John Mullins

On December 25, 1908, a 38-year-old White male named John C. Mullins, a Deputy U.S. Marshal, was killed in the line of duty during a violent confrontation in the coal mining town of Stearns, Kentucky. The incident occurred amidst a tense labor dispute between the Stearns Coal Company and the United Mine Workers, who were attempting to organize miners in the region. Tensions had escalated after a federal judge issued an injunction prohibiting union men from interfering with mine operations. While ...

Deputy U.S. Marshal John C. Mullins

Several Killed in Christmas Day Miners' Riot at McFerran Hotel ...