Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-17
Negtoes Fight
The Officers.
FoW Whites and THEE Blacks Dead One White, One
Negro Wounded = Block Of Buildings Burned Tsoubk
Began BY Gang Of Blacks Setting Upon an Er. Police
man-7ook Refuge in House place Burned.

Atlanta, Ca, May Flour white
men and three negroes dead, Ave white
men and one negro wounded and an
entire block Of buildings burned Is the
result OF conflict that began here
early today between the police and
blacks, win Richardson, who is be-
'ieved TO have been half Indian and
half negro, the owner OF a store In Nc
Daniel street, in the suburb OF Pitts
burg, and four other negroes, brought
on the trouble by resisting arrest and
defying officers Of Fulton county and
Atlanta.
THE DEAD.
Edward Batee a baillff of Fulton
county
II. G. Osborne, policeman Of Fulton
county.
Thomas Grant city policeman.
Edward Crabtree, a city policeman.
win Richardson, the negro despera-
40 who killed these men.
Milton Rosby negro who attempted
to escape from a sewer.
An unknown negro, killed in a nearby
yard.
THE WOUNDED.
S. A, Kerlin, beaten by negroes; w.
A. Wright a county policeman, wound
ed In the thigh W. 7. Jackson, street
car conductor wounded In hip owen
Heard, a county policeman, wounded
In the thigh, Call officer Spreadlin,
wounded in the arm. Unknown negro,
shot through hand.
The fight between the officers and the
negroes occurred In pittsburg, a negro
settlement, directly south Of the city
limits on Mcdaniel street. The officers
attempted TO arrest five negroes sus-
pected Of having beaten Former Police
man Kerlin nearly to death yesterday
afternoon. The negroes resisted arrest
by entrenching themselves In a house
and the fight resulted AS soon as in
formation OF the fight between the me-
groes and the officers reached the city,
wagon loads OF policemen heavily
armed We're hurried to the scene and
Gov. Gambler ordered out detach-
fnent OF the state militia. The shoot
ing was followed by a speech from
Sheriff helms OF Fulton county, advis-
ing calmness on the part Of the crowd
and the efforts Of the officers thereafter
were directed toward controlling the
temper Of the white men who were
walking the streets Of the suburb with
drawn weapons.
\ Atlanta. Ca, May 1T.--Yesterday az
ternoon while returning TO his home on
the Mcpherson road, former Policeman
s. A. Kerlin, was waylald by five ne
groes with whom he had had trouble
while a member OF the force. But for
the timely arrival Of a trolley car,
which frightened his assistants away,
Kerlin would have been killed. A SER
geant stationed at Fort Mcpherson
found Kerlin unconscious.
At midnight County Policeman Gold
EN- heard that Kerlins five assailants
were located in house on Mcdaniel
street and fastened to the city and Sc
cured warrant for their arrest.
Policeman Golden was Joined by OIL
GERS Dunbar and Cheshire and accom-.
panied by a number OF Kerlin's neigh
bors, including Owen Heard, the party
started for the hiding place Of the ne
groes. arriving at 1880 o'clock this
morning.
INMATES OPEN FIRE.
As the officers approached the house
the inmates opened fire and owen
Heard fell to the ground He was borne
out OF range by his companions The
house was at once surrounded by the
posse and daylight was awaited for
another attack, the officers having
determined to make the arrests unaids
ed. The house in which one OF The ne.
groes named Richardson was located
belonged TO Annie Wnburn, also col
ored. Richardson owned the store ad-
joining the house. Here he kept am
muntion and guns and was therefore
well prepared for a fight.
CALLED ON TO SURRENDER.
At 6 o'clock this morning the little
group Of officers who had watched the
house all night, approached the place
and called upon those within TO sur
render. In reply they received q vol
ley OF shots, one Of which killed Coun-
ty officer Batele The attacking party
retreated some distance and from be-
hind trees and telegraph and trolley
poles commenced firing into the store.
In few minutes the door OF the house
was thrown open and VIII King, a
negro, ran out and surrendered Inside
the house Richardson had an unob-
structed view In three directions.
one block away Policeman Tom
Grant who was among those summoned
to the scene, stepped from his shelter