Salt Lake Herald | 1907-10-20 | Page 4 | Slaves "by the Counsel of God

SLAVES BY THE COUNSEL OF GOD Fanatical Religious Frenzy of New Orleans Negroes Re Results suits in a Murder New Orleans Oct 19 Fanatical ex excitement excitement i of negroes calling themselves slaves by counsel of ot God appears to I have been the cause of ot the riot last night on New Orleans street in which one policeman was killed several oth others others ers em wounded and a number of negroes badly injured The Isolated house in which half a dozen barricaded themselves and which was fired upon by policemen and citizens from all sides for nearly two hours proves to have hae been a meeting place of the sect Last night trouble started during a meeting when highly excited negroes Inflicted razor wounds on Policeman because he attempted to en enter enter enter ter the meeting m Razors were slashed sl shed across his face and neck mortally wounding him Those who remained and barricaded themselves es were all armed After Atter the negroes had been smoked into submission many firearms were found under the meeting house Excitement In that section of the city grew Intense and when hen the arrests fol followed followed followed lowed It required the efforts of a score of ot policemen to get the negroes through the mob and land them in the station stationhouse stationhouse house louse