The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-18
Wholesale MURDER
1rcRo DEsPERADO's FEARFUL
WORK WITH RIFLE.
POLICEMEN HIS VICTIMS.
Earn WHITES AND FOUR NEGROES
DEAD IN ATLANTA.

Hours, Almost Every Omcer Who
rxuosed Himself Being Either
killed or WOunded-The Houses
Finally Fired by Negro Prisoner
rnder Pressure-TwO Negroes Shot
IN Pieces as They Crept From
sewer, but the Desperate Died in
Rurning Barn-POlice and Militia
hurried to the Scene and ThOus-
ands of Armed White Men Gath
ered-Negro Prisoners Saved With
niGIcuIty From Mob by Officers.
Atlanta, May 17.-An effort by officers
At the law to arrest negro outlaws, who
had barricaded themselves in a store,
Resulted to-day in the most fatal riot
in the history of the city. Eight men
we're killed, including three policemen,
white citizen and four negroes. Six
reople black and white, We're wounded.
The most exciting scenes prevailed at
the place of the disturbance and all
Il available policemen, with the military,
d 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 be-
gan early this morning. was termi
mated.
The dead:
Id Battle bailiff Of Fulton county.
81 II. G. Osburn, policeman of Fulton
county.
Thomas Grant, city policeman.
Edward Crabtree, city policeman.
VIII Richardson, the negro desperate
who killed these men.
II John Harrington, a negro, who at
81 tempted TO escape from a sewer.
a Unknown negro. believed to be
81 Charles CHsbey, killed in a nearby
yard.
VIII Gregg, negro, died tonight. was
shot by unknown men while passing
comments on the ARRAY.
81 Wounded: S. A. Kerlin, beaten by
negroes. w. a. Wright, county police
man, wounded in the left shoulder;
"a W. L. Jackson, street car man, wound
ed in hip; Owen Heard, county police
man, wounded in the thigh; Spradlin,
81 call officer, wounded in the arm; Shep-
81 ard FINER, hackman, shot through
hand.
The scene of the tragedy was on Nc
81 Daniel street, few hundred yards cut
II side the city limits. The county police
& first attempted TO raid the place alone
81 where the negroes had taken refuge,
= and later the city police were called
81 upon for aid. Still later the Governor
a was appealed to and the military were
81 ordered out.
Regular Arsenal.
81 In the barricaded store were three
Fl negroes. 1t is believed there were 1T
FIST as many as five, and that two
escaped before daylight. The store was
small arsenal, in which were a num-
II b5r OF Winchester rifles and a small
Coating gun. 1t was a rendezvous for
gang OF thieves and murderers. With
~ were sharpshooters who picked eff
Il the men on the outside with precision
and deadly effect. Every time a man
showed himself he was shot to death.
After the burned body of Richardson
mad been found an angry crowd of
white men seized it and bore it towards
the city. Chief Ball threw a Gordon
oil police across a street at the city
q limits, and took the body away from
& the crowd and sent it to the City in
wagon.
While the procession was passing
VIII Gregg, a negro, was heard 20 re-
marx mat 1t was a shame 90 kill ne
sioes mat way, and he had no sooner
spoken the words than he was riddled
win bullets. He was taken 20 the
county Jail, where he died tonight.
rHlV men of the Fifth Infantry cid
palfol duty in the disturbed district all
gay, being relieved tonight by the
Hdte lily Guards. AS a. further pre-
Cauuon Gov. Gambler tonight ordered
gS milltlaman in Atlanta under arms
C 1,,u 10 remain at their company head
Hual 'ers until further orders.
toy. CandIer's Statement.
st Goy. Gambler made the following
s'atement tonight:
n ooI ~ o'clock this morning 1 was
e sbD up by Deputy Sheriff Shrop-
re.. VINO informed me that des-
d go negro, who had waylaid and
Il b0u'lQed a policeman on Friday had
q Nj Nh Iocated in an old storehouse on
81 its Da!ilei street, beyond the city linn
81 ro,,' anu mat the county police had sur
81 ,,y4iue the house and were waiting
s. Ga' udynght to capture him. Before
b and .ue negro shot from the house
Il st t'4 hllled a policeman. With this
s. tborit,l.e ne telephoned me for au-
& bisl'l 10 burn the house. I advised
b lonl not to do so, but to guard the
IS ana to prevent the escape of the
IN ee ST.. and to call me again when i got
my office. eo'
nroa. al once ordered Mai. Barker TO
t ~ without delay to the scene of
& c., usturbance with fifty men and
4 Sing gun. In a few minutes Deputv
Win shropshire advised me that
4r mn ne had been at the telephone talk
,bs 10 me, Sheriff helms had ordered
s. sso. muse burned, and the negro had
& ottopeu' but was believed to be in an
4 r. mouse near by. Meanwhile the
& ,bo 'ps under Maj. Barker had gone to
pi,., scene of the trouble, order being
81 VIZ INN not to fire on any house in
8 Re- were any women and children.
lser the troops arrived, it having
or - @aS,certained there were no women
4 frs5 rem In this house. it also was
sr,,os Meantime the negro, who was
NJ with two Winchester rifles and
r7or. an expert shot, had killed three
otba.- "hlte officers and wounded two
kna5 ana two negroes had also been
con- out the ringleader would not
wac out' remaining until the house
TT oUihed down over him.
attali whole trouble grew out of the
the IN upon and severe wounding of
'rbty policeman by the negroes.
- itIee negroes are in Jail.
c.t,,,+, dF We ordered all the troops in the
an 5-'.-er arms and have heavy force
tattis-y at Pittsburg. a dense negro
Am b-eHt' 10 prevent further trouble
win b- mess negroes and their homes
sr 49, projected at whatever cost and
~ Iiotous conduct on the mart Of anv-
vyhs, Mhlte or black, will be met with
,naleYer force may be necessary TO
''e'erVe order"
lightning of the Trouble.
"Hue returning to his home on the