West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-04-25
EXCITING EVENTS
Four Pennsylvania Horse Thieves
Captured Near KinSsood.
SHERIFF LEROY SHAW SHOT AND
DANGEROUSLY WOUNDED.
Part Of The Old Turner Gang Lodged
In Jail Here.

tlflng Tor the night, an exciting
scene took place on the pike to.
wards Albrightssille. one mile from
Kingwood. A dispatch had been
received that day from the officials
Of Fayette county. Pa, to look out
for some horse thieves.
1t seems the gang. four in num-
Der, stole the horses, one apiece,
Sunday night, April IA, from par
ties at Brownsville, Pa, and start
ed across the mountains for the b.
& o. Railroad. They Travelled at
highland camped in the woods IN
the day time. At little town this
side of Dunbar, near Wimps' Gap,
one OF the horses, a brown maze,
stolen from William Philips, who
lives near Browpsville, got away
from. the thieves while in camp and
they were unable to catch her.
They hid the Bride and saddle
there and came on that night, two
riding one horse, big, heavy. fine
work horse that had teen stolen
from Miss Ada Vankirk, of Browns
vile. They came on up through
this county, and Wednesday even
ing passed through Abrightsvlle
and went on up the river above
Bobtown and camped till next
evening near Marcellus Taylor's.
Thursday two men, Fred S. Chal.
FAINT, proprietor of the Grard
House at Brownsville, and G. A.
Wright, a horse dealer Of that
place, came through Albrghtsvi!le
in pursuit of the gang. They en-
quired about them, and finding
they had passed through the even
ing before, supposed they had struck
the railroad at Rowlesburg or Terra
Alta, SO one went to each place to
head them off.
In the meantime. the gang had
been rrowling around Sell Taylor's
barn and acting so suspiciously
that he came down to Albrights.
vile late Thursday evening to re-
port them to some of the officials.
About dark the party passed
through EN- route this way. In a
short time posse from there, con
sisting of Clint Bishop, John FL
liott, CloYd Crane, Sell Taylor and
Bert Feather, mounted horses and
followed them. Feather came on,
riding rapidly, and passed the horse
thieves, remarking that he was af-
ter a doctor, butin reality after our
officials here. A telephone mes
sage had been sent up from Al
brightsyille to Sheriff Shaw to in
tercept, and hastily summoning ex.
Sheriff Jackson and Mack Manear,
they started on foot to meet the
crowd. They met Feather this side
Of Benona Jol'dan's. lie hitched
bis horse and joined the Sheriff's
posse. 1t was about ten O'Clock
then, as the gang had come up very
slowly, and stopped several times
aud held conference. They were
evidently suspicious Of the crowd
following them, and, besides, didn't
want to get here till late anyhow,
after most everybody had gone to
bed. They evidently intended to
steal another horse to replace the
one that had gotten away from them,
and perhaps were hungry for food
for themselves, and wanted feed for
their animals. 1t is likely they
would have committed some depre-
daiions here that night had they
been uumolested. They claimed to
be heading for Newburg and hunt.
ing work in the mines.
Just after Feather Joined the
Sherif's party, and little the
other side OF Jordan's, they met.
and for little time it was as lively
90 a wild western scene. George
5mithley, aged rs, and the young.
est Of The gang, seemed to be the
leader, and was riding a little IN
advance. Sheriff Shaw grabbed his
horses bride with ono hand and
showed a revolver up at him with
the other, and commanded halt.
At the same time Jackson and Ma
near did likewise with the others.
It was dark and the gong evidently
taken by surprise, but the leader
bad one hand on bis revolver. and
quick as % fash be fred at the
Sheriff, shooting him iu the right
breast The Sheriff chen shot 40
h.m Csc 5ai,f striking % pack of