Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-08-03
rs SHOT TO PIECES.
Negro Author of the Trouble in New
Orleans Killed.
Tie Sells His Life Dearly, killing
Three More Persons md wound-
ing n Number Before He
Is Lnid Low.

perate battle lasting for several hours,
in which he succeeded in killing Sergt.
Gabriel Porteus, Andy Van Kurem,
keeper of the police jail, and Alfred j.
B. Bloomfield, a young boy, and fatally
wourding Corp. John +. Lally, John
Banville, ex-Policeman Prank II. Evans
and A. S. Loclere, one of the leading
confectioners of the city, and more or
less seriously several other persons,
the negro desperate, Robert Charles,
who killed Capt. Day and Patrolman
Lamb and badly wounded Officer Mora,
was smoked out of his hiding place in
the heast of the residence section of
the city Friday afternoon and literally
shot to pieces.
Great Excitement Caused.
The tragedy was one of the most re-
markable in the history of the city,
and 10000 people, soldiers, policemen
and citizens were gathered around the
square in which Charles was finally put
to death. Tremendous excitement
reigned in New Orleans as the battle
went on between the police and citizens
and the negro with his Winchester.
The total number of victims since
the trouble began is: Killed, IL;
wounded, %.
The victims.
John T. Day. police captain: Peter
j. Lamb. policeman; August Thomas,
negro laborer; Batiste Filean (negro),
aged 70 years, laborer N French mar
ket; Lewis Taylor, negro laborer; Ga
briel Porteus (white). sergeant of po-
lice; Joseph Lally (white), corporal of po-
lice; A. Van Kurem (white), keeper of
the city workhouse; Alfred ]. Brum-
field (wh,te), employe of Southern News
company; Robert Charles (negro). triple
murderer and author of the trouble:
Anna Mabry NEGRO woman), killed in her
home by mob searching for fugitive;
unknown negro, companion of Charles.
Brave Omcer Killed.
Sergt. Gabe Porteus, one of the best
known officers on the force. and Sergt.
John +. Lally, who has fine record
for bravery. were informed during the
day by n negro that Charles was in hid
ing in house on Clio, near Saratoga
street. Determining to take him alive
ii possible, the officers summoned a
number of patrolmen to their as
sistance, and went to the house where
Charles was supposed TO be in conceal
ment. The negro informant of the po-
lice accompanied the officers. They en-
tered the side alley of the house, and
were surprised in practically the same
way as were 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. Lally fell
with 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 negro fed from the scene.
Smoked Him out.
Ultimately it was decided that the
only way to get Charles was to burn
the building in which he was en-
trenched. There were, however, some
scruples about resorting to this meth
tion in which the house was situated,
being dencely populated. Neverethe-'
less, it was determined that the fire
department should be called out in Or
der to protect surrounding property
in case it should be resolved to burn
the building. At the moment of ap-
parent indecision some one went to
a neighboring grocery, purchased a
,an of oil, and, pouring it over the rear
steps of the building, applied a match
and soon had the building in flames.
Desperate Shot Dead.
A young soldier named Adolph An
dersor, a member of the Thirteenth
company of state militia, was one of
the first to see Charles as he ran down
the steps leading to the second story.
Charles ran across the yard and en-
tered the second room. He fired sew
eral times at Anderson and the lat
ter, wE> was armed win q Winches-
ter rILe, shot the negro in the breast,
and he fell and died soon afterward.
AS soon as the negro fell numbers of
people armed with Winchesters and
revolvers rushed in and fired into the
body. Charles was literally shot to
pieces. After it was certain that he
was dead a mob entered and dragged
the body into the street. There the
police and the mob emptied their re.
volvers into it, while son of one OF
the murdered men rushed up and
stamped the face beyond recognition
Arrests Made.
The police force has been singularly
inadequate during the present crisis
and has made few arrests of those who
iagrantly violated the laws. However
Friday, Willie Ouliber, a clerk in O
grocery store, went to the Central sta
| ton. and said he knew of two men who
had participated in the murder of Au
gust Thomas on Wednesday night
These men, he stated, were Conrad and
John Schwartz, brothers. Warrants
were Immediately issued for the
Schwartzes, and they were taken into
+, custody.
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