The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-05-20
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Atlanta. Ga, May 17.-An effort by
officers Of the law TO arrest negro out
laws, who had barricaded themselves IN
a store. resulted today in the most fatal
riot in the history of the city. Eight
men were killed, including three police
men. q white citizen, and four negroes.
Six people, black and white. were wound
ed. The most exciting scenes prevailed
at the place of the disturbance and all
available policemen, with the military,
called out by the Governor, had all they
could do to keep down a general riot.
An entire block of buildings was burned
before the conflict, which began early
this morning, was terminated.
The dead:
ED. BATTLE, bailiif OF Fulton county.
II. G.. Osburn, policeman of Fulton
county.
>THOMAS GRANT. city policeman.
EDWARD CRABTREE, city policeman.
WILL RICHARDSON, the negro des-
perado who killed these men.
JOHN HARRINGTON, a negro who uat-
tempted to escape from q sewer.
UNKNOWN negro, believed to be
Charles Clisby. killed in a nearby yard.
WILL GREGG, negro, died tonight,
was shot by unknown man while passing
comments on the ARRAY.
Wounded-S. \. Kerlin, beaten by ne
sroes; w. y. Wright, county policeman,
wounde in the left shoulders: ". L.
hip; Owen Heard. county policeman.
wounded in the thigh; Call Oficer sprad-
lin, wounded in the arm; Shepherd Fin
zer, hackman. shot through hand.
The scene Of the tragedy was on Nc
Daniel street, a few hundred yards out
side the city limits. The county police
first attempted to raid the place alone,
where the negroes had taken refuge, and
later the city police were called upon for
aid. Still later the Governor was APP
pealed to and the military were ordered
out.
In the barricaded store were three me-
GrOes. 1t is believed there were at first
as many as five, and that two escaped
before daylight. The store was a small
arsenal, in which were a number of
Winchester rifles and a small Calling
gun. 1t was a rendezvous for a gang of
thieves and murderers. Within were
sharpshooters who picked off the men
on the outside with precision and deadly
effect. Every time a man showed him
sell he was shot to death.
After the burned body of Richardson
had been found an angry crowd of white
men seized it and bore it towards the
city. Chief Ball threw a Gordon of DO
nee across a street st the city limits and
took the body away from the crowd and
sent it to the city in a wagon.
Nhile the procession was passing VIII
Gregg, a negro, was heard to remark
that it was a shame to kill negroes that
way, and he had no sooner spoken the
words than he was riddlod with bullets.
He was taken to the county iail where
he died tonight. Fifty men of the Fifth
infantry did patrol duty j" the disturbed
district all day, being relieve! tonight
by the Gate City Guards. As a further
pl ecaution Governor Gambler tonight or
dered every militiaman in Atlanta under
arms and to remain at their company
Headquarters until further orders.
THE GOVERNORS STATEMENT.
Governor Gambler made the following
statement tonight:
At I o'clock this morning [ was called
up by Deputy Sheriff Shropshire who in
formed me that a desperate negro who
had Waylaid and wounded a policeman on
Friday, lad been located in an old store
house on Mcdaniel street, beyond the city
limits, and that the county police had
surrounded the house and We're waiting
until daylight to capture nim. Before
day the negro shot from the house and
killed a policeman. With this statement
he teleDhOned me for authority to burn
the house. | advised him not to do 50
hut to guard the house and to prevent
the escape of the negro, and 10 call mo
again when | got to my office.
II at once ordered Major Barker TO
proceed without delay to the scene of the
disturbance with fifty men and a Calling
gun. IN d few minutes Deputy Sheriff
Shropshire advised me that, while he had
been at the telephone talking to Enp.
Sheriff Nelms had ordered the house
burned and the negro had escaped but
was believed to be in another house
nearby. Meanwhile the troops under
Major Barker had gone to the scene of
the trouble, orders being given him not
to fire on any house in which We're any
women and children. Before the troors
arrived, it having been ascertaiued there
were no women or children in this house.
il also was fired. Meantime tho negro.
who was armed with two Winchester
rifles and was an expert. had killed three
more white officers and wounded two
others and two negroes had also been
killed., but the ringleader would not come
out, remaining until the house was burned
down over him.
The whole trouble grew out of the at