The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-12
FOUR DEPUTIES IN
 CASE OF LINDSEY
 HELD BY COUNTY
Father of Dead Man States No Resistance Was Offered and His Son Was Shot
 Moving Away


 Four Bessemer deputy sheriffs are being held in connection with the killing of Sterling Lindsey last Tues day about 10 or 12 miles south of Bessemer.
 A. NJ. Eubanks, deputy. is being held without the privilege of giving bond, Chief Deputy W. T. Kemp and Deputy J. G. Thomas are under 5000 bond each, and Deputy w. II. liar rison is under $1,oOO bond. Warrants were sworn out before Judge L. H. Ethridze of the inferior court by Deputy Coroner E. E. Grove upon in- structions of Pen G. Perry, solicitor at Bessemer, who is said to have made an investigation into the killing.
 No statements are being made re- earding the tragedy nor their arrests by the deputies.
 According to the story given out the day of the killing. the officers were on a raid for illicit stills and came upon Sylvester Lindsey and his two sons. One of the men had gun, if was stated, and the shooting oc- cured. When the firing ceased, Sterling Lindsey had been mortally wounded. He was 24 years of age. Sylvester Lindsey and his son, Clar- ence. were arrested on a charge of distilling.
 Statement Made
 Matthews & Matthews have been employed to defend the Lindseys and yesterday afternoon they gave out statement from Sylvester Lindsey re- garding tbe shooting, which is as follows:
 "On Tuesday, June z, my two sons, Clarence and Lathem Lindsey, were at work at a sawmill with me, and we had loaded load of lumber upon the wagon, and Lathem, one of the bows. had gone to Bessemer with it.. And Sterling came to where we were and told us that the dogs were kill ing some of our goats.
 q sent to the house after gun and we went over to where the goats were and found them scattered around, and after looking for the dog for some little time, we had started back to the mill, and went through a near way. having gone about a mile and half from our work, and in passing through thicket two men ran out and I observed jug of whisky setting In the path, Sterling said, Let's not stop here and pro- ceeded on. but Clarence and myself ,.,t,a J,te~ a moment and at this the officers emerged from the brush and seized us. I handed them my gun, saying, Here is is This is the only weapon in the crowd
 "The officers began halloing at Sterling 10 stop, s,op. and l says, Don't shoot him; he is unarmed and Is just going to the house. They pro ceeded to firing and shot him in the back while he was going away from them and then left him in the woods in the hot sun to suffer and die with out attention; he lived about an hour and half and died after members of my family had found him.
 q wish to say on behalf Of Officer Harrison that he in no way partici- pated in this shooting. The state ment that there was. a pitched bat tie is wholly false and the statement that threats had been made against the officers coming upon my premises is entirely without foundation, and. no doubt, was issued by the officers Tor the purpose of making sentiment in their favor.
 Most of these same officers have been to my house, and have eaten at my table and partaken of my hospi- tality and knew they were welcome to come to my place at any time they desired. My boy was unarmed and was, shot in the back and killed"
 Preliminary Hearing
 While the preliminary hearing has not yet been set, according to F. R. Matthews, efforts are being made to have it set for June Is before Judge Ethridge.
 Deputy sEuBank, who is being held in the Bessemer Jail without bail, was shot and seriously wounded some time ago. while on a raid in the vicinity of the Warrior river below the Alliance school house. He is con- sidered & splendid officer. as is w. T. Kemp, chief deputy. Thomas and Harrison have regulations of being good officers.
 Denunciation of the shooting has been made by the friends of the Lind seys and it Is pointed out that. while it is true some stills were destroyed in the vicinity of the shooting some time back, the Lindseys were out hunting for their goats and were not at still last Tuesday.
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