The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-02

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After being captured as the result Of
fine work by the pair of man-tractS1ng
pfoodhounds owned by Sheriff RosS r.
Stout. Of this city, II. F. Rose, wanted
by Braxton county authorities for
fatally shooting Police CHIEF G. O.
Thompson Friday morning at Gassa-
way. made his escape by jumping from
railroad train at Centralia, that
county, Saturday morning and running
into the woods.
The bloodhounds, in charge OF Dep
uty Sheriff Laco Wolf, of this city,
were Immediately taken 10 the Cen
! fralia section and latest reports by
telephone are TO the effect that the
dogs are again on the mans trail
with a big posse in hot pursuit.
Caught Near Erbacon.
Rose was captured about an hour
after midnight Saturday morning sew
eraI miles north of Erbacon about on
the Rraxton-webster county line. after
the bIoodhounds bad successfully fol-
lowed his trail southwest since carly
The evening before. Members of the
posse telephone ahead and the nee
ing man was finally cornered between
another posse huriediy formed few
miles south and the, one with the
bIoodhounds Seeing that the game
was up he surrendered without a fight
Members of the posse then took the
man to Erbacon and started with him
on the morning Baltimore and ONO
train TO sutton Near Centralla. as
the train was moving along at a pretty
coed speed, Rose slyly eluded his cap
tors and jumped Off Before the train
could be stopped he had disappeared
in nearby woods.
Dogs Taken Back.
In the meantime. deputy Sherim
Wolf with the bloodhounds had re-
turned northward. TO the Coal and
Coke railroad, being nearer 10 1t than
TO the Baltimore and Ohio branch,
when informed that Rose had been
captured. just as he was leaving
sutton homeward bound members or
the posse that had come down the
Baltimore and Ohio from Erbacon be-
seeched him TO return with the dogs
and aid them in further search for
the man in the Centralia section At
Orlando Mr.. Wolf got on with the
dogs. teIephoned the situation TO Sher-
iH Stout here and was instructed by
the latter 10 return on the next SOUTH
bound train and join the posse
Splendid Tracking.
When Mr. Wolf left Clarksburg with
the bIoodhounds Friday afternoon ne
went 70 Orlando where Braxton conn
~ authorities had provided special
train for the purpose of taking him
and the dogs 10 Gassaway- When the
dogs were placed on the trail, II was
something like ten hours old, yet they
readily picked up a scent and started
out across the country and through
woods in fine shape They stuck close
to the trail from that time almost
steadily with the result that the posse
was enabled finally to locate the
pursued man.
Numerous compliments were be-
slowed upon Deputy Sheriff Wolf for
the splendid work of Sheriff StOutss
bIoodhounds and many persons who
were skepticaf about the ability OF
hounds 10 follow the scent OF a man
declared that the work OF this pair
of dogs had removed all their doubts
in that respect.
For Passing Bad Checks.
The alleged offense for which Police
Chief Thompson attempted TO arrest
Rose was the passing of bogus checks
GIe purchased bicycle recently, it
is declared. and went to Layiand's
grocery store in GaSsaway IN an at
tempt to sell the wheel when the po-
lice Grief came in TO arrest him. He
Is said TO have given a bad check in
payment for the bicycle.
Rose fred seven shots altogether.
then rushed out OF the store and took
to the mountains. D. K Conner who
went to Chief Thompson's assistance.
was wounded in the right leg, but
NOT seriously. Both wounded men were
rushed 10 the St Francis hospitaf at
Charleston. where the police chief
died Friday night. as previously re-
ported IN the Telegram. Not much
hope was held out for Thompson from
the start as the bullet passed entirely
through his body, entering near the
heart and passing out through the hip.
Rose is alleged to have had an
IN the passing OF the
checks and this person was captured
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