Salt Lake Herald | 1901-12-06 | Page 3 | Battle with Negroes

BATTLE WITH Officer Slave Fatal Encounter With Black Men Ken IB D a Alabama Andalusia Ala Dec S Sheriff Brad haw returned to Andalusia today with t negroes who are aie accused of oft t in the killing kUUn of J 1 W Dorsey Doxey n It merchant the tM fatal wounding of Kale Fale Atkinson city marshal jt it last Jut evening pening The negroes Df brought broucht in today were cna ed with bloodhounds and aDd cap alp captured 1 by the th sheriff hUf and his hi posse The Thep p landed the negroes safely tely in ht jail and has baa taken precautions to resist 11 LI mob in case calle one ODe is I formed J W V Dorsey Doney and Marshal Kale Isle f m n went w nt to the turpentine quarters near r Opp 4 pp esterday yesterday evening to arrest a asses who was accused of stealing a pistol front from tro n II white man The negro n was barricadeS barricade I In an his cabin and fired on the men as aa they approached It I t developed devel ped that the negro nr lid had about lift of His oj Is fellow workmen In the house bouee with ith A general hattie battle ensued in ia j which Dorsey was wa killed and Atkinson fatal wounded A white man named who was wa with them was wan shot hot twice in the leg leI Two negroes w were re killed and several others wounded wound d The i ames Iames of or these are at present pre ent unknown r The attempt to capture the negroes at att th t it t time was wa given up and Sheriff ri J was wa sent for He lie left pia ia for Opp with deputies and doss ma and ud ad returned today with negroes ne J 1 W Derby Dorsey one of the white men II n Killed 1 wa was one of the most prominent t men of Opp being bel a merchant a member bel i of If f the council and treasurer of the town towa j