The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-09-17
SHOT BY DESPERATE NEGRO
Many Persons Injured in a Deadly
Conflict IN New York City.
HOUSE BESIEGEO AND BURNED
Colored Caretaksr. Who Shot . TresPas-
scr. and His Wife Resisted Small
Army OF Policemen Who Attempted
His Arrest-Tsn Persons Were I Injured,
Two Fatally Battle Lasted For Hours.

Army OF Policemen Who Attempted
His Arrest-Tsn Persons Were Inj urod,
Two Fatally Battle Lasted For Hours.
New York City.-Of nine policemen
and three civilians shot by Jerry Hun.
ter. n negro. at Bowery Bay. Police
men John McKenna and Thomas Bur.
gan were fatally injured.
Hunter was arraigned at Long ISL
and City before Magistrate Smith.
His wife. Harriet. who assisted her
husband after he had barricaded him
self in the Thomas house. loading and
handing to him the shOtguns with
which he fired on the police. was shot
during the battle and u In hospital.
Inspired probably by an overzealOus
desire to protect the property OF his
employer. Hunter. without provOca-
ton. fired upon William Thorpe and
John O'Neill. who were stro,ling
through the grounds Of the estate.
The negro had been instructed to keep
off ;ntruders. Thorpe was badly
wounded. but his companion ran away
and told the police.
Policeman Mckenna set out for the
house. but lie never dreamed that the
negro would tire again. But before
he could do anything to ward OF the
danger the man had fired. He
discharged first one barrel. then the
other. McKenna dropped. shot in the
head and face.
Thorpe and O'Neiil had trailed be-
hind. following at cautious distance
When Mckanna fell they dragged the
policeman's PROSTATE form from the
grounds. Word was taken to the AS
tOria police station and Policemen Ar
thur Brill and John Bursan set out.
They approached the Thomas property
with more care than McKenna had
exercised.
Hunter meanwhile had taken refuge
In the house. and. calling his wife. had
made deliberate. -blooded calcula.
tion to Withstand u siege to defeEd
himself and to keep all away from the
property. He had got another shot.
gun and his wife was prepared to aid
her husband as best she could.
Hunter. In room on the first floor.
heard the footballs Of the two police
men. and as they hove. in sight from
behind a cluster Of bushes the negro
poked his shotgun through a window
pane and discharged both barrelsful NJ
Burgan. The man dropped In a heap.
Some of the shot caught Brill, too.
and one entered the right eye. destroy
ing 1t. Before Hunter could reload
Brill had managed to carry his com.
pan.on behind the bushes and ou, Of
range.
Policemen arrived from all directions
and preparations to storm Hunter
were made. The negro perceived that
he was In desperate way and made
plans accordingly. He and his wife
extinguIshod all the lights in the
house. The doors were bolted and
locked and the shutters OF the win.
dows drawn to.
Police Captain Darcy. whose forces
now numbered 100 or more Of armed
men. began the attack on the house
by throwing a circle OF men about
Ii. 1t was dusk and the bushes and
shrubbery and the stone wall afforded
some protection to the besiesers.
The first shot came from one OF the
upper windows. Matthew Ward. one
OF the policemen. sprang from bush
beneath which he had been crOuching.
and jumped into the open. He dropped
TO one knee. and was taking aim when
again there was flash from the win
dow. Ward fell forward. and the shut
ters of the window were closed. Ready
hands quickly pulled the policeman
back to shelter. The police decided
to watch and wait. At about 10
o'clock the kitchen door opened and a
form In n white dress appeared. 1t
was Hunters wife. standing with a
great cavalry sword poised In the air.
Policeman Cassidy ran forward. With
a yell, the woman hacked ut him. and
then, before the man realized what
had happened the door was banged
shut. From IN upper window the
wOman's voice came in jeering tones:
You'll never take us alive: you're
all fakes. We will burn down the
house before We will surrender"
That gave Captain Darcy an idea.
In half IN hour men with paper and
kerosene crept up to the side OF the
house and started fire. Then Hunter
flung open one OF the upper windows
and began firing. He picked of one
man after another. His wife within
was loading as ~; rs he enptied the
guns. The fire Gaining Roadway
and was wOrki... way up and in
to the building.
Mrs. Hunter appeared ut one OF the
windows and flung open the shutters.
For an instant she stood In full view
Of the crowd. Then she climbed TO the
sill. Just rs she jumped there was a
crack from one Of the rifles and she
was shot In the head.
Her husband made n dash from the
back door. and on Il dead run broke
for the woods. Instantly dozen men
were In pursuit. but the negro turned
upon them and fired He was hit by
a bullet. and Detective Burke and Po-
liceman Michael pounced upon him.
Captain Darcy had difficulty In saw
ing Hunter from the crowd. who want
ed to lynch him.
Two Orphan Boys Drowned.
Two boys. inmates OF the Orphans