The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-08-07
ONE KILLED AND
TWO SERIOUSLY
INJURED NEAR
MULBERRY
LAST NIGHT

One negro dead, two white men ~
ing wounded almost unto death, an
other man shot through the arm, and
others more or less injured, is the net
result of a night of lawlessness in the
phosphate district last night.
The dead negro was killed while on
the road in an automobile from
Haines City en- route to the mines
to go to work. He was one OF a
number of men who reached Haines
City last night to work in the phos-
plate mines.
Gordon Zebenden, white, one of the
guards employed by the phosphate
companies, was in the same car with
the negro who was killed. 1t is said
that the same charge Of .buck-shot
that killed the negro gave Zebenden
the wound that may cost him his
life, at the same time the driver,
whose name we could not learn, was
shot in the arm.
]. H. Hudson, of Bradley Junction,
said to be oneof the striking miners,
is lying at Morrell Hospital in crit
ical condition, having undergone an
operation this afternoon. He has in
iuries about the head. 1t is impossi-
BILE to get clear account Of this
trouble, but it seems that Hudson
received his injuries in general
melee.
The shooting. of zebenden and the
negro was most dastardly and cruel
crime. A number of cars drove to
Haines City last night to meet train
IS, and convey to the mines number
Of men who left the train at that
point, having been brought down to
work in the mines. Zebenden's car
loaded with these new men, was the
last of those in line on the return
"trip. AS the car passed the fill just
before reaching Mulberry, on the
road between that place and Barlow
1t was fired on from ambush, the
shots entering the back of the car
killing the negro, and striking Zeb
enden,, who was sitting in front Of
the man killed. He was shot in the
. neck, and it is feared that he will moi
! live. He was rushed to Tampa early
this morning and taken to the Gordon
d Kellar hospital His condition |!
d very serious. Zebenden has lived
}. here. many years, being reared in thu
kathleen section. He was a membel
: of Company D. He is of strong ply
!, sique, and this may enable him tt
recover.
t The driver seated by Zebenden re
:, ceived shot in the arm, and fel
y from the automobile, receiving in
: juries moro or less serious.
: J. H. Hudson keeps store at Brad
d ley Junction. He has wife and fou
Il children. His injuries, which ma.
It result in death, are claimed to hav,
Il been the result of his falling out o
an automobile which was held up b.
d. the guards shortly after the shooting
O of the negro and Zebenden. TIL
IS guards had been apprised of tn
Il shooting, and were challenging pei
d sons passing on the road in an effor
Y to locate those guilty of the crime
Is In the car from which Hudson fel
J. or jumped were four other men, VIII
were being held at last reports, 4
connection with the crime. Their
r. were firearms in the car.
% There are other rumors in connet
n ton with the affair to which this pa
l. per does not care to give publicit
n until legal investigation gives ther
v, some authenticity. Chief Deput
n Olive, of the Sheriffs Office, and
g. coroner's jury are making the inves
tigation this afternoon.