The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-20
THREE NEGROES
 KILLED YESTERDAY
The Sheriff's Deputies and Coroner Brasher Have
 Busy Sunday

The negroes of Jefferson county were on a rampage yesterday and the sheriff deputies had all they could do. There were three negro killings in the county and a small sized battle at Porter. three miles from Trussville.
 John Rogers and Percy Smith, two me- gro men, shot and killed Jim Wells. a third negro, and wounded a fourth yes terday morning at Porter. Deputies Me Duff, Hartsfleld and Newman hurried to the scene of the shooting and the ne- groes resisted arrest. A running fight ensued and the negroes escaped. The deputies telephoned back to Bir- mngham for the dogs and Deputies Che " and Sugg went up to Trussville in an automobile.
 Coroner B. L. Brasher was notified and went to Trussville yesterday after noon. He found Wells dead and an- other negro seriously shot. At the time of the coroner's return the deputies had | the two negroes surrounded in a house and it is expected that they captured them.
 The deputies returned to Birming ham late last night without the ne- groes who did the shooting. Owing to the severe rain storm the negroes suc- ceeded in escaping. In running fight one of the negroes was shot in the head but was not stopped.
 B. E. Edwards was shot and killed by Lige Owens yesterday afternoon at Mineral Springs in quarrel over craps game. Edwards was shot in the body and head and died almost instantly. Cor oner Brasher went to Mineral Springs and secured information about the kill ing Owens escaped before the arrival of the officers.
 J. w. Corbin, special officer for the Republic Steel and Iron company, shot and killed Henry Milton, a negro man, yesterday morning. The negro was drunk and barricaded himself in the camp, defying arrest. When the officers went to arrest him he fired three times at Mir Corbin, who returned the fire with fatal effect.
 Several other difficulties among the ne- groes were reported at the sheriff's of the two negroes surrounded in a house.
 
 man yesterday, making trips to Trussville Mineral Springs and Republic.
 Will Scott, a negro, was struck and fatally injured by the fast Louisville and Nashville train from Montgomery about three miles above Calera. He was alive when he was picked up and was brought to Birmingham, but died before he could be taken to a hospital. The body was taken in charge by Shaw SS Son.
 A report reached Birmingham last night that Deputy Sheriff Charles Hil- ton had killed a negro near Brook side while the negro was resisting ar rest. At the same time it was re- ported that James Brent had killed a negro near Broodside under the same circumstances. Neither of the reports could be verified as Coroner Brasher had heard nothing of the killings. Ar chic Earnest killed an unknown negro Saturday afternoon near Brookside and was exonerated by Coroner Brasher. The negro was resisting arrest.
 It was reported that two more ne- groes had been killed in the neighbor- hood of Brookside but neither the sher in's office nor Coroner Brasher knew anything of the matter.
 The citizens of Brookside are much excited over the killings and 1t is reported that feeling runs high De- tails of the shootings are meager and 1t will be this morning before an accur- ate account of the shootings can DC obtained,