The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-20


 Randall who residet at 1o21 Ffl- teenth street, north. surrendered to police following the shooting of Hardgee and was held at the Ems ley station pending the condition of his victim who died about 5 o'clock. but later was transferred to the coun- ty jail and hold without bond by the coroner pending formal investigat tion of the affair which Is scheduled to take place this morning at o'clock.
 Five bullets from a .ss calibre Smith & Wesson revolver were fired at the fleeing black and while witnesses remained silent over the affair and neither confirmed nor de- nied the report that the dead man presented arms at Randall when he was accosted by the latter, an au- tomatic was found cIutched in the hands of Hardgee whom his body was placed in the ambulance to con vey him to Hillman hospital where he died Il hours later The dead man made no statement. hospital au- thorities declare.
 On Wax. to Work
 HardEee who was on his way to work when he was mortally wound- ed, is said to have been met by Ran dall and asked to stop to engage in conversation. Becoming fright sned apparently, witnesses say he refused to stop and cast curt re- mark to his assailant. Randall says the dead man, flashed a gun where upon he drew his own weapon and began firing as his victim retreatcd whom the gun was brought into play
 The negro laborer was not strike breaker, having been q day laborer instead of skilled railroad worker. and not affected by the walkout.
 Unrest Spreads
 The strike situation later in the afternoon spread from the Illinois Central shop vicinity to the Boyies shops of the Louisville and Nashville railroad with the kidnipping of John Carter, who was taken from a moving passenger train near the Vanderbilt furnace by party of five men and whisked away toward Bir- mingham in an automobile.
 The five men arrested are: L. H. Washington, S2s Decatur avenue, Boyles; J. l.. Drye, 2s Watts street. Ingienook; NJ J. Hand. 5o7 Fifth avenue. Ensley; Harner Thompson, Inglenook. and Robert Ewing, Tar rant City. They furnished s2oo bond each for appearance before Judge H. R. Abernethy today in the Jefferson county court of misdemeanors.
 The alleged kidnapers brought the negro to the Jefferson county court house and sought charges against him for the alleged trans portation of labor. but when in- formed that transporting labor with in the sttae was no offense took their captive forcible in another direc- ton.
 Officer Intercepts Car.
 As the car conveying the five men and their victim who was virtu- ally held prisoner ne1Sed Twenty first street the negro yelled for as- sistance and made effort to escape which attracted the attention of Of- ficer c. R. Rogers. who took charge of the negro while Deputy verKil Sandefer ordered the white men to return in his custody 10 the county jail.
 According to the negro his cap- tors threatened violence and told him. he related to his iiberators, that they were taking him out to thrash him. The negro also alleged violent treatment at their hands during the ride from the county jail to where the car was intercepted.
 Carter Is said to be . cook for the railroad and was permitted to confer with railroad officials at Boyles before prefernng charges against the five men for alleged Kidnapping and threatening to kill him.
 May Request Troops.
 Meanwhile tho strike situation Is becoming more acute. law officers declare. and the sheriff's office which has borne the brunt of enforcement, of order in the wide area affected has kept strong vigilance night ana day over the vcriors shops and other railroad property with a limited force to keep order and with little rest for officers who are attempting to keep up with the usual routine of the office. should the situation take change for the worse. as indications now point the necessity of troops to keep order is being strongly con- sidered.