The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-08-01
THE DESPERADO KILLED.

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ments have participated in the disoc
ders.
THE DESPERATE KILLED.
After desperate battle lasting fer
several hours in which he succeeded in
killing Sergt. Gabriel Porteus, Andy
Van kutem, keeper OF the police j Ill,
and Alfred j. Bloomfield, young boy,
fatally wounding Corporal John +.
Lally, John Banvills, exPoliceman
Frank H. Evans, a. S. Lociere, one Of
the leading confectioners of the city,
and more or less seriously shooting sew
e1al citizens, the negro desperate,
Robert Charles, who killed Capt. Day
and Pstrolman Lamb and badly wound
ed Officer More, was smoked out of his
hiding place in the heart Of the resi-
dence section of the city aud literally
shot to pieces. The tragedy was the
most rem srkable in the history of the
city, and 20, coo people, soldiers, Police
men and citizens were gathered around
the square in which Charles was finally
put to death.
Sergt. Gabe Porteus, one Of the best
knowo officers on the force, and Sergt.
John T. Lslly, who has Sne record for
bravery, were informed during the day
By negro that Charles was IN hiding
in house on Clio, near Saratoga street.
Determining to take him alive if pos
sible, the officers summoned number
Of patrolmeu 10 their assistance and
went to the house where Charles was
supposed to be in concealuent. The
negro informant OF the policemen &C.
companied the officers. They entered
the side alley of the house aud were
surprised in practically the same way
as were Day and Lamb. Before the
officers were aware Of their danger
Cl4cies, who was hidden behind a
screen on the second floor Of the build
iag, raised his Winchester and began
furious but accurate FIRE. Lally fell
with bullet in the right ride Of the ab-
donen. Porteus was shot through the
head and dropped dead across the body
of LAIly. The other officers and the
negro I'D from the scene. The reports
Of Charles Winchester and the fact that
two officers lsy bleeding in the yard,
raised tremendous excitement. Hurry
calls were sent to the mayor, the chief
of police aud Col. Wood, in Command of
the special police, and as fast as pos
sible armed hel p was rushed to the
scene. In a little while there was an
immense armed crowd encircling the
square in walsh Charles was located.
In the meantime Father Fitzgerald of
ST. Johns church vas summoned to ad-
minister extreme unction to the police
officers, who we're lying in the alley
The priest responded promptly and he
vas amounting the body of Proteus,
with Alfred j, Bloomfield, young boy
standing by his side, when Charles
again appeared at the window: The
lad saw him at once aud begged
the desperate not to shoot him.
Charles Immediately fred his Winches
ter again and Bloomfield fell dead. The
priest, unhurt, left the scene after
pluckily performing the last Office for
the dead officer. This time the aulou-
lance arrived aud two citizens volun-
teered to 90 in the slieyway and bring
out the body of Lslly. They entered,
and while they were attempting to take
the body Of the dead officer from that
of his colleague, Charles fred again.
The citiz,rs, nevertheless, got Lally's
body out of the alley and after#ard
succeeded in taking Porteus body out
also. In the meantime an immense
throng had gatheredin the vicinity and
schemes were set on foot to get Charles
out of the building. Charles, however,
did not propose to be captured without
selling his life dearly. Time after time
ne came to the window and as citizens,
enc by one, entered the alley, he blazeo
away at them. Io this manner Confec-
toner Leclere, who was one Of the
special police squad, ex-Policemau
Ev.ns, john Banville and George H.
Lyons, son Of the head Of the biggest
drug establishment in the south, were
wounded.
At this time the extra Police began
to Ere indiscriminately at the Negro.
Who shot hin will probably never be
known, Just at the time Andy Van
Kurem, keeper Of the police jail, got a
bullet IN the body and fell dead. Just
afterward H. H. Bait, an old man,
aged 81, working for the mutual bene
VIOLENT association, doing business in
the vicinity, was hit and mortaily
wounded. About the same time, with
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