Evening star., 1916-07-18
Negro Religious Fanatic and
Chicago Police Exchange
Hundreds of Shots.
THREE PERSONS HURT
IN DESPERATE FIGHT
Home of Crazed Man Dynamited
and Attempt Made to Fire It
Before Struggle Ends.

CHICAGO, July 1S.-A negro
religious fanatic becoming vio-
1ently insane TODAY shot four
persons to death, wounded three
and was himself killed with his
wife, after $50 police had dyna-
mited the house in which he was
barricaded.
The dead: Stuart Dean. sixty years
old. policeman: Mrs. Josephine Over
meyer. twenty -eight years old. neigh
Dor: Edward Knox, thirtyfour years
old, negro. neighbor: Alfred Mathews.
thirty years old. negro, neighbor; II.
j. Mcintyre, negro. the crazed man,
thirty years old: Mrs. Hattie Mcintyre
negress. wife of the slayer. thirty years
old.
The injured: Edward Clement. detec-
tive sergeant. three bullet wounds.
serious; Grover Crabtree, policeman,
wounds in wrist and elbow: Mrs Sadie
Knox. wife of Edward Knox, bullet in
back. serious.
Hundreds of Shots Exchanged.
Hundreds of shots were exchanged
between the crazed slayer and the po-
lice who besieged his fiat in two
story brick structure at 800 North
Irving avenue. Three charges of dyna-
mite were exploded, and an attempt
made to fire the structure with gaso-
line Mcintyre and his wife were
armed with powerful rifles. The police
Were held at bay for more than an
hour.
McIntyre's wife is supposed to have
assisted him at least to the extent of
reIoadlng his weapons, as a cartridge
belt was found around her waist SINH
Jar to the one worn by her husband.
Her head wal blown off by the ex-
plosIon of dynamite.
Explanation for Deed.
The explosions blew the rear porch and
part of the kitchen into the alley, and
when the police were able to enter the
building it was a wreck. They found an
explanation of McIntyre's deed in a note
which he left scrawled in lead pencil on
soiled piece OF wrapping paper. ''The
Almighty God has made me prophet
unto all nations. and also my wife, Hattie
Mcintyre. ran the note.
You shall know that the Lord has
sent me to gather unto the Lord the
the AuOnfC seed.
Cat this place in the scrawl the negro
wrote three capital C's and the initials
"P. H.')
'The lord has made me the savior of
all Africans of America and now | shall
recommend all that are worthy unto my
Heavenly Father. the Great God of All
Creation. The Lord has given me a
spirit to judge the quick and the dead
81 must die in this land that | may
carry my reports to Almighty God con-
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In the opinion of the police Mcintyre
wrote the letter just before becoming
violent, although he had opportunity to
do between lulls while the bluecoats,
having been repulsed. were under cover.
Attracted Attention by Shouts.
The negro first attracted attention
with his shouts about 3:15 o'clock in
the morning. but it was not until 5
O'Clock that neighbors. becoming
alarmed. called the police
Policeman Dean was killed as he
broke Gown the rear door Clement
and crabtree were shot when they en-
tered to recover Deans body.
Mrs Overmeyer was slain when she
went in search Of her husband, who had
gone TO investigate the shooting. The
erazed negro killed Knox as he stepped
on the porch of his home.
Died on Way to Hospital.
Mcintyre. although desperately
wounded after the dynamite had been
exploded. was found leaning against a
door. He carried a revolver and a
rife. Before ne could fire, a bullet
from a policeman's revolver found its
mark in his head.
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The negro had pitched the bodies Of
two of his victims out Of a window to
the front porch. where they lay in full
view until McIntYre had been killed