The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-18
MAN IS FATALLY
 SHOT BY DEPUTIES
 IN STACKER HUNT
Phil Campbell, Citizen, Fired on by Officers Through Mistake, and Is Not
 Expected to Live

husseilVllle, August ll. Especial. )-Lon Kinard, a highly respected and law-abid- ing citizen, according to his neighbors and those who know him best, is lingering between life and death at his home about four miles east of Phil Campbell, this county, as the result of a number of ugly gun shot wounds from Winchester rifles and shotgrns fired by two deputy sheriffs of this county. Doctors say that there Is little or no chance for the mans recovery.
 Word was received in Russellville that . man had been held up and robbed near Phil Campbell, supposedly by two slack CTS, known to be in the neghborhood,
 
 erty for sum in the neighborhood of s6000, and it is said the slackers thought he had the money in his pocket at the time, but luckily he had just placed the money in the bank and only lost small amount of change in the hold-up. Depu- ties Woodfn and Britnell, with a num- Der of others, were sent to the scene to capture the hold-ups. After searching several hours in vain the officers claim they were told to go to the home of Kinard and there they would find the slackers at dinner On reaching Kin ards home it seems that they found the place practically deserted Kinard having gone to attend a religious meet ing some distance from his home. and had not yet returned.
 WAIT FOR MAN
 Thinking perhaps Kinard would return to his home before a great while the officers proceeded to await his return. concealing themselves from sight of the house and shortly Kinard returned, bringing the preacher with him for din- nor. The deputies claim that when they approached the house, thinking they would find slackers there, Kinard, his family and the preacher were seated at the dinner table and that Deputy Brit nel ordered the men to throw up their hands and that Kinard refused but nade a move like he was going for his gun, when he. Britnell, fired the shotgun into 5 the house, striking the man in the hand. At this point Kinard becoming excited. not realizing, according to witnesses. that the man was an officer. leaped out the door on the opposite side of the house, where Deputy Woodfin was stationed. and not realizing that the man had been shot and was running from excitement. Woodfin fired several shots from Win chester rifle into the mans body
 The preacher, whose name is Taylor. and who lives in Florida, stated this aft ernoon that he knew positively that Dep- uty Britnell fired at the man without giving any warning or ordering the man to throw up his hands, and that wheA the first shot was fired Kinard was still seated at the table The minister also stated that after Kinard had leaped into the yard that Britnell fired load with in a few inches of his, the ministor'A head, and that he was compelled to lay flat on the floor to protect his life. The minister states they did not realize what they were doing and that there was no cause to believe that there was slackers in the house.
 NEIGHBORHOOD AROUSED
 Feeling is running high in the neigh borhood and practically the entire com munity has appeared before the grand jury or have been sumn6ned. Other wit nesses state that Britnefi. who has in times past been considered a dangerous man, became frightened when he ap- preached the house and that he began s firing at the sight of the man seated at the dinner table. All witnesses state that Kinard was known as good citizen by all and that he would have readily sur rendered to the officers had be been warned of their presence.
 Owing to the difference in the testi- mony of the officers and witnesses, es- peciaily that of Preacher Taylor, the outcome of the shooting is looked to with great interest. Kinard has wife and several children.