Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-08
AN OUTLAWS DEATH.
Detectives Have a Bloody Battle
With Bill Moran, the
TERROR OF THE FLAT TOP REGION.
His Pleasant Practice of Running Railroads
Cut Short.
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LII
BRADrvELL, W. VA, April THE de-
tails of the killing Of Bill Moran, the ter
ror of Flat Top coal region, which occurred
last Tuesday at point about 20 miles from
Poeahontas, in Bramwell county, Virginia,
shows the fight which ended in the death of
the outlaw to have been one of the most ex-
citing and desperate ever known in this
part of the country.
Moran has for year past been veritable
terror to the people along the border be-
tween the two States, and for the past three
months he has been especially obnoxious,
openly defying the authorities, running
things pretty much as he pleased, and de-
claring 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 dozen re-
volver balls and fighting to the last, although
confronted by three armed men.
A VERY BAD MAN.
The particular circumstances which led
to the killing of 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 occupants
to fee for their lives, broke out the win
dows, threw the switch lamps into the river
and promised to kill anyone who interfered
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 De-
tective Baldwin, of the Eureka Agency,
headquarters at Charleston. Baldwin swore
out warrant for Moran March 81, and ac-
companied by Detectives Wallace and Rob
inson, started in search for Moran. They
located him in Tazewell county, Va, Mon
day night last, and the following morning
about 5 o'clock the officers went up to the
house in which he was hiding. Baldwin
went up to the door and asked for drink of
water, and Wallace and Robinson coming
up about tie same time, Baldwin said:
He's in there; I'll make break for him,
and you two follow quick"
BLOODY BATTLE.
Baldwin at once sprang through the door
into one of the two rooms, and seeing a
man in one corner, supposed it was Moran,
and called to him to surrender. Just then
Moran appeared at the door of the other
room and fired two shots at Baldwin, one
passing through his coat on line with his
heart, and the other striking him in che arm
near the wrist. BY this time w allace 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. Baldwin caught another ball in his
wounded arm, and Robinson fred five shots
at the outlaw, when his pistol was knocked
from his hand by 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 cartridges from his two
revolvers and then fell. He died in two
minutes, and when examined u 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 a
house near the scene of the shooting, and
Baldwin rode 20 miles for doctor for him
before he would have his own wounds
dressed. Moran never spoke after the firing
began. There is general satisfaction at his
death.