The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1902-05-24
RIOT BREAKS LOOSE
IN GEORGIA CAPITAL
New Orleans Affair Al
most Duplicated.
SEVEN PEOPLE SHOT TO DEATH
Three Policemen, White Citizen
and Three Negroes Killed In
Attempt to Arrest Outlaws.

An Atlanta, Ga, special says: An
.ffort by officers of the law to arrest
uegro outlaws who had FABRICATED
themselves In store resulted Satur
lay morning In the most fatal riot
hat has ever occurred In the history
u the city, Seven men were killed.
including three policemen. q white cit.
zen and three negroes.
The most exciting scenes prevailed
It the place Of the riot and every avail.
able policeman. with military, called
,ut by the governor. had all they could
10 to keep down general riot.
The scene OF the tragedy was on
Mcdaniel street. q few hundred yards
outside the city limits, where men,
oers Of notorious gang Of negro out
avs had assembled to defy arrest.
rhe county police first attempted to
raid the place alone and later the city
police were called upon for aid. Still
ator the governor was appealed to
and the military ordered out.
In the barricaded store were three
negroes. II is believed there were at
irst as many as Ave and two escaped
before daylight. The store was small
arsenal In which were q number Of
winchester rifles and a small gatling
gun. II was rendezvous for gang
'f thieves and murderers. Within
we're sharpshooters who picked off the
men on the outside with precision and
deadly effect. Every time man
showed himself he was shot to death.
The Torch Applied.
The torch was finally brought into
'equlsltion and amidst the flames was
leard the crack Of the rifles. The
lanes accomplished what the bullets
.alled to do. Two members Of the
gang rushed out. one to death and tho
other. the leader. was burned up after
ais body had been rlddled with bullets.
Before the riot was ended three
brave officers had been shot to death,
'ne citizen had fallen with rifle in
bis hands. two negroes were killed and
many others had been wounded.
The dead are: Ed Battle, a bailiff
In Fulton county; II. G. Ozburn, q DO
liceman Of Fulton county; Thomas
Grant, city policeman; Edward Crab.
tree. a city policeman; Will Richard.
son, the negro desperate who killed
these men; James Harrison. q negro
who attempted to escape from sew-
or; Milton Grisby, shot In nearby
yard, died In Tower.
The wounded are: 8. A. Kerlin,
beaten by negroes; w. A. Wright, 4
county policeman, wounded III the
left shoulder; w. T. Jackso q street
car man, wounded in lip; owen
Heard. county policeman, wounded
In the thigh; Call Officer Spradlin.
wounded In the arm; Shepherd Finzed,
nackman, shot through the hand.
During the entire affair at least g.
900 shots were fred. Citizens had
Joined the police. armed with shotguns
and rifles. The outlaws could not be
seen, but the house was rlddled with
bullets in the hope that stray shot
might do Its work.
The outlaws were cool and shot with
great accuracy, One by one the Off.
GERS and members Of their posse were
picked of and every bullet went
straight to It's mark.
After the burned body OF the negro
was found, an angry crowd OF white
men seized II and started witt IL To-
ward the city. Chief Ball vi. ~ q
Gordon OF police acroes street ct the
cry limits and took the body away
from the crowd and had 1t sent into
the city In q wagon.
While the procession was passing
WIN Gregg, q negro. was heard to re-
mark that II was shame to kill ne
groes that way. and he had no sooner
spcken the words than he was rlddled
with bullets.
When the governor was notified he
immediately called out the military,
Dut the soldiers arrived too late 70
lake hand In the fight.
Origin OF the Trouble.
A. Atlanta Friday night five negroes
waylaid and tried to murder ex-Police.
man y. A. Kerlin on Mcdaniel street,
lust outside the city limits. A passing
trolley car saved the ex-policeman's
me assault was made BY negroes
WIN whom Kerlin had trouble when
ne was member of the police force.
The affair was reported to County
sn'ef Of Police Turner and he detailed
'nree Of his men 10 work on the case.
Late Friday night the county police