Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-18
Negro Barbados Self and
Wife in House and Shoots
Down Besiegers.
BUILDING DYNAMITED
Explosion Fails to Uncover
Crazed Assassin-Dies
at Hospital.

Chicago. July 1S-H. J. Mcintyre, a
colored religious fanatic, becoming
violently insane today killed four per-
sons and wounded three with a rifle
before the police. whom he held at bay
for an hour or more, killed him and
his wife
McIntyre's wife is supposed TO have
assisted him at least to the extent OF
reloading his weapons, as a cartridge
belt was found around her waist sim
liar to the one worn by her husband
In all McIntyre's hallucination that
he must carry my report to the AL
mighty cost six lives.
Hundreds of shots were exchanged
between the crazed man, barricaded in
his fiat in twO-story brick structure
at 800 North Irving avenue, and the
police. The latter made an Intellectual
attempt to burn the place and exploded
three charges of dynamite under it, as
they were unable to make Roadway
against the rapid and accurate fire of
the negro.
Victims of Gun Battle.
STUART DEAN, so years old, police
man shot in neck
MRS. JOSEPHINE OVERMEYER, IS
years old, neighbour shot in breast
EDWARD KNOX, "a years old, col
ALFRED MATTHEWSA2 30 years old,
negro, neighbOr; found dead Of bullet
wound on porch of his home.
II. J. MINTYRE, colored, the -
man, 80 years old; shot by police; died
at hospital.
MRS. HATTIE MINTYRE, coIored,
wife of above, 80 years old; head blown
off.
The injured:
- = 4
As years old; three bullet wounds; se-
rious.
Grover Crabtree, policeman, q years
old; wounds in wrist and elbows; not
serious.
Mrs. Sadie Knox, 40 years old, wifo
of Edward Knox; bullet wound in
back; serious.
Religious Fanatic.
The explosions blew the rear porch
and part of the kitchen Unto the alley
and when the police were able TO en-
ter the building it was a wreck. They
found an explanation of McIntyres
deed which he scrawled in lead PEN
Gil on a soiled piece of brown wrap
ping paper.
The Almighty God has made me a
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
remnant of the Adamic seed"
CAT this place in the scrawl the
negro wrote three capital C's and the
initials "P. HI
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
givau mo cnfrit tp iudua the uf1trlr
and the dead.
Il must die in this land that ! may
carry my reports unto Almighty God
concerning the land of the United
States"
Wrote Note During Fight!
In the opinion of Captain Wesley
Westbrook, who was at the head Of
the first detachment of 10 policemen
called to the scene. Mcintyre wrote
the latter just before becoming vio-
lent, although he had opportunity to
do so between lulls while the blue
coats. having been repulsed, were un-
der cover
Policeman Tells Story.
Frank Freemuth, a policeman, told
this story:
Stuart Dean was shot when he en-
tered the building after breaking down
a rear door. ! and four other police
men were with him but he was the
first to enter He was shot and killed
the instant that he crossed the TIRES
hold. Clement and Crabtree were shot
when they entered TO recover Deans
body. Both fell and we had 10 go in
and get the three of them.
The crazy negro was barricaded
behind a trunk and other articles when
we came in. lie had a rife and a re-
yolyer and fired so fast and we fred
SO fast, that ! couldn't count them.
In fact ] didn't try to-
Woman Gives Version.
Mrs Knox gave this version:
Il was awakened about o'clock by
shouts and screams she said. Il
awakened nay husband and We found
that the screams came from woman
at McIntyre's home We went out on.
our porch, my husband in front. and
at that moment a bullet struck him
and he fell dead. ! started back In
/ the house To warn my niece, who was
still in bed That's the last / remem-
/ Der, but / know now that bullet got
me IN the back"
/ Mrs Knox told her story from COZ
/