Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-05-18
SLVEN MEs KILLED
Result OF tho Attempted Arrest Of
. Negro in Georgia.
SEVERAL WOUNDED.
Four OflcerS Are Shot Down by VIII
Richardson and Two Negroes -
Besides Richardson Killed
In the Fight.

Atlanta. May i7.-Four white mon
and three negroes are dead aud ave
white men wounded and an entire
block Of buildings burned as the re-
suit Of conflict here between tho
police and blacks.
WIN Richs-ison. who is believed 10
have been half Indian and half negro.
owner % the store on Mcdaniel street.
in the suburbs OF Pittsburg. brought on
the trouble by resisting arrest and
defying the officers Of Fulton county
and Atlanta.
The dead are
I'd Battle. bailia Of Fulton county.
H. G.. Ozburn. policeman OF FultoL
county.
Thomas Grant. city policeman.
Edward Crabtroe. city policeman.
VIII Richardson. the negro desper
ado. who killed these men. and who
afterwards met leath.
Milton Risby. the negro who at
tempted 10 escape from a sewer
An unknown negro. killed Ia near
b. yard
The wounded are:
W A. Wright. county policeman.
r. T. Jackson. street car man.
George Heard. a county policeman.
Officer Spradltn.
An unknown negro hackman
Friday afternoon while returnlLg
home on the Mcpherson road. former
/ Policeman s. A Kertin was waylaid
By Eve negroes with whom he had
trouble while a member of the force
But for the timely arrival Of a trolley
car. which frightened the assallants
away. Kertin wcuid have been killed
A sergeant. stationed at Fort McPher
son. who heard l1 cries for help, ran
to the place snd found Kertin uncon
gcious.
County Policeman Golden heard that
| Kertin's five assailants we're located IN
a house on Mcdaniel street and has
tened 90 the city and secured a war
rant for their arrest
Policeman Golden Joined by Officers
Dunbar and Chesire and accompanied
by a number OF Kertin's ne.ghbors. in
| cluding Oven Heard.
The party started about I o'clock
this morning for the hiding place
of the Eve negroes. The house was
dark and showed no signs of life but
a. The officers approached the inmates
opened Ere and Owen i.aard fell 70
the ground. He was borne out Of
range by his companions.
Then the house was surrounded by
the posse and daylight was awaited be-
fore making another advance. They
did not think II necessary 90 call upon
the city authorities For aid and deter
mined 90 make the arrests unaided.
The house In which negro Richard
son was located belonged TO Annie
Wilhurn. also colored. Richardson.
who Is believed 20 be half Indian. own
cd a store adjoining the house. IN his
store he kept ammunition and guns
and was therefore well prepared for a
fight
Al o'clock this morning the lit
tie group OF officers who had been
watching the house all night approach
cd the place and called upon those
within TO surrender. They were re-
piled 20 with a volley of shots. one
OF which killed County Officer Battle
The attacking party backed OF some
distance and from behind trees and
telegraph and trolley poles commenced
| firing into the store. In a few min
utes the door OF the house was thrown
open and VIII King a negro. ran out
and gave himself up TO the officers.
Inside the hoaae Richardson had an
unobstructcd view IN three directions.
One block away Policeman Tom Grant.
of the Atlanta force. Nho was among
those summoned 90 the scene. stepped
from his shelter to Gre into the house
A shot rang ont from the besieged
house and Grant fen to the ground
dead.
The attacking posse hastily sent
word 10 police headquarters and Chitf
OF Police BAN dispatched reserv's TO
the scene & several patrol wagons.
The officers 10 whom King had given
hlEself up determined 20 make use OF
the negro and az the point OF n Win
chester they forced him TO walk up 10
the rear of the house and FIRE H.
As soon as the flames were discover
cd the officers. eager 90 get the in
mates Of the house. stepped out from
their shelter In every direction. Again
there was a shot from the house. and
this time Il was Oficer Edward Crab
tree who met death. An instant later
there was n third shot and County
Policeman bert Ozburn fell dead.
The sho < had by this time at
tracted h DIS OF people. and near
~ every who came TO the scene
carried a rife. shooting into the house
became general Citizens and officers