The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-09
STREET BATTLE IN KANSAS CITY Owe ,ne Hundred Shots
 Exchanged. / 70 PERSONS ARE DEAD Band of Religious Fanatics Clash With Police. The Riot occurred within . stones TArow of Police Headquarters
 and in Midst of Busy 4 wholesaie District.
 

Kansas City, Mo. Dec. s--In the very shadow of the city hall in this city and less than half mile from the business center. riot in which religious fanatics and police were the partici- pants and in which hundred shots were fired. this afternoon resulted in the death of one policeman, fatal in- juries to three and slight injuries to two other persons.
 The dead. Albert O. Balbow. pat roIn1an.
 Fatally injured: John sharp. known as Adam God street preacher: Michael Muliane patrolman: Lola Pratt age IS; Patrick Clark. police sergeant.
 Slightly injured: Harry E. stege, pcIiceman; George M Holt. probation officer.
 The trouble occurred at { o'clock in
 the afternoon when the streets of the
 business market and the city half dis trict were crowded with people. While
 the battle was in progress. the partici- pants traversed an entire block, the
 final stages of the fight being enacted directly across the street from an en- trance to the police station. George M Holt. probation officer. went to ln- | vestIgate case of alleged abduction
 which had been reported to him and
 he cainn upon Sharp. who surrounded
 by his cognpanions. was exhorting a
 were A. J eelzer. woman and five children. The children ranged in age | from i4 to 8 years. The officers sus- 1 pieions were aroused by the manner iu l which the woman attempted to secure money from the crowd and he accosted l her and induired as to the identity Of the children. The woman immediately assumed an attitude os resentment and
 replied sharply.
 The officer peFsevered in his in
 quirles when Adam Goa whose Ions | flowing wtiits beard and hair gave hin the appeAfAnce of a patFjarehs threat, hned tfss efEaear with niavsinaI HigiancA iOfffeeg Holt waa not armed. but stood 1 his ground anu Adam God struck hinl I Al heavy blow behind the ear with q l pistol. making an ugly wound Holt l then, started for the police station for
 assistance and as he moved away. the
 preacher tried to shoot him. but Sharp was 50 excited that he dropped his re.
 volYer as he attempted to draw 1t and l when he picked it up and snapped fl at the officer. the cartridge failed to explode ..s
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 l Officer Holt rushed. into the police l station and announced that religious I fanatic armed to the teeth was at the very threshold of the police station | and he warned the officers to prepare for trouble The police sergeant in | charge ordered Patroimen Charles DaI- bow and Harry, E. stege to go out and I arrest Sharp and his followers. The relieionists were within fifty yards oi | the police station when the officers | stepped into the street. They gave evidence of being in q frenzy of rage ana with profane abuse. they served notice on all who chanced to hear that | they would preach Flight under the caves of the police station and the l police cannot prevent" The officers were not expecting seri- | ous trouble from such an insignificant l band of street preachers. and were moi prepared for the volley of bullets which met them almost immediately
 after they appeared on the scene. Dal-
 bow was instantly killed. and bull
 let passed through Stebes arm. Other officers, hearing the firing. rushed into
 the street and a general battle ensued
 The officers. as they stepped from tho
 building, offered themselves as targets to their opponents in the fight, but l were unable to shoot without endan' gering the lives of innocent persons
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