The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-29
ACTS OF VIOLENCE AGAIN MAR STRIKE Negro Shot Dead by Deputies
 at Graves Mines ANOTHER IS BADLY BEATEN School Teacher Set Upon by Crowd of Negroes at Adamsville and
 Pounded Into InsensbiIity.
 President Flynn Talks.
ANOTHER IS BADLY BEATEN

Sunday in the mining region proved an eventful day and once more acts or Yie- fence 1.arred the serenity of the strike.
 John Trimble, a negro employed by a brick company, was shot dead by George Roebucf and c. II. Atkinson, two deputy sheriffs at Graves mines yesterday morn ing and Mir. Roebuck suffered flesh wound through the hand, inflicted by a bullet from the negros pistol.
 During the night preceding the Gre affair Willis Taylor negro school teach CT. was set upon by crowd of negroes supposed to be strikers, at Adamsyille, and beaten into insensibility. Taylor Is said to have been a friend of the Tut wiler company, which operates mines ear Adams ,ile, and i'll feeling had been larborcd against him for some time. Had Been Much Firing.
 The lJ ,,r Trimble at Graves mines which a.e operated by the Lacey Buck company. is said to have been the result of an effort on the part of the deputies to prevent the promseuous firing of guns and pistols around the property. An off cial of the company says that much firing lad been going on and the guards decided to stop it. Trimble was seen firing his pistol and a messenger was sent to nm orderng him to stop. He sent werd that this was free country and that he would do as he pleased The guares then went to stop him. Mr. RoebuolS and MT Atkinson. upon approaching the negro, ordered him stop shooting around the mines. The negro, who is said to have heen drinking. then fired upon the ofti- cers. A bullet tore through the flesh on MT. Roebuck hand and both officers fired, killing the negro instantly.
 Sheriff Burgin and Deputy Stradford went to the mines to investigate the af- fair and found that the officers had kept within the law. No arrests were made Upon their return home MI. Bur gin, Mr. Stradford and c. P. Jones' re- porter for the Ledger were thrown from their buggy by a runaway horse and all were badly bruised. While their injuries are painful neither of them is seriously hurt. All three will be out today.
 Br. Buck, president of the Lacey-Buek company, said last night that there had
  guns around the Graves mines which had served to intimidate somewhat the men at work. He said further that Saturday night the oil house at the mines was dis covered on fire but the flames had been extinguished before any serious damage was done. Mir Buck said that If the flames had been allowed to gain headway the commissary and other property would have been destroyed
 MT. Adler manager for the Tutwiler company at Adamsville said last night that a large force of deputies was on hand there to prevent any trouble. "The men at work feel that they have pro- tection" said MT. Adler, and we are turning out substantial amount of coal. We expect the output to materially in- crease this week."
 Strike Situation.
 Aside from the incidents reported above there was no material change in the strike situation yesterday. President Flynn of the miners union said last night that so far as the miners was concerned there was no material change. Every thing Is moving along quietly" he said, and all of our men are being cared for. I deprecate the acts of lawlessness re- ported today and think the guilty per- sons should be punished. If they are To- cated they should be arrested and con- victed whether they are union men or not. The miners union will not tolerate acts of lawlessness and If 1t should be proved that union miners have committed these acts they will not be protected by the union. The United Mine Workers is an organization which stands for law and order and when any member commits an act of violence he not only violates the law but violates the rules of the or ganization."