Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-10
TWO PERSONS DEAD;
TWO OTHERS DYING
POLICE ATTEMPT TO QUIET RE.
LIGIOUS BAND WHEN FANATICS
OPEN FIRE AND A HUNDRED
SHOTS ARE EXCHANGED.

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going to die. I am going to get
well and live to kill a few more
policemen That was the asser-
tion of Louis Pratt, the self styled
Adam Cod the religious fanatic,
who is lying i'll the general hospi-
tai here seriously wounded in
battle between his followers and
the police last night. AS a result
of the fight Pratt's thirteen-year-
old daughter, Lulu, and Policeman
Dalbow are dead, and two other
policemen are in a critical con-
dition. James Sharp, known as
Elijah H. who was the real head
Of the little band of religious en-
thuslasts, is still at large.
Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. 9.-Two per
sons were killed, two fatally injured,
and three others wounded in battle
late yesterday afternoon between "a
crowd of religious fanatics and polic15.
One of the dead is a policeman, an
other child member of the band,
and one of tho fatally wounded was
Adam Cod the leader Of the fanat.
less The other fesaliy wnundS1 wsrs,
Ipolice
The battle began in a crowded street
causing a panic among hundreds of
! passersby. 1t ended in sensational
chase of q woman fanatic and a child,
| who had taken TO a skiff in the Mis-
souri, river after they had been chased
from houseboat which the. police
stormed in the face Of armed resist.
ance. In this attempt to escape the
child was wounded. She died later.
During the battle in the streets more
than 100 shots were exchanged, tha
combatants going several blocks,
while hundreds of shoppers scattered
I to evade the bullets. 1t occurred In
! the business center Of the city In the
shadow of the city hall.
The Dead.
| The persons killed were:
DALBOW, A. O., patrolman: killed in.
! stantly by first shot from the rioters.
PLATT, LOLA, aged 13. girl member
Of band, who was shot while trying
| to escape In skiff on Missouri river,
following battle; she died several
| hours later in hospital.
The Wounded.
| The names of those injured are:
| SHARP, JAMES, known as adam
Cod street preacher; fatally
wounded
! MULLANE, MICHAEL, a patrolman,
| fatally wounded.
CLARK, PATRICK, a police sergeant
STEGE, HARRY F., policeman.
HOLT, GEO. NJ, probation officer.
The trouble began when George NJ
Holt, probation officer of the juvenile
court and a pioneer in the work II
saving boys from the streets in this
city, went to Fifth and Main streets to
| investigate case of alleged abduc
tion. Near that street corner he came
upon Sharp who, surrounded by his
companions, was exhorting crowd
| with Sharp were Louis Pratt, q
woman, and five children. The child
rem ranged in age from IA to years
I The officers suspicious were aroused
| by the manner in which the woman
| attempted to secure money contribu-
tions from the crowd and he decided
that she and her male companion were
not proper persons TO have the Gus
| tody of young children.
adam God" Beats Officer.
The officer persevered In his in.
| long flowing white beard and hail
gave him the appearance of pat
riarch, threatened the officer Will
| physical violence Officer Holt was
| not armed. but stood his ground. and
adam God" struck ililn heavy blow
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