The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-17
AOERHOLD KILLED
 IN COLD BLOOD Two Deputy Sheriffs Arrested
 In Connection TRAGEDY AT MARY LEE ouPont Powder company's Watohman RIddIed From Head To Feet With Small shot-coroner Paris
 Continues investigation.
TRAGEDY AT MARY LEE

Another cold-blood murder was printed In the Birmingham districts history Wednesday night when J. D. Aderhold. night watchman for the E. I. Dupont Powder Co.,. at It's Mary Lee plant was riddled with shot from head to feet death resulting almost instantly.
 Several men are said to have been inn plcated in the killing, and two special deputy sheriffs were arrested yesterday morning by Coroner Paris in this connec- ton. These men are J. H. Long and T. H. Rathpletze. who have been guarding the property of the Alabama Consoli- dated company since the miners strike was inaugurated.
 MT. Aderhold had been watchman for the powder company for four or five years, having been a union miner prior to this employment He stood well with his employers He is survived by wife and nine children, the eldest of whom is under 10 years
 It appears that on last Monday night there were a number of shots fired near the powder plant. Aderhold is said to
 
 shooting so close to the plant explain ing that some of the bullets might strike the plant and cause an explosion.
 These people are said to have told MT. Aderhold that some one had fired at them and they were defending them selves. This was replied to by Mir Ader- hold to the effect that no one had fired .,i,,, tempting to create a sensation. One of the young guards, 1t is stated, wanted to fight MT. Aderhold, but was restrained. On Tuesday MT. Aderhold reported the matter and it was taken up with the coal company officials, who switched their guards, placing the men with whom MT. Aderhold had trouble on another portion of their property
 In the yard of the powder plant is a long shed under which the wagons are left at night. Under orders no one is allowed to carry matches inside the gates of this yard, These wagons, 1t is said, were selected by some of the guards as sleeping places. It is also said that some of them while in the wagons 1t clSarettes, uesplte protests oi tHe watchman.
 It was decided to give MT Aderhold an assistant, and Tom Machias was as- signed to this job. Wednesday night was his first night on and he states that MT, Aderhod told him to go take short nap in one of the wagons. Shortly before midnight he was awakened by a shotgun report. Looking out of the wagon he says he saw the forms of five men near the barn and heard someone say, Walt a minute, let's argue this matter" Then another shotgun was fired. followed quickly by a number of others. Ader- hold staggered, turned around and when several more shots were fired, fell to the ground, face downward. The other four men then ran from the yard and disappeared up the slope Machias could not tell whether or not these men were white.
 Sheriff Higdon shortly afterwards dis patched several deputies to the scene, Coroner Paris was also advised and ap- peared before daybreak. sIe proceeded with an investigation and arrested Long and Rathpletze.
 A jury investigation will be held at the plant tomorrow morning by Coroner Paris.
 The remains of Aderhold were re- moved to the undertaking parlors of l.. l.. Mackey at North Birmingham. There were over 200 wounds there not being a space on his body as large as a dollar
 
 His revolver was in his scabbard, not a shot having been fired from cham Der.