The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-20
TROUBLE AT WILLIAM CAUSE OF ARREST Five White Men Placed in the
 County Jail
  THREE PEOPLE WERE SHOT Too Much Whisky io Said to Have Caused Almost Riot at Min
 ing Town Early Yester-
 day Morning.
THREE PEOPLE WERE SHOT

Five men confined in the county jail with bruised noses, black eyes, and bandaged limbs tells the story of what appears to have been a free-for-all fight, which was started at Slope No. near Wylam Saturday night ana continued nn- til about o'clock yesterday morning. Three people are said to have been shot in the melee, one of these being wom- an, and the others men. All of the par ties are white. The charges doeketed on the wardens' blotter at the county Jail against the prisoners arrested for par tieipating in the melee are assault with intent to murder Some have one charge against them and others two.
 It seems that Saturday was pay day at Wylam and several miners are said t9 have proceeded to drink whisky in great quantities during the early part of the evening. The first real trouble is alleged to have been started over gaming. None of the prisoners at the county jail ap- pears to know Just who started the trou- ble and just where the first blow came from They say that chairs, bottles and missels commenced to fly through the air, and then some one commenced to shoot.
 Men Under Arrest.
 The men under arrest are:
 Rosey Branscomb, age P, charged with violating the Sunday law and assault with intent to murder.
 Will Reedy, age 23. charged with as- sault with intent to murder.
 Will Combs, age II, three charges of assault with intent to murder.
 Arthur H. Penttlco. two charges of as- sault with intent to murder.
 Tillman Burns and John Russell are known to have received gunshot wounds, and 1t is said that the wife of Penttico was also shot. MT. Russell was shot in the leg, but the injuries to none of the three are said to be dangerous.
 The sheriff's office was advised early yesterday morning of the trouble at Vivian and Deputies Burgin, Hill, Curl. Williams and Eubanks were sent to Wylam. They returned about non and lodged four of the prisoners in the county jail, warrants for their arrests being made returnable before James Brodie of Ensley.
 Arrested in Birmingham.
 Yesterday at noon Allen H. Penttico was arrested at the union passenger station in Birmingham by Deputy Sheriff J. A. Gaddis. In speaking of the ar rest MT. Gaddis said
 "Penttico was apparently about to leave the city on an outgoing train when I placed him under arrest today at noon at the union passenger station. He did not show the least bit of resistance when arrested and no arms were found on his person when searched at the county jail I understand that the prisoner Is charged with shooting John Russell and another man during the general fight last night.
 My understanding Is that he was using a repeating Winchester shot gun and 3S-calibre pistol He is said to have gone home after the shooting and changed his overeoat and hat prepara- tory to leaving the city.
 The injured men at the county jail received surgical attention and were get ting along all right last night. The AdamsvllIe Shooting. The shooting at Adamsvile Saturday night was not as serious as first re- ported Will Nicholson. white miner. was shot, but his injuries are said to be not of a grave nature. The shooting is said to have been accidental, and no l arrests have been made. Deputies G. c Eubandk and Morgan Kerr were sent out from the sheriff office. the former returning to Birmingham yesterday morning. Deputy Kerr reported to the l sheriff's office late yesterday afternoon | that all was quiet at the mining camp