The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-04-30
ATTFE WITH NEGRO
OAKLAND NEGRO HOLDS THE
POLICE AT BAY FOR
MANY HOURS. 81
Was in Act Of Shooting Up Lodging
House When Shot to Death 3
Whole Company Of Min
strels Asphyxiated.

Oakland, CAL, April IA re-.
volver battle fought in the dark he
tween negro ex-soldier on one
side and dozen members of the
Oakland police force on the other,
had the lower portion in state of
nerve-shattered excitement last
night. The siege lasted through
the night, and this morning result
ed in the killing Of the negro.
the trouble began about 10 o clock
when the negro whose name is Smith,
began to disturb the occupants of a
little lodging house on Third street,
near Broadway, in which be lived.
The negro had two relics of his ar.
my days in the shape Of two large
navy revolvers, and he started to
shoot up the house in most approx
ed frontier style.
Policeman Jack Sherry and Spe-
cial Policemen Ford heard the shots
and started to arrest the man. AS
they dashed up the steps that lead
to the house, Ford holding a po-
liceman's night lamp and Sherry
with his revolver ready for action,
they were greete d with bullet
from one of the negroes revolvers,
which went wide of its mark. Sher-
ry replied with two shots, and the
negro fired three more shots at the
officers, all without effect.
The officers retreated in good or.
der, and assistance was ca led for,
Police Captains Wilson AID Peter
son, Detectives Holland and Quig.
ley, Sergeants Clark and Lynch
and half a dozen patrolmen armed
5 with sawed d-off shot guns and Win
! chester rifles, surrounded the'house
J Even the appearance of this small.
I army failed to frighten the negro
| who held his ground, and whenev
/ er man appeared in front of the
house he fired through window Of
door.
Many attempts were made dur
ing the night to dislodge the negro
but all were in vain. In the morn
ing new methed of attack was a
dopted. Special Policeman Will
liam Moffat climbed over the roo
of a house adjoining on the ives
< side, and Sergeant CLARK lay con
{ cealed behind an improvised pro
y lection of another roof, while Po
liceman Sherry, determined to lant
y his man, occupied place near on
4 of the windows. Presently the ne
I gro pulled the curtain aside ant
4 looked out. Quick as fash Sherr.
4 fired and the man withdrew
4 Through another window Mofat
4 saw him. One shot from his revolv
y er winged the colored hodcarrie
q and sharpshe otter, and he droppe
y in hallway in such position tha
4 Sergeant CLARK had a view of him
: Clark took aim and fired. The in
iured' prisoner raised bimself upo
\ one of bis arms and returned th
i shot. AS it whistled passed tn
sergeant's head the officer too
steady aim once more and his vic
tin dropped for the last time. H
had been wounded nine times. Tt
fnal shot was fred by Clark E
$50 During the final scrimmag
one of the bullets from the negro
gun pierced Policeman Sherry
! Coat sleeve.
\ Immediately after the fatal sht
was fred Chief Hodgkins, Captai
Peterson and others rushed into Ii
house. They had the dying negl
y at once removed to the receivin
: hospital only a few blocks distan
> and all the available hospital ph,
= sicians were summoned in the hol
4 that his life might be saved. D
!. O. D. Hamlin, however, from tt
start pronounced the case fatal an
2 hopeless. At 9:35 the negro breath
ed his last, while his aged mothe
3 Mrs. J. F. Anderson, knelt by ii
4 side of the operating table, weepin