The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-17
Tu,o Men Are
Slain In Fight
Ouer Fishnqet
MOUNDsvILLE RESIDENTS SHOT
D0WN-P0SSE PURSUES
MURDERER, = = SIilft
MARSHALLS COUNTY, AUTHoRI.
TIES OFFER REWARD FOR
- FUGITIVE. 4 'h3l.i.

MoUNDsviLLE, VIVA, July II.
because they refused to surrender
fishing net to Albert Moore, coal
miner, William Arm, aged 81, and
Harry Purdy, aged 80, were. yester-
day afternoon shot down in cold
blood, helpless TO defnd themselves,
and within plain sight of a number
of their friends. 57
Purdy was former city council
man and the son of S. B. Purdy, one
time mayor OF Moundsville. Earn
was glass blower. Moore is at
large and'the country roundabout Is
being secured by organized posses
led by county officers with blood
hounds. fea.s-i ne
The shooting took place on the
banks of the Ohio river about two
and one-liaif miles south Of here,
where Purdy and Arm had Joined sew
eral friends'in a Fishing camp. They
intended to break up camp last
night and return to! MoundsvilI6.
The two had spent the early parssof
the afternoon fishing and upon row.
ing their boatitos camp; encountered
/, the boat containing Moore. So ~.
Qnarrel' Over Net. .''' f"i
The latter. 1t Is said, accused the
men ofhayingistolenshisiffshing net.
The net, it is said by. persons who
know Moore, was stolen last sum-
mer. The two campers had a net in
their boat but protested that 1t was
their property. Afrlivelyi dispute
arose. Other campers heard the an
cry words that passed betweenftlie
men, but refrained from Interfering
as tragedy was entirely unlocked
for. q.
Wearied by argument, and posi-
bly, seeing himself outnumbered in
case of fist fight. Moore. IT is said,
Whipped out revolver and in rapid
succession fired three bullets into
Arms body. The victim staggered
back a few PAGES and dropped into
the river dead.
Purdy was still in the boat when
the firing began. Reaching land he
hastened toward Arm s, assailant; but
he'was halted by the bullets that re-
NAMED in the weapon. The shots
entered his body but did not. kill
him Instantly. He staggered UP the
river bank and then fell. He died
shortly after. sr-tr>+
Woman Shields Husband.
The camp had already been arous-
ed by the"loud- talking of the men.
and the reports of the revolver shots
brought several campers to the
scene Of the shooting. The first to
arrive was Roy Magill, but he was
unarmed and unable to engage
Moore in combat. The latter, how
ever, had by this time reloaded his
revolver and had 1t levelled at Ma
gill when the latter's wife arrived
and threw, herself between the two
men.
Moore placed his weapon in his
pocket, boarded his boat, rowed
down to his home a short distance
from the camp. and then he crossed
the river and disappeared.
Tidings of the shooting spread
through the adjoining counties Of
both Ohio and West Virginia, ami
posses were hurriedly organized.
The Belmont county authorities calls
cd together what citizens they could
get TO join in the chase and took
with them a number Of bloodhounds
that had been successfully used be-
fore in tracking down fugitivs from
Justice.
Rewards Are offered.
The Marshall county authorities
Immediately offered $500 reward
for the assassin OF the two men. The
city of Moundsviile offered a reward
OF $780,. The hills about here and
the river banks are being honey
combed. The searchers arc well!
armed because the belief is general
that they will have to fight hard to
get the fugitive alive. Many; are of
the belief that he will not be taken
till he is riddled with bullets.
Moore is between 40 and as years
old. Until lately he was employed
at the Big Run coal mine. He has
been idle ever since the mine was
shut down nv tIo 1nhnr trnuh1oc