The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-12-18
BLOODY BATTLE
WITH FANATICS
Two Persons Killed and Three Are
Fatally Wounded at Kan
sas City.
A FIGHT ON BUSY STREETS,
Women and Children Aid the Takers
in the Struggle With
officers.

in this city, and less than half-mile
from the business center, a riot in
which religious fanatics and police
were the participants, and in which
hundred shots were fired this after
noon, resulted in the death of one po-
liceman and a child, fatal injuries to
three and slight injuries to two 9th
er persons.
The dead: Albert o. Dalbow, a pa
trolman; Lola Pratt, aged 10 years.
Fatally injured: John Sharp, known
as Adam God" street preacher;
Michael Mullane, policeman; Patrick
Clark, a police sergeant.
Slightly injured: Harry e. Siege, po-
liceman; George NJ. Holt probation
officer.
SOUGHT TO SAVE CHILDREN.
George NJ. Holt, probation officer of
the Juvenile Court and a pioneer in
the work of saving boys from the
streets in this city, went to Fifth and
Main streets to investigate case of
alleged abduction which had reached
him. Near that street corner he came
upon Sharp, who, surrounded by his
companions, was exhorting a crowd of
street loafers With Sharp were A. j.
Seller, a woman and five children The
children ranged in age from IA to 3
years.
The officers suspicious were arous-
ed by the manner in which the woman
attempted to secure money contribu-
lions from the crowd, AMI lie decided
that she and her male companions
were not proper persons to have the
custody of young children. Officer
Holt accosted the woman and inquir-
ed as to the identity of the children,
The woman replied sharply that the
officer had better attend to his own
business"
adam God" whose long, flowing
white beard and hair gave him the APP
pearance of a patriarch, threatened
the officer with physical violence. Of
ficer Holt never goes armed and he
found himself at decided disadvan-
tage when the preacher and his COM
panions displayed revolvers. He stood
God" struck him a heavy blow be-
hind the ear, making an ugly wound,
with his revolver. Holt started for
the police station for assistance, and
as he moved away the preacher tried
to shoot him, but Sharp was so ex-
cited that he dropped his revolver as
he attempted to draw it, and when he
picked it up and snapped it at the
officer the cartridge failed to explode.
Officer Holt rushed into the police
station and warned the officers to pre-
pare for trouble. The police sergeant
ordered Patrolman Charles Dalbow and
Patrolman Harry E. Siege to go out
and arrest Sharp and his followers.
GREET POLICE WITH BULLETS.
The religionists were within fifty
yards of the police station when the
officers stepped into the street. They
served notice that they would preach
right under the caves of the police
station and the police cannot prevent
u.s."
/ The officers were not prepared for
the volley of bullets which met them
almost Immediately after they appear
ed on the scene. Dalbow was instant
! ly killed and a bullet passed through
| Stege's arm. Other officers rushed into
the street and a general battle en-
sued But the officers were unable to
shoot without endangering the lives of
innocent persons. Lieutenant Clark
was shot in the eye and Patrolman
Mullane was shot in the back.
In the meantime riot call had been
sounded and policemen were appearing
from all directions. The officers
crowded in on Sharp and his follow
ers, firing as they went. but taking
great care not to injure any Of the
children, and when the firing ceased
adam God" lay fatally wounded. shot
through the head and body.
The children, who in the early part
of the firing tugged at the garments
of the officers and tried to hamper
their efforts ran into the Poor Mans
Mission, where they were later taken
in charge by the officers. The serious
~ injured were taken to hospitals. II
was late learned that Sharp MAZE
, companion was Louis Pratt, father OF
the five children. He was uninjured
, but was taken in charge by the po-
! lice.
WOMAN DEFIES POLICE.
The woman and some of the chill
. dren escaped and fled to househoat
where they lived on the river. Tit
police, fifty in number, followed, TIT
woman had barricaded herself In thu
household, where she dehed the OH
GERS, Standing on the porch of IN,
boat with shotgun, she shouted Z
the officers, Come on, you hends!
The boat was but few feet iron
: the bank, ana several officers, takln
, up the wOmans challenge, dashed for
ward, The woman dropped her weap
on, aud taking tWO OF the ohildTe