The Huntington argus. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1872-1905, 1873-07-05
Capture OF Two Murderer..

About the first OF May, 1S7l, man
named James Flynn was murdered near
his own house in Meek Co. MINI, by
George w. and A. J. Donohoe, formerly
residents Of this county, for the purpose Of
robbing him.
1t was known Flynn had just returned
from Litchfieli, the County scat of n ek
Co, with money which he hal drawn from
the bank to pay for land which he hal pur
chased. The amount on hi. person is snp-
posed to have been about $500. Jack
Donohoe shot Flynn through the head
with Spencer Carbine aud Geo shot one
load of bnck hot into his back and one
load into his legs, cutting of the mnS,l =
below the knee, and tearing off his boots,
and then robbed him Flynn was found
just before he died. by his neighbors, to
whom lac made the dying declaration. that
he Djnohoe brothers ha shoi aud robbed
him. The peishbo-s, surrounded aud
canght item, and the: were sent in charge
OF constable TO Litchfielh, twelve miles
away. While passing through dense
crest they pouncei upon the constable aud
beat him badly ard made their escape
Nothing more was heard o. them tor some
time but close watch was kept on their
families, who were living in the NEG bor-
hood
The wife OF one of the murderers left the
neil hb0rhood and WAS followed to Chicago
but was lost track Of Soon after the wife
OF the other brother left and was followed
to Chicago and pointed out 10 detective
who followed Der to Cincinnati, and learn
ed that she took steamer mp the river.
Knowing that these parties bad formerly
resided ~ Lawrence county, a coIresron-
ience was truck up with the Authorities
mere, and the county was secured, but no
two ago Sheriff Merrill heard o. two men.
10y that nae, over in Kentucky, near NJ
SAVAGE furnace, aud last week sent note
to the manager asking where they were
| employed. Information soon came giTin.
ther Whereabouts Ia the meantime sher
ID VIM. Campbell oil Meek County
Mlnn had been sent for and came to hand,
and or last Thursday, in company with
him, sheriff Merrill, sheriff Johr Russell,
OF Greenup County, Ky, and sheriff Meth
circuit, OF Carter County started out TO
GraysOn and got the treasurer 10 make out
a tax bill against these brothers, who had
| purchased farm in that ne:ghborhood
with the money they had Obtained from
the murdered man. Proceeding to tue
coaing, where the men were at work,
/ they secreted themselves III the thicket to
watch Tor them. Sheriff Merrill soon re
;oguiz d their countenances, (they were
members Of 2nd Virginia Cavalry with
uim,) one working in "a hollow and the
other bringing u lou. Of wool over the hill
/ Two strangers were sent down To them
wlth the tax-hIil ruse, anl one of them
was secured but the other sprins Ikea
Wild deer through thu bash mp the hill m
the direction ot sheriff Merrill, who was
still secretei. Several shots were fired at
lin 10y the parties arrcsilng them One
struck him ia tie arm about the elbow and
another passe through hs scalp and came
out on tie top OF hi- head, hut siiIl b. ran
until Merrill suddenly appeared before him
with cooked pistol, which brought him
to a halt lie was handcuil,l aud bot,
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