The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-08
-Four Men WayIaid and Held Up Near EnsIey By hd-
 ians Yesterday FUSILLADE FOLLOWS WHEN TWO MEN ARE APPROACHED Firing As They Ran, the Desperadoes Were Finally Brought Down By
 Deputies Brown and
 Cowin.

One highwayman dead and another ly- ing in the hospital seriously shot is the result of a pitched battle between two highwaymen and Deputy Shcriffs Lucien Brown and Sid Cowan early yesterday afternoon, while one of the victims of the two highwayman, J. Monroe Young of Macks Chapl, is suffering with a load of shot in his left side. Both robbers are Italians who have been employed in the steel plant at Ensley and who lived at Pratt City. The name of the wounded one is Salvatores Seannella, while the name of the dead one is unknown, except that his Christian name is Louis
 Four hold-ups were attempted by the two men, the first one being made about 8 O clock yesterday morning. Young be- ing the man attacked. Three other at tempts followed during the next few hours, bloodhounds having been put on the trail two or three hours after the first attempt. While the bloodhounds were trailing, information was received that the two men had held up three other men, the last one being near No. mines. Deputies Brown and Cowan were then ulSpdlcneu lo ILLS pldCt CtlCHlH6 dp Witi the men about 2:30 o'clock.
 Between EnsIey and DoIomite.
 The scene of the battle was on the road between Ensley and Dolomite, nor far from Rutledge store and less than mile and a half of the heart of Ensley. The four hold-ups were scattered, the first one being about two and half miles n +, NT,,1.r. afr was on J. Monroe Young who was driv- ing in his buggy when he heard shot. This shot clipped the trees near him. He turned around and saw two men with shotguns running towards him. They fired again, the shots this time blowing through the back of the buggy and landing in Young's side. He whipped up his horse and got away, driving to the store of M. M. Johnson a good dis tance beyond the scene of the shooting, where he received medical attention.
 About an hour and a half after this J. A. Goodsby was walking along the old Warrior road about mile and half from Wylam when he was stopped by the two men and relieved of a pocket book containing $3.50 in silver. Two hours after this Albert Hogan was driving in his wagon along the Cottage Hill road when the two men held him up and took $l15o from him. Hogan pulled out his pocketbook and askel that he be allowed to keep the receipts and other papers in it, which request was granted by the two highWaymen, who Stated tnat all they wanted was money.
 Rural Route Carrier J. T. Lever was the last man to be held up, this robbery being near No mines Lever had passed the two men while going out on his route, but no attempt was made to hold nm up then This was attributed to the fact that a lady was in the buggy with him. He was alone on the return trip, however and when he met the men again they proceeded to relieve him of his valuab bles
 Posses Organized.
 Several small posses were organized and the country secured for the two men. M. M. Weenls, who has charge Of Sher- if Higdon's blood hounds, took two dogs Dave and Lee, and accompanied by Clint Eubanks, chief of police at Wylam, and J. H. Parker, took up the trail from the place where Young was shot. In the meantime Chief of Police James Mer- riman of Ensley, together with Constable Lee White and Deputy Sheriff Kennimer, started from Ensley in search of the men.
 The entire countryside was aroused by noon, and Deputy Sheriffs Brown and 0OWdn we're StilL lO JoioAitS. ihiSJ left Birmingham at 12:30, going out on the electric line and securing a buggy at the other end. Shortly after starting in the buggy they spotted the two men about a mile down the road. They drove on until about SO yards of them. when Cowan turned the horse to one side and Brown jumped out This was in the midst of a small settlement. The two deputies were armed with carbines, Brown hav- % i,o an COwfl a w. c. F., while the two Italians had shot guns with shells loaded with No. ?, No. and B. B. shot.
 Called to the Men.
 Deputy Brown stepped around the buggy into the road and levelng his car ibine on the two men called on them to throw up their hands. Instead of doing this they responded with both barrels of their shotguns. Then followed yer itable battle, the two Italians retreating rp the road, turning around and shooting as they ran, both reloading several times
 Both Brown and Cowan claim to have fired the bullet which killed the highwayman. Brown had fired several times before. Cowan managed to get out of the buggy and Cowan fired while standing several feet in the rear of Brown. The shot which killed the man hit him in the back just beneath the left shoulder blade, tearing great hole all the way through his body and passing through the heart After passing through his body it killed a COW which was grazing near the road a good distance beyond. Another COW was also shot, this animal running into some woods nearby and falling down dead.
 The man dropped dead as soon as shot. He also received another shot at the base of the neck on the left shoulder, the bullet cutting a deep gash. His coat col lar was taken off by another bullet, while another clipped his shirt collar. One hundred yards separated the deputies and him when he was killed.
 Other Man Fired As He Ran.
 The other man turned into a cross road, putting house in between him and the deputies, and turning back, he fired as he ran. The deputies gave pursuit and Brown brought him down with shot through the back of the neck, which passed through the mouth and broke both jaws. The man had placed a great dis tance between himself and the deputies. nearly quarter of Amile separating them The distance as stepped of from the place where Brown was standing to the spot where the Italian fell was Sl4 steps.
 Lige Loys ambulance was sent from Birmingham and brought the wounded