The age-herald., 1900-07-28


 found to have been literally lacerated from head to foot by the bullets of the mob who had fired into it. Shortly after the body had been placed on the marble slab in the morgue, Annie Cant, negro woman, who was alleged to have known Charles inti- mai ately, came to the morgue, and after garding the body carefully declared that it was not that of Charles, but of his half brother, Sly Jackson.
 Later in the evening. however, Joseph Stassi, a responsible Italian, arrived at the prison and seeing the body said posi- lively that it was that of the murderer of Day and Lamb. Stassi stated that he had lived in the building which Charles occu- pied for several months and that he was intimately acquainted with him. He said he could not be mistaken in his identifica- ton.
 Coroner Richard said to representative of the Associated Press that upon exani- nation of the clothing of the deceased he had found slip of paper 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 snread that there were still some negroes in the burning building. The square was again quickly surrounded by picked men and un der guard of men with Winchesters a spe- cial squad made it's way into the build ing In a room which the fire had not vet reached, three negroes were found dressed In female attire. They were hustled out and immediately sent to prison in a patrol wagon. Subsequently, fourth negro. a. mulatto, was discovered in the building He made a desperate resistance against being arrested and while he was in the hands of the police he was killed by a shot hred from pistol in the hands of one of the disorderly mob that had congregated in the vicinity.
 Another Negro Killed
 Just about the time that Charles, hodv reached the morgue, the body of an un known negro, who had been shot and stabbed to death on Callatin street. was carried in. This negro was passing through the French Market. when he was seen by a crowd of whites. The latter were intensely excited by the news of the ruthless slaughter of Porteous and others up town and they immediately mobbed him. The unknown negro ran for his life and the angry mob kept at his heels, the crowd increasing in numbers every min- ute. The negro finally succeeded in en- tering house on Callatin street. He ran upstairs 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-
 
 and Mayor Capedeville was con- fident that the situation was was so we'll in hand that he would be able to dispense with the special police tomor- row. The tragic scenes, however, which were enacted here this afternoon make it almost certain that both the five hundred special officers and the 150o militia will be kept in service at least until Monday. Late this evening the Mayor issued a proclama- tion, in which he said:
 '1n view of the intense public excite ment that exists I implore the people to obey the law and it's contituted authori- ties
 T forbid all assemblages of people on the streets and advise all good citiznes to remain in their homes.
 'I order and direct the police to keep the peace at all hazanrds, to diperse all as- sembled crowds in the streets and to arrest persons who disturb the peace by incen- diary language or by their acts.
 T hereby order all bar rooms closed i'm