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'''Robert "Charles" Gardner''' (born [[1887]] - died [[July 17]], [[1908]]) was a [[Jefferson County]] deputy, shot while on duty during a gun battle between union miners and strikebreakers in the midst of the [[1908 coal miners strike]].
'''Robert Charles Gardner''', also referred to as '''Charles E. Gardner''' (born [[1887]]) was a machinist who was temporarily sworn in as a [[Jefferson County]] deputy and grievously injured by gunfire during the [[1908 coal miners strike]].
 
Gardner and several other armed deputies and militiamen were riding in a gondola car at the head of a special train escorting 60 non-union strikebreakers, 17 mine officers, and a few reporters along the [[St Louis & San Francisco Railway|Frisco line]] to [[Blossburg]] on the afternoon of [[July 17]], [[1908]].
 
Striking miners assaulted the deputies at the entrance to the [[Jefferson Tunnel]]. During the engagement, Gardner suffered numerous wounds from buckshot in his side. He was treated at [[St Vincent's Hospital]]. He left the hospital under his own power on [[July 24]] and claimed his pay at the courthouse before returning home to recuperate further.
 
Several men were arrested and charged with firing on the train. [[Mims Harden]] was chief among arrested in August and charged with intent to murder in connection with Gardner's injuries. Three men who came to testify in Harden's defense were also arrested and charged. Four defendants were discharged by Judge [[H. B. Abernathy]] when witnesses could not agree on their presence at the scene of the shooting.


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==References==
==References==
* Robinson, Carol (March 17, 2007) "A century later, heroes are honored." ''Birmingham News''
* "Ample Force in the Field to Keep Order" (July 18, 1908) {{BN}}, pp. 1, 10
* "Gardner Out of the Hospital" (July 24, 1908) {{BN}}, p. 8
* "More Arrests in Mining District" (August 17, 1908) {{BN}}, p. 6
* "Came to Testify; Remained to Plead." (August 25, 1908) {{BN}}, p. 10
* "Four of the Men Were Acquitted." (September 5, 1908) {{BN}}, p. 20
* Robinson, Carol (March 17, 2007) "A century later, heroes are honored." {{BN}}


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Latest revision as of 12:34, 30 December 2020

Robert Charles Gardner, also referred to as Charles E. Gardner (born 1887) was a machinist who was temporarily sworn in as a Jefferson County deputy and grievously injured by gunfire during the 1908 coal miners strike.

Gardner and several other armed deputies and militiamen were riding in a gondola car at the head of a special train escorting 60 non-union strikebreakers, 17 mine officers, and a few reporters along the Frisco line to Blossburg on the afternoon of July 17, 1908.

Striking miners assaulted the deputies at the entrance to the Jefferson Tunnel. During the engagement, Gardner suffered numerous wounds from buckshot in his side. He was treated at St Vincent's Hospital. He left the hospital under his own power on July 24 and claimed his pay at the courthouse before returning home to recuperate further.

Several men were arrested and charged with firing on the train. Mims Harden was chief among arrested in August and charged with intent to murder in connection with Gardner's injuries. Three men who came to testify in Harden's defense were also arrested and charged. Four defendants were discharged by Judge H. B. Abernathy when witnesses could not agree on their presence at the scene of the shooting.

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