The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-07-28

NEW ORLEANS. July 2E-Kllled to-
day, Ave: fatally wounded, six. Others
wounded ten testimated). Deaths pre-
viously seven. tpolice officers. two; col
ored men and women, hyel.
Wounded, one officer. fatally. AMI
scores OF negroes.
This Is the record OF four days OF
b!oodshed and riot. precipltated by
Robert Charles, the negro desperate.
when he resisted arrest Monday night.
and who paid the penalty for five mur-
deEs this afternoon when he was To-
Gated. hiding In the heart OF the resi-
dence district OF this city. was smoked
out and literally shot to pieces by In
furiated police officers and citizens, IN
the presence of 10000 persons
Armed with magazine rife. Charles
resisted the; utmost efforts to dislodge
him for nearly three hours and when he
finally was driven into the open he died
rife In hand.
Those Killed To-day.
Killed to-day:
Andrew Van Kurem. keeper of tha
police jail.
Alfred G. Bloomfield, n lad attending
the priest, who. under fire from Charles
administered extreme JUNCTION to one OF
the negro's victims.
Two unknown negroes. 60
Wounded fatally:
Corporal John F. Lally.
John Banv!lle. special policeman.
Frank H. Evans former member po.
/ lice force. serving rs special o:iicer.
a.! S. Locree. a confectloner. serving
as special officer.
George H. Lyons, wholesale druggls:,
I serving as special officer.
H. H. Bait, aged sixty-fye, insurance
agent.
Located in Vacant House.
Charles. for whom the police have
searched everywhere since Monday
night, was located hiding in vacant
house at Saratoga and Clio streets III
$3.50 this afternoon. The report spread
quickly and amidst tremendous excite.
ment crowd OF 10000 persons gathered
around the square. In which Charle:
finally was put to death, to witness ths
moss remarkable tragedy In ths history
OF New Orleans.
After the battle was over and Charles
body was dragged out from the mud
into which he had fallen. with the moa
bowling for the burning OF his body
statements were male that the mln
killed was not really the negro who
killed Captain Day and PatrolmaU
Lamb, but Identification papers wsr.
found on his person and the fact thai
he fought so desperately for his lIf2
aud shot so accurately scanned to leav!
M doubt that the right man was killsd
Sergeant Gabc Poreus, onc OF the b:si
known officers on the force. and Corpo'
-LalJohn F. Lally. who has fine record
10. bravery, we're informed during n:
day by negro that Charles was IL
hiding In a house on Clio street near
Saratoga strec:.
Summoned q Number Of Patrolmen.
Determining. 10 take him alive II pas
slb!e,the officers summoned nunter 81
patrolmen and went to the house with
tlieIr negro Informant. They enterd
the side alley OF the house and wert
surprised In practically the same wa,
as were Day and Lamb. Before III:
officers were aware OF thar danger
Charles. who was hidden bea!aG :
screen on the second floor Of the build
ing. raised his rifle and fired.
Lally fell With a bullet IN tho rlgh
silc Of the abdomen. Purteus vas shn
through the head and dropped dtat
across the body OF Lally. The othe'
oaicers and the negro Ied. Th? r-po-t:
% charlss' rihe and the TACT ;hat ;wt
officers lay bleeding in the yard.btoush
crowd to the scere.
Hurry calls w4re gent to the mayor
the chief OF police and Colonel Wood. 1;
comulInd or the special office and arm
Cd forcss wcre hurried 10 the scene
An immensc nrmed crowd was room cir
o;'Gs the square II which Ch1rlss va
locat2d. Meantime. Father Fitzgerald
CT S;. John's church, was summoned Il
administer extreme JUNCTION 70 thc. po
he: aflcs's rhn were lying IN th1ailcy
IHplorcd the Negro Not to Fire.
The prizes: responded promptly AM
lie was anola;iaS thu body o; Porteus
HfbeF; @. Blccnfe:i : young bay. Wa
ftaaaIng by' Iii si,,a, Ehea Charlar
again appcrrnl a; the window Tha Ia;
saw him At orcr anI hcssld him rot !
sh71t, but chasic5 arei 1rd Rtodmfel
& Il dead. The priest, unhur;. l=fS th'
Fe7E" after plucEIly rerto:m'nJ The las
Offices t0r ;ha deal officer. Az this TIN
the ambulance arrived aad two tac'
volunteered to 60 into the ally A.;
hing nut ih2 body OF Laliy. Thsy or
tered and while they woic at;2mptlnt
10 iaEs the body OF ,he dsaa officer tron
that of his colleague, Charles Nrr,