The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-18

-ravTA GA. May 17.-An effort
bv officers of the law TO arrest
y nero oaG7ws, who had barricad-
,.ssrsslvss in a store, resulted today
-f7t I'm which eight men were
.~-s including three policemen, q
-sts citizen and TOUR negroes. and six
,s-.ors. black and white, were wound
cd.
An entire block OF buildings was
harmed before the conflict. which begun
l.rlv this morning was terminated.
mo dead. I'd Battle, baiin Of
rgiton county. H. c. Osburn, a police
nan Of Fulton county; Thomas Grant,
policeman. I'D Crabtree, a police
nan. VIII Richardson the negro des-
.ea5o who killed these men; John
harrington. q negro who attempted to
,s.ape from sewer. unknown negro,
t.revad % be- Charles Clisbey. killed in
nearby yard. VIII Gregg. died to-
rht was shot by unknown men while
assing comment on the ARRAY.
Wounded. S. A. Keirlen, beaten by
heroes. W. A. White. a county 20
r.mau. wounded I'm the left shoulder:
81 L. Jackson. q street car man.
rounded in hip. Owen Heard. a county
a-icsman. wounded i'm thigh. Call Of
frer suradiin, wounded I'm arm; Shep-
rrs Finer. hackman shot through
nnd
The scene Of the tragedy was on Nc
PANEL street a few hundred yards out
Doe the city limits. The police first
attempted 90 raid the place where the
wgr0es had taken refuge, and later the
city police were called upon for aid.
sn later the governor was appealed
Do and the military were ordered out.
Store Filled With Guns.
Do the barricaded store were three
rr0es. The store was q small arse
rI in which were a number of Win
caster rifles and small Calling gun.
i was a rendezvous for a gang OF
thieves and murderers. Within were
Etpshootars, who picked off men on
' outside with precision and deadly
eject. Every time a man showed him
ai he was shot 20 death.
The torch was finally brought into
r1usiti0n and amidst flames was
heard The crack of rifles. The flames
accomplished what the bullets failed to
OBJ Two members Of the gang rushed
o.t t0 death, and the other. the lead
Or UdS burned, after his body had been
uided with bullets.
Before the riot was ended three Of
tru had been shot TO death. one cit
Zen had fallen with a rifle fin his hands.
four negroes were killed and many
others wounded.
during the whole ARRAY at least 800
shots we're fired. Citizens had Joined
lae police, armed with sh0tguns and
rifles. After the burned body of the
negro was found an angry crowd Of
White men seized it and bore it to-
wards the city. Chief Ball threw a
GORDON Of police across the street at
lae city limits and took the body away
from the crowd and had it sent into
iae city in a wagon.
Story Of the Fight.
Policeman Golden was Joined by Of
beers Dunbar and Cheshire. and. ac-
,'nlanied by a number Of Kerlin's
nrshoors including Owen Heard. the
laly started for the hiding place of
, ,.e negroes arriving az 1870 o'clock
this morning.
as the officers approached the house
me inmates opened fire and owen
Hsa.d tel t1 the ground He was
g.lAe out of range by his companions.
-.a house was at once surrounded bv
Ua posse and daylight was awaited for
s. ....5t attack the officers having de-
M, mined 10 make the arrests unaided.
--- mouse 10 which one Of the negroes. /
isI bicd5TdsoD was located. be-
=. -7a 70 Annie WiIburn. also coIored. /
..,,..-afason owned the store adjoining
,- ". mouse. Here he kept ammunition
l suns and was. therefore. well pre- !
iaI7d Tor a fight.
CLOCK this morning the little |
p OF officers, who had watched the
an night. approached the p1aoe /
,-. called upon those within to sur- |
i..... I'D reply they received r,1-
a. o.s SINUS. one OF which killed Coun-
t..---.-t hdteie. The attacking Marty !
t.-4 l some distance and from he /
49, Dses and telegraph and trolley
e. .O'l..tnced firing into the store
&c u" minutes the door of the hons I
'"'"R open and Win KING |
Ri. a. ran out and surrendered. In
o.s,-.. .s mouse Richardson had an IN I
..i 'I'" in three directions.
Policeman Was Killed.
c--, o.olA away Policeman Tom [
~, VINO was among those sum /
st.-..5 d, 70 me scene. stepped from mis- !
.' 10 HEa into the house. A sbot /