The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-08
ASSAULT BY STRIKERS
MINE SUPERINTENDENT ATTACKED AT
 BROOksYDE.
Deputy United States Mai shal Serves th, Injunction Issued by Judge Jones Preventing Interference
 by the Men,

Birmingham, Sept 7.-(speciai) )-P J.
 stith. superintendent of the mines at Brook side. in the western part of Jefferson
 Company was in the city today and re ported to President J. c. Maben of his company. that last night while unarmed
 anu talking to friend in front of his
 home. he was assaulted by q striking miner head "'N
 It is charged that a miner named Rur-
 roughs committed the assault Stith was
 talking to a friend when miners came up
 and one said that he had his opinion of
 scehs" and Nhose who aided or abetted
 them. using very strong epithet. stith
 ordered the man away. when il is alleged
 ne Jumped on the superintendent and beat
 him in the tace.
 Mine Boss Aldrich xho came up a little
 later. was struck in the face with a piece
 of siae and was also bruised.
 President Maben reported the matter to
 the Government officials ss a..
 Deputy marshals this morning served the
 process of injunction granted by Judge T G.
 Jones' of Federal Court enjoining the lead
 CTS of the miners from interfering in any
 manner with the labor that the corporations
 are now bringing into the district. or oth- erwise procuring.
 The operators announced today that more coal was produced yesterday than any gay since the strike began. The Republic Iron Steel Company mired l23 tons of coal at one of Its mines President Ed. Flynn Of the miners sanitation, today stated his reports showed that the opera. tors were producing about 1000 tons of coal day, against ethe normal output of from 5000 to 10000 tons
 temporary injunction was gran,eo to- day in the Chancery Court here against Edward Flynn president of the United Mine Workers of America. and other officials of l the union. enjoining them from interferine q | with the labor employed at warer and Sayreton mines. The allegations are similar | 10 those in the petition flied in the United | States Court.
 In reference to the assault made on Su- | Perlntendent Stith, President Maben, of the
 sloss- Sheffield company saii today: "The commission of acts of lawl-ssness on the | part of the union miners indicates that they | are losing their case"
 | Coroner W. D. Paris is making a ,ho-orsh
 investigation into the killing of w A Whit | ney, the union miner who was shot at
 Coaiburg night before last he dying last l afternoon in hispitsl here Whitney made | an ante-mortem statement in which he said | that he was fired upon by three men. Lively
 Daniel and Mann large number of wit | feeling at Coalburg. The men accused bv the dying man work for the Pratt Coal A:
 ooke company. which employees non-union
 men Whitney was out on strike, but was
 employed by the sloss- Sheffield Steel & Tn Company on property adjacent to that of t.b l Pratt Company. Young Woman Missing. Mrs Hattie Cason has reported to the po- | lice that her daughter, Miss Gertrude ! cason. blonde 20 years of age. has been l missing since Monday night Miss Cason l was last seen at Germania Park, where A , big Labor Day picnic was given She was dancing when last seen. Mrs. Cason has not eaten anything since her daughter was first
 missed. Mrs Cason expresses the belief that | violence or undue persuasion has befalien her daughter. Miss Cason Is { feet inches ! m height and weighs about 130 pounds She 1 IS a pronounced blonde.
 Preparing for Court.
 Judge Thomas K. Roulhac, United States District Attorney and his corps of assist ans are engeged in the preparation for the tall ter moi the United States Court, which begins Tuesday. November 1. The criminal docket will be taken up first. and 1t Is ex- pected. will Consume tho month Judga Jones win preside for the month of No Nember. after which he win probably 70 to Mcntgomery and open court there He will be succeeded on in bench here by IuJFe Harry Toulmin, of Mobile who will open
 Federal Court at Annlstom on the second Tue sday in December