St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-10-26
MURDEROUS SASSAULT
Of Negro Fanatics Upon
Officers OF the Law
A New Religious Sect
Called Council of God
Most Revolving Practices
Upheld by its Officers

"'"Oo"SN Aoe" At"oy1 OOt' 400 uS
ignorant and fanaticaI negroes.
Supernumerary Robert j. Cam.
blae, OF the Fifth Precinct, killed !;
throat cut.
Sergeant Joseph NJ. WheasIy, Of
the Fifth Precinct, shot in The
breast.
Supernumerary Ernest Wenck, of
the Fifth Precinct, seriously wound
ed with knife.
Corporal John M. Dunn, sLot in
the left leg; not dangerous.
Negro Ed Audrey. shot IN the
the groin; dangerously wounded.
THE PRISONERS
Joseph Casper, 500 Roman street
wounded.
Alfred Zenion. TOnti and St Ber.
nard, known as "Prophet Joe."
Samuel E Davis, 1926 Laharpe
Street, who led the assault.
Jacque Pierre, 920 Irene stleet.
Denny Latimore. 916 N. Liberty.
Robert Slaughter. 2Ol5 Allen ST.,
kno Sn as ''Prophet Leo
Ferdinand Boyd, Roman and St.
Ann Streets, known as Apostle
Paul"
Severiu Reynolds, 1918 Orleans
Street.
Marie Honore 1909 Allen street,
wife of Ed Honore, wounded.
Ed Honore, same address, badly
wounded at hospital.
Since the riot which terminated
iu the death of Robert Charles,
after having murdered four officers
and others, the city has not been
thrown into such excitement as pre-
vailed about police headquarters
and all through the lower districts
last night. Although the trouble
only lasted two or trhee hours. yet
the alarm and rage among the peo-
pie in the rear Of The Third District
was extreme.
Crowds OF men, and not q few
women, thronged along Allen st.
just below the st. Bernard Market,
and hundreds OF men stood at the
corner of Prieur and Allen streets,
obout square distant from where
the battle took place. In the dis
tance was q light painted house,
ard behind this, looking from the
east side, was the little shack which
was the fortress Of the
LITTLE FLOCK OF FREE THINKERS
or, as some OF the people living IN
that section said the Black Hand.
For weeks paet services or meet,
ings were held usually attended by
from twenty to thirty negroes and
an elderly colored man known as
Honore, or Edward Audrey, who
appears to have been the high priest
of this sect of unbelievers, and who
preached 10 his flock hatred for the
white man and negroes who differed
from them in their beliefs Twice,
sometimes three times o week, they
assembled in little room about
l2xl2 feet, in which was bed and
. few chairs. 1t soon became spread
around the nelghborhood that the
sect was dangerous and would re-
sent and intrusion or interference,
no matter whence it came. People
almost dreaded to pass on the side.
walk In front Of the house, and how
well founded these fears proved de-
veloped last night.
The house of fortress consists Of
three small rooms, eoch opening
upon a yard running parallel tc
Prieur Street, and the house fronts
on O'ReillY street. between Prieul
and johnson streets. Last nigh
about 8 o'clock q youth about 2(
years of age, named John sherman
passed the houee. Seated on BIZ
doorstep nearby was MIR. e. Ber-
tonnier, aud as the boy passed two
men seized him while q third Gu
hs throat. They then calmly ant
cody walked into the yard and I
few moments afterwards shouts wert
heard. ibid any one see me Kill
that ma1!" A roar OF ''Nol" Ions
drawn out and uttered apparently
i'll enthusiasm, answered. Tne boz
who was cut set forth in search o
policeman. and found Supernumer
ary Cambias, to whom he told hi
story and exhibited his wound
Word was sent to the Fifth Pre-
cinct and Sergeant Wheatley, Cor
poral Peterson and Supernumerar
Wenck hurried to the scene in th
patrol wagon. Cambias, falthfu
to his duty, stood guard until re
inforcements reached him, and the
the party still further reinforce
by eficers Roger Calvin and hi
brother John T. Calvin, entered th
yard. Opening the door a strang
scene met their view. About twenty
five negroes were assembled in til
Emitted space crowding it to its ful
est capacity. Sergeant WheatIe
asked who had cut the boy, but b
received no answer. Then he de
raanded to know the names OF thos
Ssept, but shouts OF derision an
celvsRas the only answer he Il