John Mullins

Death by Force

Deputy U.S. Marshal John C. Mullins was tragically killed on December 25, 1908, in Stearns, Kentucky. His death occurred while he was attempting to serve injunction papers to striking miners. The injunction, granted by a federal judge, prohibited the miners from interfering with the operations of the mines. Most miners accepted the papers without incident, but a small group barricaded themselves in the Simpson Hotel and refused to comply.

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Deputy U.S. Marshal John C. Mullins

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