The Marshall republican., 1908-12-11
Two Slain
Five Wounded.
Hundred Bullets Fired in
Battle with Kansas City
Religious Fanatics.

riot In which religious fanatics
and the police were the partlci-
pants at A O'Clock this afternoon,
one patrolman was killed and
four wounded, and the leader of
the fanatics, a band, calling them
selves the "Holy Rollers" was
shot through the head and body
and will die.
A woman member OF the band
fled to the river, and with her
five children endeavored 20 es-
cape In a boat. She was row
Ing away whom a squad OF Of
ficers came to arrest her, and on
her defyin9 them a volley was
fired into the boat. Her 13 year
old daughter was wounded and
died tonight.
The riot occurred In the busy
City Hall and market district,
and almost in the shadow OF the
Central Police Station. One hun
dred shots were fired, but al
though the district was crowd
ed at the beginning OF the dis
turbance the spectators escaped
injury.
George M. Holt, probation Of
ficer OF the Juvenile Court and q
pioneer in the work OF saving
boys from the streets in this city,
went to Fifth and Main streets to
investigate a case OF alleged alb
buction which had been Te~orted
to him. Near that street cor-
ner he came upon Sharp, who
surrounded by his companions,
was exhorting a crowd of street
loafers. With Sharp were Louis
Pratt, q woman and five chill
dren. The children ranged in age
from ID to 3 years. The officers
suspicious were aroused by the
manner in which the woman at
tempted to secure money contri-
buttons from the crowd, and he
decided that she AMI her male
companions were not proper per-
sons to have the custody OF
young children.
The officer persevered in his
Inquiries, when adam God"
whose long, flowing beard and
hair gave him the appearance OF
a patriarch, threatened the Of
ficer with physical violence. Of
ficer Holt was not armed, but
stood his ground, and adam
God" struck him a heavy blow be-
hind the a with a pistol, max
ing an ugly wound. Holt then
started for the police station
for assistance, and as he moved
away the preacher tired to shoot
him, but was so excited that he
dropped his revolver as he at
tempted to draw it, and when he
picked it up and snapped it at the
officer tho cartridge failed to
explode.
Officer Holt rushed into the
police station and announced that
a band OF religious fanatics arm
ed to the teeth, were at the very
threshold OF the police station,
and he warned the officers to
prepare for trouble. The police
sergeant in charge ordered Pa
trolman Arthur Dalbow and Har
ry E. Siege to go out and ARE 1t
Sharp and his followers.
The religionists were within so
yards OF the police station when
the officers stepped into the
street. They gave evidence OF
being in a frenzy OF rage, and
with profane abuse they served
notice on all who CHANGED to
hear that they would preach
right under the caves OF the 20
lice station, and the police can
not prevent u.s."
The officers were not expect
Ing serious trouble from such an
Insignificant band OF street
preachers, and were not prepar-
ed Tor the volley OF bullets which
met'them almost Immediately af-
ter they appeared on the scene.
Da bow was killed Instantly and
a bullet passed through Stege's
arm. Other Officers. hearing the
fireing, rushed into the street,
and a general battle ensued. The
officers as they stepped from
the building offered themselves as
targets to their opponents In
the fight, but were unable to
shoot in return without endan-
2erlng the lives OF innocent
persons, Lieut.. Clark, who had
come into the street unarmed,
was shot in the eye, and Patrol