The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-30


business OF his Office a. one AMI the same
time. The courts and residents u! the
county have EXPRESSED the high appre.
= -iatlon which they feel fbr him by the
enactment OF resolutions IN She flr.t case
and ny pu!lic expression OF thanks YER
Z :Illy In the second.
Sheriff Shaw. VINO received the n6mi-
nation for, oflice only Ji;Pr hard fought
political battle. and VINO was then elect
ed BY and overwhelming majority. en-
tered upon his duties In I manne- new 10
she taxpayers OF the county From the
very first he openly expressed tn" deter
-ninatlon OF masking The Oflice Il source Of
Z revenue IS Well AZ pos; u honor, and
{ In doing this it was necessary 20 MAKE
/ the taxpayers ~ the county understand.
and in good RGturcd way, too. thu; h.
was In the office for his 0Nu personal
benefit ~ wcll as fgr The cOunlY's Inter
est and that when It cIIie 20 paying their
z taxes he would allow no tTitliHS.
His course, get down in y ilrin. gentle
manly mauHsr aud received In III" sam.
spirit by every residen: u the county.
has been carried 0u: u the letter and az
z the close Of his terra Mr.. Shaw will
stand and deliver" with clean naTlSN
and clear conscience. every Crui- being
accounted for oHd his dn;I"s having
him the warn, CONGRATULATIONS Of HIT
army OF friends. the FiHcryJ thanks NJ
the county ami circuit ,sIuris, publicly
expressed. and the gratifying credit os
having been q good. wise and uEtir!HE
,ubJic servant
An Exciting Adventure Recalled.
During his term Of o'Ticr vi, Shaw has
become widely kruYr over ii" entire
state and parts OF Pennsylvania By Te1-
son Of she daring capture OF four Pcn1-
sylvanIa horse Thieves EcCGH.Tlis ned on
the night Of April 18th. 1885. and In
s which he received Il pistol shot from one
OF the outlaws revolver. thut cJnle very
near Being hts dea:h vtmud. The y.ory
OF the capture IS generally Known
throughout the atl;e. bur the following
brief sketch If the Principal tacts IN the
case IS Interesting.
On the evening referred 10 Sheriff
Shaw was advised By telephone froEl 4
nearby town that two horse thieves hal
passed through. taking the road 70
KIngYOod. and to watch out fUr aud az
rest them. Mr.. Shaw Immediately Eum-
nIonrd 4 posse consisting OF .S-SE=r.N
D. r. Jackson and l.. ". Mc1clr and
started out to arrest the thieves. Thu
sheriff and his pOsS. were all On FOOT
and, when short distance east OF King
wood. they met the outlaws, but there
yere four OF them instead OF three, Also.
at the same time three or four men who
had followed the gang from the abuv" re
ferred 10 town closed IL behind thrin and
the outlaws wer. called upon 10 halt.
Three OF the men Immediately ;hrew ny
thc!r hands and surrendered. but tn"
fourth turned IN his saddle and opened
fire. from n revolver. upon Sheriff Shaw.
The sheriff at the same time fired at the
man and ex-sheriff Jackson also fired
two shots at the outlaw Sheriff Shaw
was struck by She outlaws 9hD', The Dali
taking effect In the right breast. The
gang was captured and placed In 13iI.
Sheriff Shaw's wound was n very H"rl-
,j,iR ono ana FOR days 1t was thought 10y
the best medical advice that It would
provc fatal. but ut length the sheriff
pulled through. though for long time
N TIER his apparent recovery he consider
cd Il a dangerous wound. ana, Indeed,
the effect Of the bullet t. yet occasion
alty felt, although ne IL hal" and hearty
and gives promla" Of long life.
Directly aft"r1 III" capture OF the gang
OF outlaws, and when It became general
" known that Sheriff Shay was perhaps
MORALLY wounded. tho popularity ana
real wOrth " the man became prDmi
nently manifest. for tn" day following;
the encounter was one % excitement and
interest IN KlnE%O6H.
Men came In from all patti Of the
county, work was suspended and 10"
streets was lItsrlIly aliv" with friends
OF Mr.. Shaw The f"rlHE against the
prisoners wng most Dittnr and lynch law
was more than once spoken OK durlnf
the day. The gang which had been cap
turch turned ont 10 be n part nf the tAhl-
Gus Cooley I:anE Of outlaws. VINO were
escaping from Fayrttn county. Ia. TIE
men captured wcrn led by George Smith
Icy. whO gh9t Sheriff Shaw. ana the
other three members Of the gang were
William Smithlcy. George Harvey ann
Archibald Patterson. M four are now
serving terms In the state pnnitcntIaiy
A High TcStimOmini.
The wounds received by Sheriff Shaw
in this encounter would most probably
have been sufficient to CAUSE any ordI-
nary man TO cry enough oC the duties oil
sheriff, but AIR. Shaw. not being com
posrd or the metal that constitutes "0r.
binary" men. determined TO COmplct" his
term II hH life was spnrch, nIId TbtnIn'
, ing adequate and reliable deputies hC
continued. AZ soon ~ he was able, 4
give his duties his own pcr'OrAl SUPER
vision.
on the lath day OF July. lSJT,f tho prcs
;dcnt and members al the county C1ur
OF Preston county. In regular sPHaiOn
rniutn1 and Ind spread upnn the record
tho following:
Whereas. Leroy Shaw. sheriff or thi'