The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-07-18
House Where He
HidiWith Wifewas
Blown to Pieces
HER HEAD BLOWN 30 orr
Left Note Saying He Was
Saviour of AllsAfricans
in America
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CHICAGO, July 18Th. j. Mcln.
tyre, a negro. after shooting and Kill.
in four persons. three Of them meg.
roes, barricaded himself in q house
on the southwest side and held police
at bay today.
The dead included a white woman
who was aroused by the shooting and
came to her back door IN the rear of
the building the negro had tbarricaded.
Police reserves were called from ali
sections Of the west side and more
than 100 men were stationed about
the house on the porch Of which two
bodies could be seen. Gasoline was
burned at the front OF tie house In
swhtoh the fnasro barfioade led and police
hurled sticks Of dynamite into tho
rear. -. = :.
The explosion Of the Dynamite blew
the rear porch and part Of the hitch.
en- into the alley and the police enter.
ed. ,.,,,.ti., ~ f3,lg -
There they found the negro badly
wounded and his wife dead. After
being taken to a hospital the nerro
died. One Of the bullets entered his
head.
THE DEAD.
Stuart Dean go years old, police
man.
Mrs. Josephine oyermeyer. 2s.
neighbor. n :, =
Edward Knox 81, negro neighbor.
Alfred Matthews 80, negro, neigh.
bor. h
H. J. McIntire, negro. the crased
man, 30 years old. n
Mrs. Hattie Mcintyre. negress, wife
of slayer 80 years old.
The wounded:.
Edward Element, detective sergent
bullet wounds, serious.
Grover Crabtree, policeman, wounds
in wrist and elbow.
Mrs. Sadie Knox, wife OF Edward
Knox, bullet wound in back. SO.
rious.
The negro first attracted attention
with his shots about 3 rs O'clock IN
the morning but 1T was not till s
o'clock that neighbors becoming
alarmed called the policeman.
Dean was killed as he broke down
the rear door, Clement and Crabtree
were shot when they entered TO- re.
cover Deans body, Mrs. Oyermyer
was slain when she went In searchc Of
her husband who had gone to. inyes-
tigate the. shooting. The crazed ne.
gro killed Knox as he stepped on
the porch OF his home. =
Mcintyre although desperately
wounded after t.he dynamite had been
exploded was found leaning against
the door. He carried a revolver and
rife. Before he could fire bullet
from policeman's revolver found its
mark in his head. He died on way to
hospital.
When the police were able to enter
the building 1t was wreck. They
found the explanation Of McIntyre's
deed In a note which he LEFT In lead
pencil on piece OF wrapping paper.
"The almighty God has made a
profit unto all nations and also my
wife, Hattie McIntyre,e ran the
note. You shall know that the
Lord has tsentEme to gather unto
the Lord the remnant OF the adon-
!. ic seed" At this place IN the
scrawl the negro wrote three capi.
tol C's and the initials up. HI
THE Lord has made me the sayi-
our Of all Africans OF America
and now l shall recommend all
that are worthy unto, my Heaven
ly Father, the great God; ;ofiall Gre
alton. The Lord has given me
spirit to Judge, the quick and the
dead" -. 81
a must die In this land that / :
may carry my report unto the Al
mighty God concerning the land
OF the United States.
In the opinion OF policeihe wrote the
letter Just before becoming violent.
McIntyre's wife Is supposed to have
assisted him at least to the extent Of
reloading his weapon as d cartridge
belt was found around her waist simi
liar to the one worn by her husband.
Her head was blown OF BY the ex-
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