The sun., 1900-11-07
FATAL ELECTION RIOTING.
DENVER IHE SCENE OF 4 SERIOtS
CLASH ar THE POLLS.
CITY Authorities. Like Those In New York.
Told police Not to Tolerate Deputies at
the Polls Order Wa, Obeyed aud shooting
BeGan-Five Men Received Bulics-One
Man Killed In Caryviic. Ind. + usiilade
In POLLING Booth in Philadrlphia.


DENvEH, Nov. e--As result Of clash IN
authority between the police and the . S>erh
Ave men were shot at tho polls early this morn
ing One Of them was instantly killed ana
two others are likely to die. Charles Allen'
n negro deputy sheriff.. was shot In the Hbdo-
men and Instantly killed by Detective Cdrberr"'
Special Policeman Stewart Harvey was sh"t
In the neck, probably fatally, the bullet tnh-
ing n downward course. negro named
john Davis is accused OF the shooting. Charles
Carpenter a regular policeman. was shot W
/ the LETT thigh and right foot by Hainpson JACK
son. n negro deputy sheriff Charles Hrech'
special policeman, was shot in the pa'h ID,
RrorfOrd Hanpson Jackson had his skull
split with a club by Green. Dick Hardeman.
negro laborcr. who was standing near Nv
was shot twire in Tho left arm.
The tragedy grew out OF the instructions
Of the Fire and polioo Board and the county
Commissioners to disregard the deputy sherins
and to deny them any night 10 guard their
ppu, Obeying these instructions Policeman
CARPENTER was trying to dsrerse tie crowd
from about the POLLS at Precinct = The Ger
tie. refused To- be driven away andin the scui'o
H7mpson Jack son drew a revolver and began
shooting, vounding the poll, on an tNl'e'
Green. he ~ ecial policeman. ran up and struck
Ja ts1n over the head with his club seeing
the special attatk has irilow u'I uty, NJ
,or t.i. ,..,.,,,,a,,, ,,a s,,, o,..r ~, .la,k.
I,,to .h,,,i,.,s,r ftb. ,,.I,ets went Wild
mud I, , ,-a,-an .t,r,ed,,. Of them with Iii.
lcf arm.
Detective Edward Carberrv. who was sew
eral blocks away. heard the fusllade, and run
Mig To tiP polling place saw three men lylnH
In the street and Policeman carpenter iy,hH
ON the sidewalk near 'ho corner. Carbcrry
vo. told Inn. IN. shootiug vns done by TWO
d.uu,i.. Jnlu Davis ard Charles Allen just
then rbc patrpl wagon came up with policemen
from, TN. Central station and selecting Police
man Coleman Bell To- hc.p him. Carbcrrv started
ortcr H.. recr,c, They had pnue into ihe
drug s,oro ON The corner and hystarders
warned tl. rol,r,mcn that they were armed
and car.r t,r anntLrr chance To IL, their
v.lpn,. A. Carb.rry and Rel arpro,chrd
the door the negroes vailed ont onto tho side
w1lk. Eal showed a revolver sraiu.t thu
ahi,r,n,, Of Davis ss tho latter drouprd h.
hand 70 the GIN no wor. in Nj. belt Know
inc ,hot h. woulJ he kl,l,d il n, tried ,o urt
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sr,,n,ors C,rh.rrv covcred Allan WIN wos
behi,a p,via ors o,d.r.d hi. bardz -, I'm,
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