Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-12-09
One Officer Killed Outright; Child
Fatally Wounded and Later
Dies Of Injuries.
Difficulty Started by Officers Object.
inq to Methods Of Soliciting Contrt-
butions-Woman and Children Flee
to houseboat-Are Fired on by Po-
lice and Child Killed.
fBy Associated Press.)

tBy Associated Press.)
KANSAS CITY. MO, Dec. SIN
the shadow of the city hall riot In
which religious fanatics and police
men were participants and during
which hundred shots were fired this
afternoon resulted in the death OF Po-
licrman A. O, Dnlbow and IOta Pratt.
child; the probable fatal injuries to
three. and slight injuries to two other
persons.
Those prol ably fatally injured are
John Sharp. known as Adam God" a
street preacher: Michael Mullane. a
patrolman and Patrick Clark. police
sergeant
Harry f. Siege, policeman. and
George NJ Holt probation officer, were
also hurt
In Crowded Street.
The trouble occurred while the
streets were crowded. While the
fight was in progress the participants
irayersed an entire bloc...
Probation Officer Holt Of the juve-
nile court today went to Fish and
Main streets to investigate case OF
alleged abduction Near that corner
he met John Sharp, known as Adam
Col" who was exhorting crowd.
With Sharp were A. ]. Seizer,
woman and five. Children ranging IN
age from 3 to IA years.
Holt did not like the manner In
which the woman attempted to get
money contributions from the crowd,
and he decided that she and her male
companions were not proper persons.
to have the custody OF young cAsl-
dren.
Interference Resented.
The woman announced that she and
Adam God" would conduct services
at Poor Mans Mission tonight, where
upon che and her companions started
toward the Mission. Cffcer Holt
then inquired as to the identity OF
the children. The woman immediate
" assumed an attitude Of resentment
and replied that the officer had bet
ter attend 20 his own business
Adam Cod who wears a long white
| beard and hair. threatened the on
Ger Officer Holt was not armed but
stood his ground until Adam God"
| struck him blow behind the ear
with a pistol making an ugly wound.
,Hol, then started for the police sta
ton for assistance As Holt moved
away the preacher tried to shoot him
but the cartridge failed to explode.
Cfiicer Holt rushed into the police
station and announced that q band
[ OF alleged fanatics armed to the teeth
were at the threshold Of the station
| and he warned the officers to prepare
for trouble.
Insisted On Preaching.
The sergeant in charge ordered pa
frolmen Charles Dalbow and Harry
E. Siege TO arrest sharp and his fol-
! lowers Sharp and his companions
were within fifty yards Of the police
| station when the ofncers stepped into
the street. The Sharp'tes gave evi-
denCe of frenzy and with abuse, they
served notice on all that they would
[ preach right under the caves OF the
police station and the police cannot
prevent us"
The officers did not however. ex-
pect serious trouble and were not pre-
pared for the volley of bullets which
met them almost Immediately after
they appeared on the scene.
tullet passed through Stege's arm.
Fight Became General.
Other officers. hearing the firing
! rus he'd into the street and q general
fight ensued The officers refrained
from shooting for fear OF endanser-
ing the lives Of innocent persons.
Lieutenant Clark. who had come into
the stree: 1narmed, was shot In the
eve and Pa;rolman MuIlane was shot
| in the lack IS he hurried into rhes
police station for achievements. IN
| the meantime q riot call brought 20
lice from all directions. Thoroughly
| aroused. the officers closed in on
Sharpe and his followers. firingSas
they went When firing ceased
Adam God Isv fatally shot through
| the head and body.
II was later learned that Shapes
male companion was Louis Pratt.
! fat her IT tho Ave children. Pratt vas
| arrested uninjurcd
| The woman and the children fed
to a houseboat In which t5ey lived on
| the Missouri river
6arricsded On hovsebcst.
Fifty policemen followed and found
that the woman had barrtcaded her.
self in the houSeboat. Standing Ca