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Show isrir . WITHGLICEMEN Riot in Kansas City in Which Many Shots Are Fired, Two Killed and Three Wounded. - Street Preacher Called "Adam God' i carried a Gun and Opened Fire Upon Offlesrj Which Started a Miniature Battle. Kansas City Ono policeman nnd roung girl, member of a band of ro- Hgtoiu fanatics, are dead, two pollco-men pollco-men aro dangerously wounded and a ' street preacher Is mortally woundod, ihot In a half dozen places as a ro-inlt ro-inlt of a street riot and running bat-llo, bat-llo, which began In front of the city hall at 4 o'clock Tuosday nftomoon, and ended In tho Missouri, river, ,cro tho remnant of tho religious tand surrcndor'cd their houseboat alter tho girl, Loin 'rntt, had been Tlio killed: Policeman A. e. Dal-low, Dal-low, Lolo Pratt. 13 years old, daugh ter of John Pratt, an assoclato of Sharp, Jaw shot nway. The wounded: Patrolman Michael Mulanc. shot Jn right breast, prob-bly prob-bly fatal; Sergeant Fntricl: Clark, ihot In the lungs, probably fatal; John Sharp, known as "Adam God," shot In six places by policeman; probably will die. Tho religious band, undor tho lead ershlp of "Adam God," was singing In tho street when Georgo M. Holt, president of tho Hoys club, told them that they must quit.' Ho was assault-ti assault-ti by tho religious fanatic and later returned to pollco heaoquarters to report re-port tho assault. Harry Stcgo, a police nontenant, was ordered to arrest tho man and the others who were singing. As ho reached Fourth and Main streets, ho drew a revolver and ordered them to ' m to tho station. . , Sharp, tho girl and tho .women drew their revolvers and began nrlng, Patrolman Pa-trolman Mullnno arid Sorgeant Clark, who followed Stege, wcro struck. ' Stego was not struck. Tho bullets of tho frenzied religious relig-ious fanatics, who tired right and left, for a wonder struck no otliers In tho I crowd that had gathered. Some of tho shots woro fired by Flolta Pratt. Sho Is about 15 years old. |