Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-09

Eugene Byars was born just south of Red mountain and about three miles from the city of Birmingham thirty-tiye years ago, , and lived in the same community. all his lie. He was one of eight children, four sons and four daughters, born to MT. aud Mrs.. H K. Byars, good and respectable people, who enjoy the confidence of their acqual n tances.
 oi Eugene Byars' early life little is known except that he was an ordinary youth, who grew, up to manhood in the vicinity.
 He first attracted attention when in 1888 he was a deputy sheriff under Sheriff Smith, during the Hawes riot at the county jail, in which eleven men were killed and several others wounded. In that defense of the county bastile from the attack of the mob Byars stood in the front rank of the officers, and his trusty Winchester cracked sixteen times ip rapid success on.
 BECOMES A POLICEMAN.
 He was next appointed on the police force O. Birmingham by Chief O. A. Pick ard, and is said to have been a faith ful and efficient officer, though rather cruel to- wards prisoners. It was charged against him that he beat a drunken man almost 10 death, and he is also said to have used his pistol too freely. After few months on the police force he was discharged on &C., count of brutality towards prisoners.
 DEPUTY UNITED STATES MARSHAL.
 III tnC cpiiuS Oi 1000 IJuBcut DyaIb WAS a deputy United States marshal, and while at Russellville, Franklin county, in the month of May of that year, killed John Robinson, also deputy United States marshal.
 Byars, Robinson and others were in q room at the De Vaney hotel, when Byars and Robinson got into Q quarrel. Both parties pulled their pistols and a dozen shots were fired, Byars escaping without scratch. Robinson's body was pene- tad hut caliber pistol, and after lingering a day or two be died.
 Immediately after the shooting took place Byars escaped to the street through window and surrendered to the officers. He put up the plea of self defense aud on trial was acquitted.
 A DEAD NEGRO.
 The next serious trouble that Byars got into was when he was arrested for the mur- der of a negro named Edward Ware.
 Wares dead body was found in what is known as 'Murderers' gulch,' deep through which the Birmingham Mineral road runs. Ware was a witness in some case pending in the criminal court againet Byars, and the latter had been seen with him the day before bis body was found. The trial lasted several days, and Byars was acquitted.
 SPECIAL OFFICER. 4 After getting out of this trouble Byars was appointed special officer of the Lady Ensley Mining company, and was located at Horse Creek. He had the entire confi- dence of the company, and was frequently sent along with the cashier, who had sev- eral thousand dollars to pay of the em- ployes with.
 While stationed at Horse Creek, in the spring of 1891, he became involved in a quarrel with a jewelry peddler Pat Lime han, and is said to have beaten him with g pistol, almost killing him. Byars claimed that he had ordered Liunehan off the prem ises of the Lady Ensley Mining company and on his refusal to go the assault was made. A few months after that Byars shob negro at Horse Greek, but the evideuce against him was not sufficient to convict him.
 SHOOTS YVES GARNER.
 While in the employment of the.Lady Ensley Mining company Byars frequently crme to Birmingham, and on almost every occasion, 1t fss said, illed-up on whisky. When under the influence of whisky BF- ars was said to be very disagreeable and fussy, and while in this condition If he came across any one against whom he had auunndae tSopble was sure to follow.
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