The daily sentinel., 1900-11-07
ELECTION RIOT.
Denver the Scene Of a Bloody
Street Fight Yesterday.--One,
Man Killed.

and the police near lWonty eeCohu duu
Larimsr this morning resulted in the
death Of one negro deputy and tho seri
Gus injury of Ave other deputies and
police. The dead ana injured are:
Charles Allen, colored. deputy sheriff's
badge, appointed by United States Mar
shall Bailey; shot through breast-dead.
Stuart Harvey, special policeman, col
ored, shot through right shoulder, badly
injured; now in the county hospital.
Hampton jackson, deputy sheriff, col
ored, skull crushed by club. injuries fatal;
now in county hospital.
Richard Hardman, deputy sheriff, col
ored, shot through left arm.
Charles Green, special policeman,
white, shot through left shoulder.
8. O. O.,Carpenter. policeman, white, shot
in back and hip, injuries dangerous.
The shooting took place in front OF the
polling place Of district 81, precinct 4, at
2127 Larimer street
About twenty shots were fred in all.
The shooting was started by deputy
sheriffs who were given badges and re-
volvers in United States Marshall Bail
ey's Office last pight. The trouble start
ed just as the polls were opened, shortly
after Z o'clock.
At 2127 Larimer street a large crowd,
mostly negros, had gathered by 6:2O
o'clock. The crowd kept increasing and
everybody seemed to want to vote arst.
Deputy sheriffs appointed by Marshal
Bailey were very much in evidence and
pushed and jolted the voters around in
their efforts to show what they seemed
to think was their authority.
The voters protested and appealed to
Policeman Carpenter and Special Police
man Green. These two officers decided
that every body should get back to the
limit except the voters who we're in line.
Just as the polls were opened Carpenter
and Green were putting tho crowd back,
whom a colored deputy fred a shot at
Green.
Green struck at the latter and broke
the latter's arm. At this time Charles
Allen and John Davis, both colored
deputies, came down a stairway at 2l25
Larimer street. Carpenter told them
to get back to the 100-foot line, and
Branford drew his revolver and COM
menced to shoot at Green.
Carpenter jumped behind q telegraph
pole and Branford turned his attention
to him, firing three shots.
Carpenter started to run to the patrol
box ON the corner to call for assistance,
and received bullet between his shoul-
dsrs and another in his hip.
BY this time there was the widest con-
fusion in the crowd and shots were fred
in every direction. When the smoke
cleared away the block contained only
the wounded people and few inside
the polling place.
Carpenter was lying on the sidewalk.
Green. who had received bullet in his
shoulder, was leaning against tho build
ing for support.
Stuart Harvey was shot through the
right shoulder. Hampton Jackson wss
prone on the sidewalk with fractured
skull, and Richard Hardman was shot
the arm.
A riot call was sent in to police head
quarters and wagon load Of police hur-
ried to the scene. Other officers who
were stationed at different polls in tho |
district heard the shooting and hastsned
to the place.
Detective Edward. who was at HI,
which is near twenty first and Lsrimer
streets, was one Of the first peace off,
cers to arrive. he saw tho injured man
and asked who had done the shooting.
He was told that Allen aud Davis had
shot Carpenter and Groom.
Carbstry did not want to attempt to
arrest them alone, and seeing the patrol
wagon coming, knew he would soon have
assistance, 20 he waited.
Whom the wagon came up Sergeant
Casey, Bell and Carberry started to ar
rest Allen and Davis in the drug store.
Davis drew gun, but Bell made him
throw up his hauds. Allen attempted
to shoot and was killed by Csrberry.
About the Weather. i
Tho maximum temperature yesterday
was 65 degrees.