Evening star., 1935-01-27
100 Square Dealers Give Up
Before MiIitia's Attack
With Rifles and Machine
Guns-GaS Used on Mob.
OIL FIRM TO BLAME,
DICTATOR CHARGES
Investigation of Alleged Conspir-
acy to Assassinate "Kingfsh'
Ends When He Announces In
ability to Find Conspirators.
Plans to Return to Washington.

(Copyright. 1885, by the Associated Press.)
BATON ROUGE, La, January 26.
Senator Huey Longs dictatorship
rode out an armed uprising here to-
night as more than 100 Square Deal
ers surrendered or fed into the woods
before machine guns and riffs of Ma
tional Guardsmen. One man was
wounded.
threatened pitched battle between
the militia and anti-Long forces
came as a climax to an exciting day
which saw martial law declared in
this parish and city by Gov. o. K.
Allen, and Senator Long charging in
court that antagoniStic public officials
plotted his death.
1t was only a short time after the
Senator abruptly ended his inquiry
into the alleged conspiracy against his
life when Square Dealers started to
assemble at the airport. At first they
were &aarmed, but guns soon ap-
peared.
Troops Prepare for Action.
AS the anti-Long men began to
form their battle line. company of
GuardSmen under Col. E. P. Roy
reached the airport. unslung their
weapons and prepared for action.
The opposing forces were only
about 500 yards apart. The Guards
men deployed in line about quarter
of mile in length and lying fiat on
the ground began advancing slowly
The armed citizenry. carrying pistols,
rifles and Shotguns, backed up against
the woods nearby.
Ernest Bourgeois, president of the
anti-Long Square Deal Associa ton,
was in command of the citizens. 1t
looked for a short time as if neither
side In the impending struggle would
weaken. Both forces maneuvered
cautiously, their guns poised.
Then suddenly. finding themselves
outnumbered and surpassed in equip
ment, most of the Square Dealers sur
rendered to Col. Roy. They were dis
armed. placed under technical arrest
and freed.
The citizen shot and wounded was
identified at the hospital as George N.
Allessi, So, of Independence, La. a
member of the Tangipahoa Parish
police jury.
Physicians said buckshot had en-
tered his body just above the heart,
In the abdomen and in the back. An
emergency operation was performed.
Disorder at Airport.
Disorder broke out at the airport
tonight as Guardsmen still deployed
over the field.
A hundred or more men. women
and children had collected about the
field after the surrender. Suddenly,
some one yelled: There he is!
There is the spyl''
He pointed to a short, stoutish
man.
The crowd believed he was respon-
sible for notifying the Guardsmen that
the citizens were gathering on the
air field.
The crowd rushed at the man,
knocked him down. tore his clothing
and trampled on him. Guardsmen
charged to the rescue, but were finally
ordered to fall back and shoot gas
guns at the crowd.
The gas barrage finally drove the
crowd back and it left gradually. BY
6 o'clock practically every one was
gone and the Guardsmen were pack
ing up to leave.
Senator Long. at his short court
hearing today, charged that the revolt
against his 'kingfish' regime was
being fomented by the Standard Oil
Co.
Their dispute arose over a barrel
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