The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-05-21
Riot in a Suburb Of Atlanta.

Atlanta, Ca, NIey l7.-Four white man
ana three negroes are dead and fiye white
men wounded and an entire block OF
pulidings burned, as result Of a conflict
ners tnis morning between the police and
believed to have been half Indian and
na!1 negro, the owner of store ir
suburb, brought on the trouble by re-
sis;ing arrest and defying the officers OF
Fulton County and Atlanta.
The fight between the officers and ne.
groes occurred In Pittsburg, a negro set-
tlement directly south Of the city limits
on Mcdaniel street, which Is thicklv aet-
tled with small negro houses. Asso
as Information of tho fight between the
negroes aud the officers reached the city.
wagon loads Of policemen with Winchss,
terra hurried to the scene of action md
Gov. Gambler ordered out detachment of
State militia. "a
The shooting ended with five hundred
or more shots that were poured into the
couy OF Milton Risby, a negro who sought
through the neighborhood. The efforts
OF the officers thereafter was directed
towards controlling the tenn per of the
Wn'te men who were walking the streets
or the suburb with guns upon their
shoulders and pistols In their hands.
Late yesterday former Policeman Ker-
lin was waylaid on the Mcpherson road
by hve negroes. At midnight Countv
policeman Golden heard that Kerlinis
i've assailants were located In q house on
Mcdaniel street. He secured a warrant
1or thelr arrest and. companied by two
officers and number OF Kerlin's neigh.
bors. including Owen Heard, started for
the hiding place Of the negroes. As the
othcers approached the inmates Opened
fire and Owen Heard fell to the ground.
Ihe mousse was at once surrounded by q
posse ana daylight was awaited before
making another advance.
Early this morning the pos see demand
ed the surrender of the negroes, but were
met instead by q volley OF shots. One ~
the shots killed officer Battle. The at
tacking party retreated. some distance
and from behind trees and poles com.
menced firing into the house. In few
moments, King. negro, ran out and
gave himself up to the otficere.
Inside the house Richardson had an
unobstructed view In three directions,
One block away, Policeman Tom Grant.
OF the Atlanta forco, who was among
those summoned to The scene, stepped
from his shelter to fire into the house. A
ehot rang out from the besieged house
and Grant fell to the ground dead.
The officers to whom King delivered
himself, at the point OF Winchester.
forced him to go 20 the rear OF the house
and IRE 1t. AS soon as the flames were
discovered, the officsrs stepped out from
their ehelters: A shot from the house
iuetently killed Officer Edward Crabtrea.
An instant later there was g third ahot
and County Policeman Ozburn fell dead.
The shooting had by this time attracted
hundreds ofpeople and nearly every man
gho came TO the scene carried q rifle.
Shooting into the house beoaue general.
ci::seas and officers firing together.
Despsredo Richardson had bean lost
sight Of. The houee burned rapidly and
number Of the inmates were seen to run
into nearby store, to woodshed and to
barn in the next lot. Orders were
quickly given to fire every building into
which the negroes had been seen to enter
and In few minutes several buildings
were burning.
The main sewer, which runs through
this part OF the oity,. was utilized by two
negroes neg as possible avenue Of escape,
creased until 1000 armed people sur-
rounded the burning area. Soon from
the mouth Of the sewer Milton Risby, q
negro, was seen to emerge. A shout
went up and the fleeing negro started
over vacant lot for liberty, pursued by
the crowd, Shot after shot rang out and
in minute or two he fell dead. The
pursuing party quickly surrounded him
and filled his body with lead. He was
literally ehot to pieces
a crowd of enraged citizsna had hur-
IAouiy completed tni6 Work when another
negro was seen coming out OF the sewer.
He also made run tor life and managed
to get into the back yard Of a neighbor-
Ing home where, surrounded by several
head OF cattle and hogs, he was shot 10
fragments.
The fire, which had been started by the
attacking party, spread rapidly and soou
the entire block OF buildings, composed
entirely Of negro houses, was DESTROYED.
The police were busy arresting the few
negroes to be found In the vicinity. The
Police had great difficulty in getting out
OF the crowd OF enraged people with the
colored men. A mob OF 1000 surged
around the patrol wagon and cried for
the life Of tho mon under arrest. The
officers, throwing their men into the bot
tom OF the wagon, drew their revolvers
and, giving the driver orders to drive as
fast % he GOULD, forced their way through
the crowd and twenty minutes later
lodged their prisoners in safety In the
Fulton county Jail.
In burned woodshed in tho rear of
Riehardsop,s store was found askull and
near 1t the steel barrel Of a rifle. It is
believed that the skull represented all
that was left Of the negro who did the
shooting.