Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-01-05
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ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES
Lawlessness in West Virginia.

terror exists in the southern part of the
county, which is mountainous and isolated.
For nearly two months q gang Of ronghs
have been engaged in outragcS 81 various
kinds. Social and church meetings V ERE
b oxen up. many 'ps'ople being il at.d in
the fights that always followed. Private
house we're visited and the inmates cruelty
treated. Petty theG,s have been npru and
continued. Til" officers appear Ia have
been pow"rirss to Afford relief. The lead
ers are El and Moses Warner, and il Is said
the gang is regularly organized with sub
lodges, after the style Of the famous Red
men," that infested this State for years. On
New Years evening n church supper was
given at Joseph's Mills and members Of the
gang were present They undertook to run
the affair and general fight ensued, in
which humber of people were badly hurt,
one Of them, T. j. Anderson, fatally. Six
Of the gang were arrested and guard Sta
toned over them until morning. They
We're brought before a justice next day.
Suddenly, while testimony was being taken
the whole party started up, knocking the
guards down, and asSau!tiug the court and
witnesses. One Of their number seized re.
volver aud held the crowd at bay until he
and his companions escaped. They are
hiding in the mountains.
WHEELING, w. Va, Jan. "a Bellaire,
| Ohio, special says A series OF daring and
successful robberies at Wheeling and in this
vicinity, extending over a period of about a
mouth has had paralyziug effect on the
people. The latest robbery, undoubtedly
by men of the same gang; occurred in Bel
laire 81 All early hour yesterday morning.
B4zar Krouss, wellknown citizen, while
on HE way home, was set upon by three
masked men, who knocked him down and
aavagely beat him. One of the thieves sue.
ceeded in getting his hand in Krauss' peck
ct. In the struggle one of the men dropped
his revolver which Krauss got. Hoinstaut
ly fired aud one of the men fell. The Other
two fed taking with them $500 and gold
watch. The wounded man refused to say
anything and died at daylight. From pa
pers in his pocket it was learned that his
name was Charles Bradford. There is no
cew to The escaped two. This il, the garg
for which the city of Wheeling has offered
81 900 reward.
GRAFTON, w. Va, Jan. Ever since
the wreckiDg of the ST. Louis express near
this place last Wednesday night officers have
searched for the miscreauts and their e.
| forts have just been rewarded by the arrest
of Mrs. NJ. Blake, who has admitted the
crime. Her husband was arrested two
weeks ago for robbjng cars, and since The
woman has been going about in a suit of
mems clothing, watching for an opportuni-
| ncstiay night she decided TO wreck - train,
and securing a bar cf iron she concealed
! herself near the quarry switch and after a
| frei2h train passed she wedgcd the ircn in
TO The frog and hurried away, knowing that
the St Louis express would he due in If
teen minutes and that nothing hut IL mira
;.!e could save the passengers.
MooREFIELD, w. Va, Jan. 5.--The city is
greatly excited over an attempt to get pcs
Session of the Office aud records %, the
Comfy Clerk. Women and children are
hid in darkened rooms, and the streets are
full of cxcii cd, angry men. Fights are uu.
merous. The question is curious one and
involves the seating of the democratic State
tickle: elected at the October election. Al:
that election a constitutional amendment
was adopted changing the time for holding
the State election from the second Tuesday
of October to the first Tuesday of Novem-
Der. A number of people, believing the
election held for State officers TO be void,
prepared ticket for State officers, which
was voted for November t, receiving about
1000 votes in the State. Ga one Of these
tickets William foch, who had been for
years clerk of this county, had his name
printed, and he received, ut the November
election, u number Of votes As no other
candidate was voted for, he declared him
self as legally elected, and announced that
he would retain possession of the Office.
His term expired yesterday and William
Wilson, who was elected at The October cleo
ton, appeared to claim the Office. Trouble
had been anticipated and crowds Of
the friends Of each from all paris
of the county were on hand. When
Wilson appeared at the door of the
County Clerks Office with his bonds
men, he was ordered off by Loeb. A fight
ensued, in which the Office furniture was
wrecked, dozen were knocked down and
the Wilson party finally driven from the
building The Mayor issued prcc'ama-
ton closing all saloons and an extra police
force was put on duty. Meantime the
Clerks Office was being barricaded and
preparations for siege made. In short
time the attack was renewed BY the Wilson
men. Mr. Wilson was struck over the
head by son Of Clerk Loeb, and it is
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