Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-18
Result Was One Deputy Marshal
Fatally Wounded, a Dozen
Miners Seriously Shot.
UNION MEN THE AGGRESS0RS
Tronblc Occurred at Jefferson. Ma
Coy. Conner Placed state Troops
Vt Disposal of sheriff.

Birmingham, Ala, July 1I--Robert
Gardner. deputy marshal. was fatal
~ wounded and at least dozen miners
were more or less seriously SHOT as The
result OF an attack ON q train bearing
strike breakers TO take the places OF
striking union miners at jefferson. neal
here, today The train vas in charge
of 10 deputies and was en- route 70
Adamsvile II is said the union NM
ers attempted to induce the strike
breakers to leave the train and threat
ened to kill them If they went To wofk.
Gov. Conner has ordered company
of cavalry from Montgomery TO the
scene. and troops already ON the
ground are under arms and will patrol
the district tonight, preventing further
disorders.
Deputy Gardner, mortally wounded,
was brought to Birmingham tonight,
Deputy George Smith. accompanying
him, estimates that no less than 1000
shots were fired by both sides in the
attack at jefferson.
According TO Smith. the engagement
was opened when a train bearing 30
strike breakers attempted to leaV,
Jefferson for AdamsVilie. Prior 10 this
a number of union miners had made
overtu1es to the strike breakers TO join
their ranks, threatening at the same
time to kill them in case they attempt
ed to work the mines of the operators.
In this emergency deputies attempted
to have the train run out of Jefferson
under fire If necessary. An open
switch however brought the engine 10
a stop. and in this predicament the
deputies and strike breakers were fired
upon
Bullets riddled the train, and that
many men were not injured and killed
Is due to the fact that they fell to the
floor and remained there. Thirteen
deputies returned the fire. and they de-
clare at least dozen miners were
either killed or seriously wounded. At
this juncture Gardner fell mortally
wounded. The engagement was brought
to conclusion when the engine haV-
ing been repaired was enabled to make
Roadway
AT 8 o'clock tonight everything on
the outskirts Is comparatively peace
full the militia having reached Adams
vile. the reports from which place
being greatly exaggerated. There was
a sharp brush at Adamsville this aft
ernoon, several strike sympathizers
being wounded and 10 arrested The
soldiers are encamped there tonight.
Gov. Conner has placed the troops
of the state in the hands of Sheriff
Higdon, and he will order as many
men out as is deemed necessary.
The union miners are taking the po-
sition that they are being mistreated by
deputy sheriffs. There are about 500
OF these officers scattered through the
mining territory, and union miners
have implored Sheriff Higdon to pro-
tect them from the cruelties, as they
claim. of the deputies.
William Farley. member of the ma
tional committee of the union ex-
pressed delight tonight when he learned
that Gov. Conner had called out the
troops.
Tonight report was received at the
sheriff's Office that pitched battle has
taken place at Mossburg and that nu-
merous men had been killed or wound
ed. State troops will soon be en- route
to this place, and If the guards as is
reported, are in distress. they will soon
be relieved.
The news of the strike has been
greatly exaggerated.
A number of minor offenses have
been reported in the district today.
The home OF William Stafford, a ne
gro was dynamited at Pratt City and
partially wrecked.
At Mary Lee, a report Just received
by the sheriff says that two negro huts
were blown up and one OF the inmates
seriously injured,
From Republic comes a report to the
effect that three negroes were taken
from their beds last night. stripped of
their clothing and cruelty beaten by a
mob