List of homicides in 1897
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This is a List of homicides in 1897, including all cases investigated in the Birmingham District.
Jefferson County
Birmingham
Brookside
- March 21: Charles Sellers (or Charles Silas) was shot to death during a "small sized race war" triggered by Marshal Glenn Totherow's attempt to arrest Henry Johnson at Burgin's Saloon on the evening of "the first pay day since the establishment of saloons in the town." Johnson was injured by a gunshot wound to his arm. He was taken to the Jefferson County Jail in Birmingham for fear that he would be broken out and lynched if kept in Brookside's jail.
- March 21: John McKinzie (or Jake McKenzie) was shot to death during the same fight after coming to Johnson's aid.
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References
- "Race Riot in Alabama" (March 22, 1897) The New York Times
- "The Brookside Fight" (March 23, 1897) The Montgomery Advertiser