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 22: Charles Silas was shot to death during a "small sized race war" triggered by Marshal Glenn Totherow's attempt to arrest Henry Johnson.
- March 22: John McKinzie was shot to death during the same fight.
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References
- "Fatal Shooting Scrape" (March 24, 1897) The Fort Payne Journal, p. 7