Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-18
FOUR ARE KILLED,
! THREE WOUNDED
BY CRAzED NEGRO
Unbalanced Over Religion He
Began Shooting Down His
Neighbors
SURROUNDED BY POLICE
HE FIGHTS UNTIL SHOT
Battle In Chicago
This Morning Witnessed
by Thousands

Chicago, July .lS.-A desperate bat
tie waged with dynamite, rifles and
automatic revolvers ragged for hours to-
day in the heart Of Chicago's populus
West Side When the roar of dynamite
and the crackle of fire arms died away.
six persons were dead and three wound
| ed.
Henry Mcintyre, negro, apparently
crazed, with his wife at MS side, stood
off the mobilized police reserves of the
city and replied shot for shot to the
besiegers.
Mrs. Mcintyre died beside her hus-
band She was found dead when detec-
tive sergeant Ed Hughes broke through
the line of besiegers and rushed through
the doorway, opening fire on Mcintyre
as he stood beside the window firing
at the police who had taken refuge be-
hind telephone poles, fences and win
dows and doors on adjoining residences.
The dead are:
Mrs. Josephine Overmeyer, white.
Stuart Dean, policeman, aged go.
white.
Harry Knox, negro.
Henry Mcintyre, negro.
Mrs. Hattie Mcintyre, negress.
| Alfred Mathews, negro. :
The wounded:
Ed Clemmons, policeman, white.
/ Mrs. Harry Knox, negress.
Grover Crabtree, policeman, white.
Shot without Warning.
Mcintyre came into his yard early to-
day rifle in hand. He opened fire on
adjoining residences and shot down
their occupants fast as they appeared at
doorways and windows. Mrs. Josephine
Overmeyer was killed by rifle shot as
she came out on her porch, baby In
arms.
The alarm quickly spread over the
West Side and the police were soon on
their way. Meanwhile Harry Knox
and his wife came to their doorway
and looked out onto the yard where
Mcintyre was dealing death. Both fell.
Knox was dead. His wife was wound
| ed.
Half a block down the street, which
| is occupied largely by negroes. Alfred
Mathews came to his doorstep, and
bullet went through his head. His body
lay on the sidewalk for hours while
bullets whistled over it.
Then the police came. Dean, veteran
of the force, walked calmly up to the
door. Mcintyre shot him dead. Police
men Clemens and Crabtree stopped over
his body and tried to drag it out of
range. Both fell, seriously wounded.
The remainder of the policemen dared
death and dragged the bodies of the
two injured policemen out Of range.
Then they posted themselves behind
telephone poles, corners of houses and
other temporary shelter, while re-
serves were brought up.
One hundred policemen were soon In
the block armed with rifles and auto
matte revolvers. From his brick fort
Mcintyre kept up constant fire on
the besiegers, who, in turn, riddled
windows and doors with rifle fire.
Nearby was quarry. Policemen sent
for dynamite and quarrymen to handle
the explosive. Sticks Of dynamite were
hurled through the windows, but ex-
ploded without routing Mcintyre.
Hughes Brave Act.
Finally, protected by an overwhelm-
ing rifle fire, quarrymen crawled under
the corners of the house and set off
four charges of dynamite, badly shat
tering the building, but apparently not
iniuring Mcintyre who lodged from
window to window, keeping up steady
fire.
Then Detective Sergeant Hughes
walked in, protected by heavy fire and
shot Mcintyre down. Beside Mcintyre
as he fell, lay the body OF his wife,
shot through the head. Around her
waist was belt filled with steel nosed