The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-07-26
ObbERYATTEMPT
FOREIGNERS AMeUscH COAL
NINE PAYMAsTER.
w. ". Worker Shot In Back and
Wounded-WouId-be A~ssassIns
Make GOOD Escape.

Four foreigners 70 he
Italians concealed in a corn field
along the road between the Rush Run
c. & p. station m the Rush Run No.
2 mine made a murderous and bold
attempt to rob Supt. w. II. Worker
OF the mine Tuesday afternoon while
he was on his way to the mine with
$4,000 TO pay the miners their wages.
Worker was wounded and the horse
wounded to the extent that IL died
shortly after being shot. but ran away
foiling the attempt OF the men to Sc
cure the money. The men eeing
they we're foiled fled into the corn
field. and last night blood hounds
tracked them to the Ohio river near
Brilliant where they are supposed to
have crossed TO West Virginia. Mr..
Workers. wounds are not serious.
Supt. Worker as is the custom went
to Steubenville Tuesday morning and
secured the money to pay the miners.
and came down to Rush Run on a
c. & p. train arriving about 1 o'clock.
He was met at the depot by his wife
and IL year old son Harold in a buggy
and the three started for the mine
a distance of two miles. They were
o(NOAhPohACa W <tlDtTl IldDD the
stable boss at the mine who followed
In a buggy. When a half mile from
the station and along side OF a corn
field. n at a turn in the road they
encountered the hold up men.
Aimed To Kill Worker.
When they reached this point Mrs.
Worker was driving and out OF the
corn field rushed four men two wear
Inc rnaala a.l 49,
out a word they opened fire with a
shot gun on Mr.. Worker. The first
shot tore through the side of the
buggy and struck Mr.. Worker in the
back, and the next shots struck the
horse. Mr.. Worker fell forward and
the wounded horse started to run
away and before the robbers realized
1t was out of range carrying Mr..
Worker. wife and son and the money.
while the robbers fired several shots
at the buggy. but none took effect.
Clapp was but a short di: ance
back of Supt. Worker end he i'm
m~ediately started TO fire at the men
with his Colts revolver and fired only
two shots, but he believes that he
wounded n of the men.
About twenty shots were fired. but
only Supt. Worker and the horse were
hit. and the men stopped their attack
on Clapp n rushed into the corn
field.
Horse Drops Dead.
The wounded horse proved TO be
the means of saving the lives Of Supt.
Worker. wife and son, as it dashed
of at a terrific speed, n after run
ming "A little over a quarter of a mile
fell dead from its wounds. The horse
droDDed in the road. near the home
OF Charles Brinley and Mr.. Worker
was taken into the home and Or. w.
ID. Hoge. OF Rayland. summoned. He
found Worker suffering from a flesh
wound on the hip and a number OF
shot and slugs lodged in the muscles
in the back. DR.. Hoge said last night
the u was loaded with several sizes
OF shot and slugs, and that while Mr..
Workers wounds were very painful.
he did not think they would prove
serious.
Stable Boss Clspp hurried and in
formed Howard Ulrich. superintend-
ent OF the No. l mine. who notified
Sheriff Murray. OF jefferson county.
and in a short time Sheriff Murray.
Deputy Sheriff Davis and Officer Mer-
Ger arrived with bloodhounds. Sheriff
Brown. OF Brooke county. also came -,
TO the scene with ~bloodhounds and
with "a posse OF citizens the hunt Tor
the desperadoes started.
Tracked to River.
The b~loodhounds OF Sheriff Murray
lost the trail in a woods neal Sal,
run. but The Wellsburg dogs followed
the scent to near brilliant and TO a
sand pit. and from there TO the river.
a short distance below Brilliant. Here
II was evident the men crossed the
river TO West Virginia. and Sheriff
Brown expected last night To search
the West Virginia side of the river.
Supt. Worker stated last night that
he WAS not able TO get a good view
OF the men as they rushed from the
side OF the road slightly in the rear.