The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-06
Violence Continues in Mining District. coMER WILL CALL
 OUT MORE SOLDIERS
 --s----. Strike Leader Issues Sharp .Retort to Governor.
 - sheria Hisdon Send. Notice to His Deputies That They Must Put stop to All of the
 LawIess Conduct.

Birmingham, Aug. l--(speciaI. )-- The lynching of a negro union miner, the dynamlting of a house in Vivian and the subsequent chase of men from the scene. the issuance of strict orr ders by sheriff Higdon. practically de- claring martial law, and the announce ment by Governor Conner that at the conclusion of the encampment at Chick arnauga all volunteers of .he Alabama troops there, which will include prac- ficaliy all of the 1st Regiment. and large portion of the 2nd. will be brought to the Birmingham district, are the features of a very strenuous day in tho strike district of Alabama The dead body of Will Millen. ne- gro union miner. hanging by an insu- lated wire to a'tree limb near the iit- tie caboose of the town of Brighton, near BessemAr. about eleven miles from Rirminghan. was gruesome sight this morning.
 Millen was arrested Tuesday night on d charge of dynamiting the house of Finley Fuller. a negro night before last at Brighton. Fuller is Tn the enls ploy of the Woodward Iron Compeny st fts coal mines. Millen denied the charge against him and gafd tnat at fine time of the dynamiting he was nursing a sick friend. He was locked up in the little eaIabeose twenty by-twsnty foot house WIT IooE sFsssa, Sy partments thereto. When MaTsnal John TomeFlin of Brighton gave tne rg+fsoner a bucket of water after II o'clock Tuesday night the prisoner was mtfii in the caiaboose. When fne mar shal anne down early Weanesn@y ..a Sss.., .to the calnboos6 open and the tocA hannlnr fn the accustomed place where ft reefs when the little jail is pmpky. There are but two known Keys 70 sne X searnh located the negro hangtng bv the neck. hls hands tied put nls feet loose. Indications were tnat tne narro had been dead several hours.
 Coroner and sherfn Busy.
 Coroner Paris and Sherin Higdon were immediately noti1sd ana an in- UeEfieation was ordered. The coroner .,se ~nshed to the scene called out Gors and efforts were made to follow srstl from around the body but in vain. Ft ,rss with considerable dinculty fhat jury could be summoned to in- ventigate the hanging; This was ac- demolished finally, within an hour ah- Ter the coroner reached the scene.
 large number of citizens were uur,nnoned as witnesses. E,number ox senuties were sent to the scene to hold hac,r inc crowds, the investigation in eha rnorninr hours being held in the ouen. No less than 800 to 1000 people gathered around the place where the SnveEtiRation was held. About noon th. hodv was cut down. The jury re- raired 10 the city bail in Brighton and continued the hearing of witnesses but very little definite inforNation was obtainable.
 Milien was a negro of family. He was a member of the union. He was arrested on q warrant and was lodged in jal while a mass meeting was be- ing held by citizens to enter vigor- ous protest against lawlessness Reso- Iutions condemning the dynamiting of the house of Finley Fuller had been adopted and other business transacted. a vigilantes committee practically ap- pointed.
 that the mass meeting held Thursday night did not have anything to do with the lynching Wednesday morning.
 when Deputy Sheriff Jones heard Tuesday night that the negro had been arrested he telephoned to Brighton and offered to take the negro to the Coun- ty iaii. in Birmingham. The marshal of the town reported everything quiet and saId he did not see the necessity of re- moving the negro until morning
 When informed of the lynehtng this morning Governor Conner naa very nt- nlored the occurrence and that full Investigation would be made Into the
 sherlrs Strict orders.
 Because of the serious turn in the coal miners strike. Sheriff Htgdon to- dav after A conference with the Gov ernor issued instructions to all depu- flies under his command, not to allow pfeketing on the part of miners, to pre- vent marching on public roads, to pre- vent lettering near the mines, etc; Ine @ stems taken are drastic ana pEactleAlly means martial law.
 The orders in full follow:
 s'To the Deputy Sherins of Jenerson
 County:
 From the continuous acts of law lessness and violence In various parts of Jefferson County such as assemo- ling with the intention of intimidating the employees of legitimate businesses now being conducted in said county from the gross outrages being commit ted in dynamiting the homes of the cit izens of the county. from the danger to which the citizens of the county are subjected to by the shooting on and across the public highways of the county from the shooting at and wounding of regular officers of the law the coal miners strike has almost sus' penQeQ lne usual pEoBtOos oA ONsgnSSN in every line of commercialism and has made life and property in this County unsafe
 Law and order in this community must and shall prevail and to that end you will seek to discharge your duties in future under the following commands from me. as sheriff of Jef- ferson County:
 "First-You will not allow any per son or persons to loiter or congregate or near the works of any employer
 Iabor in Jefferson County The
 .ation has become such that such
 Nnnblies however peaceful can only
 soked upon as having the intention
 atfmidating the employees of the
 from pursuing their usual peace vacations of life.
 ond--Picketing Is also unlawful.