Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-05-22
POLICE AND NEGROES
IN A BLOODY BATTLE
Ten Men Were Killed in PittSburs, a
Suburb Of Atlanta, Georgia,
Saturday Morning.
ONE NEGRO BURNED TO DEATH
State Militia Ordered Out With
Artillery.
NEGROES ENTRENCHED IN DWELLINGS

Atlanta, Ga, May 17.-Three police
men and five negroes we're killed this
morning in Pittsburg, suburb of At
lanta, in battle resulting from an
attempt to capture negroes who way
laid policeman.
MILITIA ORDERED OUT
8 a. m.-Five policemen are now
dead and the State militia has beer
ordered out with artillery to attack ths
houses where the negroes have gathered
and entrenched themselves. The entire
police reserve of the city is on duty.
The dead include City Policeman
Tom Grant, City Policeman Ed.
Crabtree, County Policeman Bob Os
borne and Bailitf Battey. Owen Heard
is fatally injured.
Tho officers have burned house in
which Will Richardson, the negro wht
is doing the shooting, was barricaded
One of those aiding him, Henry Grant
has been captured while attempting
escape from the burning house.
RICHARDSON A DEAD SHOT.
$50 a. m. "A second house has beef
burned in an attempt to arrest Richard
son, but he has escaped to barn. Cal
Officer Speadlin was shot through tn
arm by the negro as he darted out u
the second burning house. Every AT
lanta policeman, armed with Win
chester, is on the scene. The barn
| which is on the rear of lot on Mo
Daniel street, is being surrounded b,
| the policemen. The excitement is in
tense, and there are many threats O
| lynching.
The case bears remarkable simi
larity to the New Orleans affair of sew
eral months ago. Richardson being
dead shot, three of the officers whit
we're killed were brought down bI
three successive shots by the negro
Capt. w. w. Parker, with so picket
men of the Fifth Regiment, and :,
| platoon have left the armory for thu
scene of the trouble.
E. l.. jackson, a street car conduo
tor, was shot through the hip b
Richardson at 8. 45 o'clock. Jaolzsoi
had on his uniform, and was proceed.
| ing to the scene of the riot with rifle
when the negro fired on him.
A few minutes later County Police,
man W. A. Wight was shot by Richard
son.
The barn in which Richardson took
refuge was fred after several at
| temptS, ana is now burning. Inc pO'
licemen say they will land their mar
in the county Jail if he is not burned
to death.
RICHARDSON cREMATED.
10 a. m. The barn in which Richard,
son made his last stand has beer
burned to the ground. Nobody sav
the desperate make his escape, nor was
any cry heard, but the negro cannot be
found. 1t is generally believed thai
lie was burned to death.
A negro, name unknown, ran out Of
large sewer near the scene of the
rioting while the barn was burning.
He was quickly surrounded by crowc
of policemen and citizens and filled
with bullets.
A cabman was shot through the arm
Another negro running from bum
ing building was shot and killed.
Chief of Police Ball was in command
of the city forces, and Sheriff Nelml
of Fulton county directed the move
ments of the county officers.
Steve Nebitt and Jim Singleton were
captured by the police, who retusnet
to the city in patrol wagon. Th'
officers we're surrounded by mob o
1900 people, and we're compelled t.
draw their revolvers to save tn,
prisoners lives.