The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-11
GOD FLOWS
REEL Y DOWN
in FAYETTE
sss SsI KILLS SHERIFF DANIELS
AND IA PEAcEMAKER.
sSS$s MIGHT in a HEATED POLITE
4 CAL DISCUSSION.
zENs ARE SECURING THE
COUNTRY TO-DAY.

HUNTINGTON, Nov. 11.-Fayette
county, notorious for its many mur
s$ ders, was excited last night as never
over a tragedy which occurred
thursday morning, following the mur
2s3sd der Of Constable w. A. Jackson, by
Policeman viii Elliott, of Montgonl-
5 cry last Wednesday night. Sheriff
Daniels and John Rolf were shot and
killed by Ed Jackson, brother of Con
stable w. a. Jackson. The murder
ssof Constable Jackson by Policeman
S$s sElEotts was caused by a heated arSu-
Snent about politics ard the tax re
form question in particular Wednes.
$'da aysn night N quarrel between the
1.-TWO 3. officers Jackson was; shot arc;
4 Kill Harvey Jackson, 4 brother of
VA Jackson and two other broth
a ers armed themselves and started OIL
3 to tclear up the entire police force
n the little town Harvey Jackson
tScame% into Montgomery Leavy arme>!
and "a phone message was sent to
Sheriff Daniels Of Fayette county, ask.
ing him to come to Mon1 gomery at
4 once Daniels boarded train at
II SFayette, his home, and reached Mont
ssomery at ten o'clock Thursday morn
S5siRs5 Justas he stepped from ti,e
train zh he saw Harvey jackson hang
ingS around the station MT more than
gdlffttsyt FEET ava Without drawing his
freyo1ver the Sheriff, placing his hand
on Jackson's shoulder, told him u,
leave the town under penalty of be-
d ing arrested. Jackson, with out q
word, jerked out a revoiyer and fired
point blank at the sheriff, each bullet
Staling effect. The sheriff dropped to
the ground, dying Instantly, any orc
&of the wounds being sufficient 70 |
cause his death. John Rolf was
standing nearly and had heard the
talk between Daniels and Jackson.
Throwing up his hands he advanced
toward jackson to remonstrate with
him and to help Daniels. jackson.
without letting the revolver go from
his hand turned and sh7t Rolf dead.
Then 8reloading his revolver and pull
Ing another from his POCKET he bran-
5dished them in the air and defed any
one in the town to take him. The
other Jackson boys came into the
town and met their :brothcr immedi-
|
hour the three men raraded the
streets, firing revolvers end defying
the town. The people We're in pan
ic5and crawled into the cellars Mean
while Detective Harrison Ash, VIII"
lives near Montgomery aud who is
reputed to be the gamest man in West
Virginia was phoned for. Without
hesitation he mounted a horse and
galloped at full speed t,r the town.
When he was seen down the roadway
from Montgomery by the Jackson
brothers they started or run for the
noun talns nearby and escaped to the
woods. a message was sent 10 Fay
ette.= special train was ordered and
more than fifty citizens left for Mont
somery.
"a posse OF two hundred was quick
II y5organized and under tie leadership
1f8Ash and other police they started
oeatings the woods for the Jacksons. C
All AllGafternoon the posses ranged the
woods on the mountainside but were
lnable to find the fug:tives. The
lunted men will never surrender
live. AS the entire county is arouse
.ganst them, if captured, a triple =
ynching is probable. Sheriff Daniels =
vas widely known and popular and "
vas worth 100000. The jackson boys "
ived in the country near Montgomery -
nd their home is being watched in
he hope they might return for food g
r r5iayl1nrlnition.
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