The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-21
YOUNG MEN HELD. r OR INVESTIGATION
 FOLLOW|NG FIGHT.
Affair Said to Be Outcome of Labor Trouble Will Be
 Tried in Federal Court

Joe Link and billiard Marcum, two young white men about IS years of age were placed in jail last night to be held |for government investigation. Both |claim to be members of the National Foundry association and have been work ing for the last four months at the Bir- ningham Machine and Foundry com b2any's plant in this city, being employed II the capacity of holders. They were arrested following trouble which arose in tront of Hunts store at Twenty-third blight about 7;45 o'clock
 A. L. Potts, W. H. Baugus, Andrew Johnson, H. D. Allen, w. J. Norwood and Herbert Prescott all appeared at po- ice headquarters last night to give testi- money against the young men. Officer Harris made a statement in their behalf . According to the statement of the men he accused were talking on the corner when Potts walked up and taking hold of darcum's arm began to question tim about his age and asked why he vas not in the army. The boy stated that le was not yet of draft age and that he was regularly employed by the Birming- nam Machine and Foundry company Potts and Baugus allege that after fur her argument Marcum replied, Damn he draft. I got out of the first one nd am going to get by this next one, md then assaulted Potts, striking him Pver the head with broom handle
 The young men state they were stand. Ing quietly on the corner talking when
 otts walked up and said something bout working 10 hours a day when ou night as we'll be working eight and letting the same money" He then. ac- ording to their statements began to use busive language toward Marcum, call hg nm stacker, scab and making re- larks against his character, finally end. ng 1t with kick in the abdomen. Mar unl stated last night that when Potts ad gone this far he saw a broom mop handle lying close by and he icked it up and struck Potts over the cad with 1t in self defense.
 The boys state that they are from Ham, ton, O., and are members of the Ma ional Foundry association of Chicago
 hey state that they were born in Ken lcky and that they have parents there. hey state that they were working ere in order that the wheels of indus fy might not be stopped and both eX- ressed a willingness and desire to join he army at any time that their services night be needed.
 we have not had any previous trouble Fith the striking union men in the time hat we have been in Birmingham said Iarcum last night, ''and this affair was htrely unexpected. We are here do- hg our bit and working every day"
 Joe Link has been employed until a
 eek ago by the Joubert & Goslin Ma hine and Foundry company, but on ac- punt of sickness has not been at work pr that length of time.
 |The case will be heard before the apartment of justice this morning at l1 clock at which time all those named bove have been notified to appear as inesses. .t4 ..,r ...,.,-, .
 Marcum and Link gave list of wit esses to be called in their behalf last
 ght and it is stated that the matter
 i'll be thoroughly threshed out before it
 dropped. A large crowd gathered in a hort time and excitement prevailed un- sometime after the officers had ar ested the boys