The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1892-10-13
Two Men Shot.


On Wednesday morning last terrible
shooting ARRAY took place at point on
Johnson's Creek about seven miles north
of Dunlaps, which resulted in the fatal
wounding of one man, and the dangers
GUS wounding of another. The facts of
the case are these:
Several months ago Dave Keadle
bought COW from Isaiah Meadows, for
$40. paying IS cash and agreeing that
the COW should stand good for the re-
manning SIS. Tuesday, Meadows heard
that Keadle had sent the COW to a. man
who lived near the State line and that
he was about to leave the State. He
learned from magistrate that he had a
right to the COW, and on Wednesday
morning he armed his two sons and q
man named John Smith, and with them
started to get the COW. Keadle learned
of their departure and with the excla>
nation that they would never return.
took his Winchester and went in pur-
suit. AS they returned they were fred
on from ambush by Keadle. The old
man, Isaiah Meadows, was shot four
times, and his oldest son. Anderson
Meadows, twice. Smith and Henry
Meadows escaped to the mountains with
out injury.
Isaiah Meadows says that Keadle was
hid in ditch by the side of the road
| and fired the first shot from the ditch.
This shot struck him in the left side,
passing entirely through his abdomen
and cutting the entrials in several places.
Meadows then ran forward several steps,
and Keadle sprang to the bank of the
ditch and fired again, breaking Mead
ows hip bone and bringing him down.
AS he lay there Keadle fired twice more,
wounding him in the left arm and hand.
Anderson Meadows ran some twenty
| yards when shot from Keadle's Win
chester struck him in the shoulder. He
dropped his gun, turned and begged
him not to fire again, raising his hands
| as he did SO. Keadle fred a second shot
which pierced his left hand, entered the
center OF his chest and penetrated his
right lung. He fell and as he lay there
unarmed and helpless. Keadle approach>
ed and, rubbing his head, said derisive-
ly, well, guess you've got enough of
this cow business now"
Smith and Henry Meadows ran up the
mountain side, Smith being fired at
three times and Meadows twice, but
neither being hurt. Isaiah Meadows
| says that three men of the attacking
party ran past him in pursuit of Smith
and young Meadows, but the others say
| that Keadle was their only assailant.
They all claim not to have fired their
guns, though all were armed.
Birchfield, a relative of Keadle, says
that the latter was fired on by the
Meadows party and claims that he was
wounded twice in the hip by them.
Birchfield and a man named Coles were
with Keadle when he started for the
| scene of action, but claim to have re-
manned behind for some twenty minutes
and to have gone forward then to try to
stop the ARRAY, but to have arrived too
late.
All the parties are from Raleigh coun-
ty, w. Va, and are fugitives from the
processes of the courts there. Keadle is
wanted there for murder. and the
Meadows for the illicit sale of liquor.
-Keadle may be known by powder burn
on the side of his face and a scar on his
cheek, caused by an old pistol wound.
i Meadows died at o'clock Thursday
morning.