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Shot an Officer
Two off-duty patrolmen accost Robert Charles and Leonard Pierce without cause on Dryades Street; Charles is beaten, returns fire, and escapes — then kills Capt. Day and Patrolman Lamb before dawn when the police come for him at his room.
The Dryades Street arrest attemptRobert Charles and Leonard PierceConflicting Times-Democrat and Picayune accountsDeath of Capt. Day and Patrolman LambThe $250 dead-or-alive reward