The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-04-18
BREAKING Vp TIR MOONsnINERs.
Forty OF tho Mercer County Gaug Arrested,
Tho Work OF the DetsCtiVe.
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Forty OF the Mercer County Oaug Arrested,
Tho Work OF the Detectives,
Special Dispatch 10 the IHielligae1.
BRAMwELL, w, Va, April l7,-Joe
Wallace, one Of the detectives who was
with Baldwin, when they attempted to
arrest the notorious outlaw, Bill Moran,
died Sunday morning from the effects OF
the wound, having lived twelve days,
Baldwin and Robinson have about re-
covered from their wounds. Robinson
will be manned from the loss OF one
finger.
Ambrose Johnson, another Hmoon.
sinner" OF the Moran type, was arrested
Saturday aud brought before Commits.
sioner Thompson here, who held him
over for court. One OF Baldwin's assist.
ants followed johnson for ten days
through the wilds OF Mcdowell county
before he succeeded in getting his man.
Over forty have been arrested and
bound over for United States Court at
Charleston or placed in Mercer county
Jail. Six OF them placed In jail broke
out last week, but three have been re.
captured. Much credit Is due Baldwin
and United States Commissioner Thomp.
son here for breaking up these bands OF
moonshiners. No one unless he has
ever been in this mining region on pay
day, can have any idea Of the mischief
done by these peddlers ofliquor. TWAS
no uncommon thing for four or five per.
sons 10 be killed every month. The
murderers nearly always escape and no
attempt would be made to arrest them.
Ladies' would not be safe on the trains
for q few days preceding pay day. Times
are now changing. Bramwell has been in
Corporated and has good police force.
Thirteen mOOnshiners arc now in Mer-
Ger county jul and about twenty more
are under bond to appear before Judge
Jackson at Charleston. 1.-THE illicit dis.
tilleries Just across the mountain In Nc
Dowell and Wyoming counties could
now be broken up, peace and quiet
would reign as supreme here and pro-
perty and life be as safe as any place In
the United States,
Yesterday, while demonstrating with
Jim Bessford over his attentions 10 his
wife, Alex. Howell had his throat cut
open, and his brother, David Howell,
his arm badly cut with a razor In the
hands OF said Beesfort. All were Colored.
The County Court OF Mercer county
has fixed the 9th Of June for a
vote by the people for the issue Of $780,
900 bonds to aid in the construction OF d
railroad from Bluefeld, ON the Norfolk
Il Western, IN Mercer county, through
Princeton, the county seat, down Brush
creek past Concord TO Bluestone river;
thence down that river 10 New river;
thence four miles to Hinton, Summers
county, thus connecting the two trunk
lines, the Norfolk & Western and the
Chesapeake 4 Ohio.
Col. j. W. st. Clair and ]. II. Gaines
have been here most OF the time for the
past three weeks taking depositlons for
Fleming. They have proven but very
few fraudulent Republican votes" but
it may be enough to make out primd
tleia case from the Democratic major.
ity's standpoint.
There appears to be but one appll llcant
In these southwestern counties for O
Federal appointment, and that is George
j. Thompson, editor Of the Southern Pro-
isciiOnid. This county Is Just coming
"out Of the woods" and considerably
helped the party at the last election, and
all unite in saying they desire Mr.;
Thompson recognized for his earnest
efforts in organizing and working for the
party. lie edits and publishes the first
Republican paper ever printed here,