The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-06

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 A lynching bee at Brighton, another l house dynamited at Vivian followed by 1 bloodhound chase and the arrest of | three men, battle at Jett last night | two deputies kidnapped carried several miles through the woods, tied to trees and robbed. being released several hours | later; a non-union man held up, beaten robbed and thrown into the river at Lit | tleton; man taken off of train at Car diff and badly beaten; a demonstration | at Adamsvllle when some new imported men were taken there; some shooting at Banner mines; demonstrations at num- | Der of other places; several arrests for intimidation, together with mysterious meeting, were a few of the things which caused the strike situation to assume a decidedly serious aspect yesterday First Lynching In Many Years. For the first time in many years the | Birmingham district was the scene of | lynching, the person lynched being Will Millin, negro union miner, who had been arrested in connection with the dynamiting of the house of Findlay Full
  l was arrested late Tuesday night and placed in the calaboose at Brighton, the intention being to bring him to Birming- ham to the county jail yesterday morn- ing.
 A few hours after the house of Fuller was dynamited the military officers placed Fuller under arrest and turned him over to the sheriff. suspicion point ing toward him as having dynamited his own house.
 Jesse Howell, who is trainer of a pack of bloodhounds, took his dogs to Fuller's house. where they soon struck trail. This trail led from Fuller's backyard direct to Millin's house. The warrant for Millin's arrest was sworn out Tues day by Howell the arrest being made about clock.
 At the time the citizens of Brighton were holding a mass meeting directly above the room used as a calaboose. This meeting broke up shortly afterwards. J. H. Toumerlin, the town marshal, looked in at the negro at Il o'clock. gave him bucket of water, then locked the door and went home. He returned at o'clock yesterday morning, unlocked the door and found his negro gone. Looking around he soon discovered him hanging from tree nearby, his neck broken and tongue hanging out.
 Coroner Paris was notified and began an investigation, resulting in the arrest of Special Deputies R. B. Tyler and Lou Tyler on the charge of murder.
 Shooting at Jett Last Night. A telephone message was received about o'clock last night from Deputy E. l.. Brown, who is stationed at Jett, that some shooting had taken place there a few moments before. This re- port was to the effect that several shots had been fired at the guards sta tiond at the tipple, nearly half mife from the main camp. The shots were replied to by the deputies. No casual ties were reported.
 Jett also figured in another sensd- tional affair about o'clock yesterday morning, when two of the guards were Kidnapped and held for several hours. Special Deputies Routon and Lee were the two men thus dealt with. They dc- cuse former special deputy named De Loney as being guilty of the act.
 From the guards story, they were approached by man who blew whis- tie used by the deputies. They let the parties come on and were suddenly at tackled and tied to tree and relieved of their valuables. After few mo- ments their captors united their bonds, but made the two guards go with them. This walk lasted for two or three miles, the men soon arriving at the tunnel at Jefferson. Here one of the captives made a break for liberty. dashing into tl, fnv nd n cape.
 He made his way back to the camp and reported the matter Searching parties were put out and all of the deputies in the district notified tc look out for the other deputy. The search lasted until late in the morning. when this man put in his appearance.
 It is said that DeLoney was recently relieved of his commission, and that when relieved he failed to return the whistle used by h i'm, stating that he had lost 1t. Both Lee and Routon are firm in their declaration that he is the man who Kidnapped them while they were on duty.
 Thrown Into River.
 At Littleton negro non-union miner was stopped by four men and divested of his valuables and wearing apparel. After being stripped he was beaten and then thrown into the river. Two aI- rests were made In this connection.
 Pulled From Train and Beaten.
 At Cardiff yesterday morning man was pulled off of a regular passenger train. and, from all accounts, badly beaten His whereabouts could not be learned and a squad of deputies searched the country for him, fearin'- that he had been killed During the afternoon he was niSi'nd in the GUS tody of the consta bie of the town. He was later given a trial before the jus tice of the peace there and fined sew eral dollars. Accounts of the manner in which the man was hauled from the train as told by passengers are very vivid.
 At Banner mines a number of men slipped close to the camp and fired sew eral shots. The guards returned the shots and the assailants fled. The deputies