Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-18

Chicago, July 1S.-A fanatical negro
after shooting and killing five persons
three OF them negroes, early today bar
ricaded himself in a house on the
west side and held the police at bay.
The dead include white woman, who
came to her back door in the rear OF
the building the negro had barricaded.
Police reserves were called out on the
west side and more than 100 men sta
toned themselves about the house, on
the porch of which two bodies could
be seen. The name of the man IS SAID
to be Robert Mcintyre. Later Nc
intyre and his wife were shot bringing
the total dead up to seven.
The dead are:
Stuart S. Dean. Co. policeman.
Mrs Josephine Overmeyer, %, neigh
Dor.
Edward Knox, "a negro neighbor.
Alfred Matthews, 30, negro.
II. j. Mcintyre, colored. the insane
man, so. died in the hospital.
Mrs. Hattie Mcintyre. colored wife
of the above, 80. .-.
The injured:
Edward Clement, detective sergeant,
&c, seriously wounded.
Grover Crabtree, policeman, 27. not
serious.
Mrs Sadie Knox, 40. wife of Ed
ward Knox, bullet wound in back, Sc
rious.
More than a hundred policemen took
part IN the Siege Of the Mcintyre
stronghold.
-, Negroes Home Is Dynamited.
At SOS the house in which the negro
| was holding out against the police was
| Gynamited. -aa
The explosion blew the rear porch
and pantry of the kitchen into the
alley. Fifty rifles were ordered from
the police station. Chief -of Police
Hea,y arrived at SIS. at watch time a
second charge of dynamite was set off.
but without the desired result. At $40
third had failed An auto patrol
brought the rifles and a fusilade OF
bullets was poured thru the windows.
The negro for time did not reply and
it was thought he was dead, but pre-
sently he began firing with renewed
vigor. Hundreds of shots were -eX-
changed. The rapidity with which the
beleagured mad man fired led to the
theory that he had two rifles and that
his wife was loading them for him.
Mcintyre Was Religious Fanatic.
The police entered the house at S:26
and found the man badly wounded and
his wife dead. McIntyre was taken to
hospital where he died.
The negro was a religious fanatic. He
| left a scrawl in which he said that he
was the spirit of the Almighty God
and that he must die to carry his re
| ports to the Almighty ~,
Mcintyre Fires on Neiehbors.
The negro first attracted the atten
ton of neighbors by shouting about
o'clock in the morning. He grew more
| violent toward and alarmed neigh
bors came out to see what was going
on. He began to shoot and calls were
sent to the police.
Frank E'reemuth one Of the police
men, told this story:
Stewart Dean was shot when he
entered the house after breaking down
the door. and four other policemen
were with him but he was the first to
enter. He was shot and killed the In
slant that he crossed the threshold
| Clement and Crabtree were shot when
they went in to recover Deans body
| Both fell and we had to go in and get
1.-THE three of them.
"'rhe crazy negro was barricaded
behind a trunk and other articles
| when we went in. He had rifle and
revolver and fired so fast that could
not count the shots
Nearo's Wife Loads Guns.
McIntyre's wife is supposed to have
helped him by reloading his weapons
A cartridge belt was found around her
| waist. The negro fired with delibera
ton, almost as tho at target practice
II was 8 o'clock. however. three hours
| after the firing Of the first shot, before
the tragedy ended with the death OF
it's instigators.
| Policeman Dean was killed as NJ
broke down the door of the Mcintyre
house. Clement and Crabtree were
| shot when they went in to get Deans
body. Mrs Overmeyer was slain
when she went in search OF her nus
band who had been to investigate the
shooting.
Dynamite finally was exploded
wrecking the mousse. MTS. 1hSiH's -
head was blown off, her body riddiee
with bullets. She was found by ths
body OF her husband. who. aith'
wounded, was leaning against pee
room door leading from the Kitchen
Before he could rise, bullet from on'
Of the officers found it's mark In his
| head. He was taken to hospita
where he died.
| Nearess Fired First Shot.
| The first shot is said to have beer
| fired by Mrs. Mcintyre at Mrs. William
Bedford, negress. who was feedin.
| chickens in the rear OF her home mex
to the McIntyres'. Mrs. Mcintyre use'
a rifle Bedford. who is white. cam
| out with a revolver but was driven In
Neither he nor his wife was wounded
Mrs ovarmevpr was the next a.:ee-
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