally shot to pieces by infuriated
police officers and citizens, in the pres
ence of 10000 people.
FIGHTS THREE HOURS.
Armed with magazine rifle,
Charles resisted the utmost efforts to
dislodge him for three hours, and when
he was finally driven into the open he
died with rifle in hand.
Charles, for whom the police have
searched everywhere since Monday
night, was located hiding in n vacant
house at Saratoga and Clio streets, at
$3.50 o'clock. The report spread and
amidst tremendous excitement a crowd
of 10000 persons gathered around the
square, in which Charles was finally
put to death.
KILLED FROM AMBUSH.
After the battle was over and Charles
body was dragged out from the mud
into which it had fallen with the mob
bowling for the burning Of his body,
statements were made that the man
killed was not really the negro who
killed Capt. Day and Patrolman Lamb,
but identifying papers were found on
his person and the fact that he fought
so desperately for his life and shot so
accurately, seemed to leave little doubt
that the right man was killed.
Sergeant Gabe Porteaus and CorDora!
John F. Lally were informed during
the day that Charles was in hiding
in a house on Clio, near Saratoga street.
Determining to take him alive if pos
sible, the officers summoned number
of patrolmen and went to the house with
their negro informant. They entered
the side alley of the house and were
surprised. Before the officers were
aware of their danger Charles, who was
hiding behind a screen on the second
floor Of the building, raised his rifle and
fired.
Lally fell with a bullet in the right
side of his abdomen. Porteaus was shot
through the head and dropped dead
across the body Of Lally. The other Of
ficers and the negro fed.
SHOT TO DEATH.
Meantime Father Fitzgerald, Of st.
Johns church, was summoned to ad-
minister extreme JUNCTION to the police
officers who were lying in the alley.
The priest responded promptly and he
was amounting the body Of Portaaus,
Alfred G. Bloomfield. young boy
standing by his side, when Charles
again appeared at the window. The lad
saw him at once and begged him not
to shoot, but Charles fired and Bloon-
field fell dead. The priest, unhurt, left
the scene after pluckily performing the
last offices for the dying officer. At this
time the ambulance arrived and two
men volunteered to go into the alley
and bring out the body Of Lally. They
entered and whie they were attempting
to take the body of the dead officer from
that Of his colleague, Charles fired again
but failed to prevent them from accom-
plishing their work.
ccbaroac uyara cta arta1 IN pat Cha ri
out of the building. Time after time
he came to the window, and as men, one
by one, entered the alley he bazed away
at them. In this manner ConfectiJner
Loclere, who was one Of the special
police squad, ex-Policeman Evans, John
Banville and George H. Lyons, son oc
the head Of a big drug establishment,
were wounded.
Then the extra police began shooting
into the house, and the negro returned
their fire with fearful accuracy.
Andrew VanKurem, keeper Of the po-
lice Jail, got bullet in the body and
fell dead. Just afterward H. H. Bait,
aged 65, an insurance solicitor, was hit
and mortally wounded. Frank Bertucsi
received shot in the left shoulder, and
J. w. Boil one in the right hand.
DESPERATE SMOKED OUT.
The fire department was called to
protect surrounding property. can Of
oil poured over the rear steps of thu
building, a match applied, and The
building was soon in flames. Picked
men were stationed about the building
in order to pick Off the desperate as he
attempted to leave the house.
Anderson. member of the state mi
1itia, was one Of the first to see Charles
as he ran down the steps leading to the
second story. Charles. firing as he ran,
crossed the yard toward the second
room. A well directed shot from An
derson'g rife and Charles fell. wounded
IN the breast. Az he dropped hundreds
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