The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-04-17

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The details Of the killing OF Bill
Moran, the terror Of the Flat iopl
coal region, which occurred last
week at . point about twenty miles
from Pocahontas, in Bramwell coan-
tv. Va, shows the fight which end
ed in the death Of the outlaw tol
have been one Of the most exciting
and desperate ever known in thisl
Sart Of the country. Moran hasfor
4 wear past been a veritable terror tol
ths people along the border between
the two States, and FOR the past
three months he has been especially
obnoxious, openly defyiDg the
authorities, running things pretty
much as he pleased, and declaring
o. every opportunity that he would
never be taken alive. lie kept his
work in that particular, only giving
up tie ghost after he had been
pierced by dozen revolver balls
and fighting TO the last, although
confronted by three armed men.
The particular circumstance which
lei up to the killing or Moran dates
back about two weeks. At that
time he got on a big drunk at Falls
Mills, w. Va, shot into the depot
several times, obliging the oceu-
pants to fee for their lives. broke out
the windows, threw the switch
limps into the river and promised TO
kill any QUE Offering TO interfere
With him. He was lot alone for the
tune being, but the rsilaoad people
determined TO put an end 10 such
outlawing and sent for Detective
Baldwin, Of the Eureka Agency,
headquarters at Charleston. Bald
win sworn out n warrant for Moran
March 81, and, accompanied by De-
tsctive Wallace and Robinson, start
ed in search Of Moran.
They located him in Tazewell
county, Va, Monday night last,
and the following morning about
5 o'clock the officers went to the
house where be was hiding. Bald
win went up TO the door and asked
for a drink Of water, and Wallace
and Robinson coming up about the
Aus time, Baldwin said: Hes IN
here; I'll make break for him,
And you mo follow quick" Blad-
win &C once sprang through the door
into one Of the two rooms, and see
ing . man in . bed in one corner,
supposed it was Moran, and called to
him TO surrender. Just then Moran
appeared al the door Of the other
room, and Cred two shots ut Baldwin,
one passing through his coat, on a
hne with his heart, and the other
striking him in the arm near the
wrist. BY this time Wallace and
Robinson we're in the house, and the
firing became general. Wallace
vent dosn with one shot in the
mouth and two in the right arm.
Baldwin caught another bullet in bis
wounded arm, and Robinson fired
Eve shots al the outlaw, when his
pistol w.s knocked from his hand by
q bullet which cut oif one Of his fin.
gers. A woman In the house also
Ered FIVE shots at Moran, and then
tainted. Moran shot all the car.
tridges from his two revolyers, and
ther fell. lie died in two minutes
and when Examined twelve wound,
were found on him, sir being in hi
body. The three detectives received
eight balls. Wallace is lying at th,
point Of death at a house near The
scene Of the shooting, and Baldwin
rode twenty miles for a doctor for
khisb fore he would have his own
wounds dressed. Moran never spoke
after the firing began. There Il
general satisfaction at his death.
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An did Time Partisan.