St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-08
His Last Fight Doubtless the
{ Fiercest in Which He
Ever Engaged.
He Falls Pierced by Twelve
Bullets, Dying Without
Uttering a Word.
A Woman Fires Five Shots.
Detectives Hit by Eight
Balls.

BRAMwELL, W. Va, April THE
details OF the killing of Bill Moran, the
terror of the Flat Top coal region,
which occurred last Tuesday at point
about twenty miles from Pocahontas, in
Bramwell county, Virginia, shows the
fight, which ended in the death of the
outlaw, to have been one of the most
exciting and desperate ever known in
this part of the country. Moran has
for year past been veritable terror to
the people along the border between
the two states, and for the past three
months he has been especially OBJ
noxious, openly defying the au-
thorlties, running things pretty
much as he pleased, and declaring at
every opportunity that he would never
be taken alive. He kept his word in
that particular, only giving up the
ghost after he had been pierced by a
dozen revolver balls, and fighting to the
last, although confronted by three
armed men. The particular circum-
stances which led up to the killing of
Moran dates back about two weeks. At
that time he got on big drunk at Falls
Mills, W. Va. shot into the depot sew
eral times, causing the occupants to
FLEE FOR THEIR LIVES,
broke windows, threw the switch lamps
into the river and promised to kill any
one Offering to interfere with him. He
was let alone for the time being, but the
railroad people determined to put an
end to such outlawry and sent for
Detective Baldwin. of the Eureka
agency, headquarters at Charleston.
Baldwin swore out warrant for Moran
March 81 and, accompanied by Detec-
tives Wallace and Robinson, start
ed in search of Moran. They
located him in Tazewell county,
Virginia, Monday night last, and
| the following morning about 5
O'Clock the officers went to the house
where he was hiding. Baldwin went
up to the door and asked for drink of
water, and Wallace. and Robinson, COM
dng up about the same time, Baldwin
Said: 'sHe's here; I'll make break for
| him and you two follow quick" Bald
win at once sprang through the door
| into one of the two rooms, and, seeing a
man in bed in one corner, supposed it
was Moran, and called to him to sur
render. Just then
MORAN APPEARED
at the door of the other room, and fired
two shots at Baldwin, one passing
through his coat, on a line with his
heart, and the other striking him in the
arm near the wrist. BY this time Wall
| ace and Robinson were in the house,
and the firing became general. Wallace
| went down with one shot in the mouth
and two in his right arm, and Robinson
fired five shots at the outlaw, when his
| pistol was knocked from his hand
by a bullet which cut off one
of his fingers. A woman in the
house also fired five shots at Moran and
then tainted. Moran shot all the car
| tridges from his two revolvers and then
fell. He died in two minutes, and
when examined twelve wounds were
found on him, six being in his body
The three detectives received eight
| balls. Wallace Is lying at the point OF
death at house near the scene of the
shooting, and Baldwin rode twenty
! miles for doctor for him before he
! would have his own wounds dressed
| Moran never spoke after the firing be-
/ gan. There is general satisfaction al
| his death.