The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1908-12-10
MEMBERS OF RELIGIOUS SECT
GIVE BATTLE TO KANSAS
CITY POLICE FORCE.
THREE OTHERS WILL DIE
Trouble Occurred at -Four O'Clock In
Afternoon, In Front Of City Hall,
When the Streets Were
Crowded.

| CITY ana less than haf mile from the
business center q riot In which religi.
Gus fanatics and police were the
participants and in which a hundred
shots were fred Tuesday afternoon
resulted in the death Of one policeman
and one girl, fatal injuries to three
and slight injuries to two other per
sens.
The dead:
Albert o. Dalbow, u patrolman;
Lola Pratt, aged 10.
Fatally injured:
John Shark, known a. Adam COD"
q street preacher.
Michael Mullane, q patrolman.
Patrick Clark, a police sergeant.
Slightly injured:
Harry Y. Siege, policeman.
George M. Holt, probation officer.
The trouble occurred at four o'clock
In the afternoon when the streets of
the busy market and city hall district
were crowded with people. While the
battle was in progress the participants
traversed an entire block, the final
stages Of the fight being enacted
directly across the street from an en-
trance to the police station.
Lons Policeman Attacked.
George NJ. Holt, probation officer 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 case Of alleged
abduction which had been reported to
him. Near that street corner he came
upon Sharp, who, surrounded BY his
companions, was exhorting a crowd Of
street loafers. With Sharp were Louis
Pratt, woman and Ave children.
The children ranged in age from IA
to years The officers suspicious
were aroused by the manner. in which
the woman attempted to secure money
contributions from the crowd and
he decided that she and her male
companions were not proper persons
TO have the custody OF young children.
The woman announced that she and
Adam God would conduct services at
CreiEhton's, or Poor Mans Mission,
one block north, whereupon she and
her companions started in the direc-
item OF the mission. Officer Holt then
GccOsted the woman and inquired as
to The identity Of the children. The
wO1an Immediately assumed an at
titude sf resentment and replied
sharply that the Oifcer had better at
tend to his own business"
The officer perssVSrsd In his in
Quariss, wASA Adam 00d" whsae
long lowing white beard and hair
save him the appearance Of patriarch
sATeAtonsd the officer with physical
violence. officer Holt was rot srned
but stSsa his groHHa and Adam 0oA
NtFuek him . heavy blew behind the
ear VITA a pistol, makiaU m ugly
wound. Hoit then started fer the
police station, fer assistance and as
he moved away the preacher tried 10
shoot hina, bat Sharp was 90 excited
that he dropped his revolver as ha at
:tcMpted 70 draw II and when he pick
ed It up and snapped II At the ofncer,
the cartridge failed to explode.
Went Fer ReInforcements.
officer Holt rushed into the police
staten and announced that a band Of
religioU fanacticE, armed to the teeth
were At the very threshold Of the
pOlics station and he warned the OF
ncers 10 prepare for trouble. The
police sergeant in charge ordered
Patrolmsn Charles Dalbow and Harry
z. Siege to 60 cut and arrest Sharp !
sRnd his followers
The rehgionistB were within fifty |
yards OF the police station when the
ohneerS stepped into the street They
save 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 police station
and the police cannot prevent US"
The officers were not expecting
serious trouble from such an insig.
nineant band OF street preachers, and
were net prepared for the Volley OF
bullets which met them almost i'm
after they appeared on the
scene. Dalbow was killed instantly.
and a bullet pass d through Stsges
arm Other Ofhcers, hearing the firing
rushed into the street and = general
Battle snsued. The officers as they
stepped from the building offered
a. targets to their op-
Donents in the hgh~, but were unable
70 shoot without endangering the lives
u innocent persons.