Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-05-19
RACE RIOT IN ATLANTA
Eight Men Killed In Combat Between
Negroes and Officers
FOUR DEAD ON EACH SlDE'
,r,cn, started by Blacks, VINO "e-
sisted Arrcst-A Block OF ho""e'
acknowledgements Defense u
"a Bmrricnded DWELLING


"a Burricnded Dwelling. 4
Atlanta. Ga. May 10.-The who'e I.
,i,v * ot fever heat over the result Oh r
q L,sn,rate fight between armed ne n
oro.. and policemen and which mas re- u
Suited in tine death of eight partlci-
uants and the wounding OF many o.l-
ers Four white men. ofncers u Nv
lanta and Fulton county, ana -FOUR ne
prces have been killed, ana the emu VI
the trouble is not yet in slght'
William Richardson, who IS pelleNe"
N have been half Indian and nan ne.
GRO the owner of store in Mcl''ille'
street in the suburbs of Pittsburg' "H''
and four other negroes brought on '''e
trouble by resisting arrest.
The fight between the ofhcers anu NV
, negroes occurred in Pittsbure, hesi"
, settlement directly south OF the Guy 4
| limits. in Mcdaniel street. Inc Officers
, o+t4mnted to arrest five negroes s"s-
a nec,ed of having beaten former follce-
n man s A, Kerlin nearly to dealh. Inv
n nayroes resisted by intrenching llelh
h selves in a house, and the hght re-
d suited. .,o fabt |
# As soon as information OF the hsht
W. ,a+yoen the negroes and the police
re reached the city wagon loaos VI pony
e. men heavily armed were hurrleu ~ the
scene of action, and Governor Caho'e'
lie ordered out a detachment OF the s'"'e
e. militia.
n. House Was Surrounded
n. The house was at once surrounded u.
tho nosse. and daylight was awa'teo
,st before making another advance w.
W. ,.l;namen however, having Determined
~, r. make the arrests unaided. The mouse
t., which the negro VIII Richardson
~ ,yos belonged to Annie Wilburn' also
,od colored. ,aio;n.
- richardson owned the store auJoiA,'
,Lo ING the house. Here he kept amii'uh, !,
, ~ ion and gums and was therefore wen
do armed and prepared for hght. 49,,
o,S rho proup of policemen who hao
,oo,, watching the house finally ap
proached the place ana calleu "po'
those within to surrender. he ane "s,
was volley Of shots, ana county YIN
any Ger Battle dropped dead. =,
pie, Tn a few minutes the door Oh ~
nouse was thrown open, anu W.
. Kinp a negro, ran out ana gave MI
coli nm to the officers From lnsioe IN
house Richardson had an unopstfuc'e
view in three directions. ro
,,v, One block away Policeman 10
Grant stepped from his shelter 10 n
ans into the house. shot from tne
@ as siered house killed him before he eo'
fire. .,,ora IN r
treat The attacking party een. - Dbl
com uno headouarters and CHIEF or foil
or a pou dispatched the reserves 10
mark scene in several patrol wagons. :,
rho nolicemen to whom King Il
fore. o;ron himself up determined to m'
cary use of the negro anu u .n r IN
eat in rifle they forced him to walk up ~
rear of the house ana hre IT, as p
n the nc the flames started, the ponce"
ton ooper to get the inmates OF the ho'
'a,nily stenped out of their shelter III e'
Crown | direction. a.. ..,r,
idea is Again there was q :on m
.;uiom ,orsa and this time Policeman no
How Crabtree met death.
,nnort An instant later there was aho
shot and County Policeman no
osborne fell dead.
I'M Militia Ordered Out.
IL c,rornor Gambler was ADVISED
,.rtna ..,onhone of the riOting ana oro
wy Tho militia, Captain AL w. BE
nroyed ~ tho Fifth regiment was ordert
lgration proceed with hfty men "nu ~
of the e,n To the scene OF the shoo.ins
,efore it eo.onerate with the city authorl.,e
had de- Tho sheriff Of Fulton county. I'll
business police Ball hurried to the scel
.es and horsehack and was joined 1e"
of $500 atas later by Sheriff ]. w. Nelms
covered main sewer which runs III
twenty this mart of the city was utiiiz
,omeless. .,,,o If the negroes as possible
ono that ~ oscane. but to no avail. Inc
,air Sod Increased until at least o'oo
was pow ple. two-thlrds OF ,ne'
was ably rounded the burning area.
dstock. Milton Rosby, negro was
o,nerre from the mouth OF tue
ave. A shout went up, and the hee'
lis Abra' own vas shot dead. His BODY W.
photogra- sso,rded and was literally 81
,.-;no pieces. oa c;+ize,
Gus lying rhe crowd of enraged cltizel
Abrahams, ,oorce,y finished this work WI
cemetery o+har negro was seen coming IT
st. Marys sawyer He, too, made run
. The au' and managed to get into the pa'
ed suicide a a. ono Of the neighboring
whore he was shot to death.
the fire which had been sta
reaty. Inc ,.;,, n.rtv snread rapi
Jew Of the the a''"eNan nt;ra hiock of buildi
lag, which soon Tue , un'n nomnosed of negro
est Indian most wnons rho notice we
ie e' sd NJ orresting the few negroes 1ou''
here will vicinity.
sion to the Mob After Ohio Neer"e
g the time Cuvahoga Falls, O., May IL.
ON Of the made an attack on the jail her
, purpose of securing three t,, nes !