Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-04-11

ADerlc3iI, says:
Leroy Anderson, the youth vino
was arrested at Berry Va, sonir
! weeks agD on a charge of wOrhIng
the Hun Ham game, but was Released
and Who Was subsequently arrested
IA Frederick OH d sInIiia, charge, but
released, was tonight captured m
Frederick alter daring attempt to
escape from pursuing officers, ia
which his companion, Charles Ora
mer, received TWO ballet wounds.
Anderson aud Cramer today star
ted out Oh all expedition through the
country, IN the cou.se of which 1t
appears they tried unsuccessfully at
IA number of places to pass an alIeg
ed counterfeit $50 gold piece, and
robbed Il woman at a tolegate of ~
sum Of money less than two dollars
The publicity given Anderson's
previous operations IN this county
had put people on their guard again
- strangers wanting change for pie
ces of money o large denomination,
and prevented the success of todav's
supposed attempts 10 defruud.
AT New London the couple unsuc-
ceSsfuliy tried ~ get their $50 piece
changed hy Thomas MAYNARD. ID. ".
Nlcodrmus and Thom.s Bennett.
On h way from New London to
Liberty they stopped at the mill of
rx County SURVEYOR Albaugh aud
bought ten cents wOI tn of corn, of
frrlng first "a so note To Mr.. Al
baugh's son, then u 81 note, and
finally paving for the coru with ten
pennies. When they reached Liber
" they seemed 10 fear that somebody
might to on the lookout for them
and Cramer drove up back street.
while Anderson walked mp town aud
asked whether a horse and buggy
had been seen To- pass through.
/ Learning of none. he went back 10
his own buggy. and the couple wpip
/ ped mp the horse into IN and pass
ed rapidly through the town.
About mile and a half beyond
/ liberty. on the road tn townsville. one
Of the two men offered woman Al
the tolegate - bill to paw three
cents tOle The woman handed the
/ change from a money box which Sh,
carried i'm her hand. and one Of the
men leaned over. snatch-d ihe note
from the hnv and drove of.
~ Wo0dsloro telephone messages
nd hern received warning the p-o
p!e 70 lonk on for the couple. and
when they nnlled m 'h~ir hn-se bo
fore James Smiths hotel. Anderson
won't intn the harrnon. hnn~h' hrlf
u pint Of whi>kev and Offered his 500
gold nipce The bartender showed
hack tho "oin and told him IL was
mo good"
From Wno1shoro the Officers iu
/ Frederick were mott al and Deputy
~heritfs Brengle aud Rowe So or ln
~ bUggy Ia meet Anderson and ira
mer. They met than - Shnr, IA,
tance OUTSIDE the town and called TO
them To stop. The men whiupcd
their horse into run. the Officers
turned theirs and race into town
]
Of Audersun's buggy and shouted
commands for them 70 ston. hut ,hev
paid no heed Near the edge of town
Policeman SIX stood watching for
them in the middle of the street with
a pistol In his hand. He waved the
pistol al them. hut they drove Strieht
toward him, and then h. shot. H
fired three shots. aud two of them
took effect in the legs of Cramer. who
was driving.
That ended the chase. and the men
surrendered and we're taken IN the Of
flee of Justice Bier Cramer was
subsequently, taken 20 the office Of
DR.. Goodell. who extracted the two
bullets. one from the RIGHT leg near
the hin and the other from the left
leg near the knee.
Anderson is regarded as one Of the
most reckless criminals ever known
here. He was convicted some wears
ago of passing counterfeit money. and
sentenced 10 imnrisonment in New
York peuitentiarv. Soon after his
release. ii wear ago. he returned tn
Frederick. bringing with him Young
girl from HsGArstown. whom he had
married to John Fov. a wealthy far
mrr over eighty wears old. In less
than a week Fox apnlIed for al
'orce, alleging that he was the victim
of n conspiracy on the part of Ander
sou and the girl 10 rob him. Ora
mer. AndersOn's companion IN Fri
days adventures. was also mixed up
in the affair, and when Judge Motter
granted the divorce he severely scored
both of the men and the girl 4 few
months ago Anderson and DIR. ="
Scott made tour Of the southern
part of the county working tie film
fam" game. and when they found
they were likely 10 Toe arrested. skip
ped into Virginia. where they soon
got into tr0uhle and were lodged in
Jail. Anderson was let GO. and Scott.
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