The Globe-republican., 1894-07-20
SOMEWHAT STARTLING.
Remarkable Scene In q California
Court Room.
Detachment Of Soldiers Creates . Stir
and Occasions q judicial Rebuke-
Fight with Mob at Birming.
ham, Ala.
SensatiOu In Conrt.


SACRAMENTO, Cal, July 17.--During
the hearing of a writ of habeas corpus
Tor the release of three Dunsmuir
strikers before Judge Catlin yesterday
afternoon a detachment of regulars
marched into the courthouse with the
evident intention of taking the prison
ers. Judge Catlin Immediately arose
and called upon persons who were
present to resist any attempt of the
soldiers to take away the strikers. As
sistant Attorney Knight excitedly
jumped to his feet and met the soldiers
as they were entering the court room.
He ordered them to return to the
depot, which they did after considera-
ole hesitancy.
The excitement in the court room
vas intense. Several of the spectators
reached for their hip pockets and an
aOunced their determination to follow
Judge Catlin's instructions to prevent
the regulars from taking away the
prisoners. Others securely barred the
ioors leading to the court and threat
eningly declared their inteaticn of re-
sisting the regulars. While the excite
.nent was at fever heat, the assistant
district attorney arose and waived the
regulars back. He then commanded
them to return to their quarters at the
depot.
After the excitement had subsided,
Judge Catlin ordered the three prison
ers remanded to the custody of the
chief of police. They are charged with
stealing an engine at Dunsmuir.
by direction of Marshal Baldwin and
Col. Graham, District Attorney Knight
later sent a letter to Judge Catlin eX-
planning the soldiers had merely been
to the court room as witnesses and had
brought their arms with them under
misapprehension and stating the fed
eral officers in Sacramento wish to cor
rect the impression that they are in
any way exceeding their authority.
Fight with Mob.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, July IA fierce
battle occurred this afternoon at 4:3O
o'clock at No. 5 mine at Pratts between
mobs of striking miners and deputies,
in which six men were killed and nearly
a score wounded. The full list of dead
and MANNED could not be secured last
night, as the bodies were carried off
quickly after the fight occurred.
Yesterday morning a mass meeting
of striking miners was held on the
creek near Pratt mines. and it was de-
cided that the law be taken into their
own hands, and that they would kill
or be killed. About 4:3O o'clock, the
time when the employees of the mines
quit work and come out of the mines,a
mob of men was secreted in the woods
near by. AS the negroes would come
out one by one a shot would be sent at
them, and they would drop to the
ground either fatally wounded or dead.
After the third negro had fallen the
deputies opened fire on the mob and a
fierce battle took place. b. w. Tierce.
the commander of the deputies, fell to
the ground. A Winchester ball had
pierced his body just above the heart.
Almost at the same instant one of the
strikers was seen to fall. but he arose
again to his knees and taking aim with
his Winchester fired four shots at the
deputies. The deputies kept reloading
their guns and firing and the mob be-
gan dispensing. The deputies then
made tour around the wounded
striker who was still firing and after a
time they succeeded in silencing his
gun. He proved to be Frenchman.