Coffey, Richmond Times-Dispatch, October 27, 1901
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Title
Coffey, Richmond Times-Dispatch, October 27, 1901
Subject
Coffey, Robert
Charge, labor troubles in coal mines
Mob, unknown number
Mob, shooting
Description
SHOT FROM AMBUSH.
Union Strikers Under Arrest Suspected of Crime.(By Associated Press.)
HOPKINSVILLE, KY., Oct. 26.—Special Officer Robert Coffey, chief of the guards at the Empire Mines, was killed to-day from ambush. He had been leading a posse in pursuit of striking union miners who had fired at the other miners as they were starting to work.
William Goldworthy, James Anderson, George Phillips and three other men, all union strikers, have been arrested, charged with complicity in the outbreak.
Source
Publisher
Richmond Times-Dispatch [Richmond, Va.]
Date
1901-10-27
Contributor
Kailly Oum
Format
Image
Coverage
Christian County, Hopkinsville, Empire
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“Coffey, Richmond Times-Dispatch, October 27, 1901,” DRVK News Articles , accessed July 26, 2026, https://drvk.createuky.net/news-articles/items/show/179.