Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-03-28
bootleggers
Captured at
Fishers Hill
ONE KILLED AND ONE
WOUNDED.

Raymond G. Shackeltord and L. D
Hudson. bootleg gers. were captured
by State Prohibition officers Ut Fish
ers Rill, last Wednesday morning q
three O'Clock. In the fight before tn
capture, Shackelford and Hudson
were wounded. They were at ono.
started to Winchester Hospital
Shackelford died on the way. Ths
men were from Petersburg, Va. Thu
prohibition officers we're W. c. Hall
a. F. Smut, W. D. Dunleavy and j
A. Sullivan. They had Information
that car OF whiskey was on the way
from Baltimore and they proceeded
to the bridge, at Fishers Hill, where
they placed their car across the road
After hating the car of the bootleg
gers, MIR. Hall. Prohibition Inspector
In charge Of the officers jumped on
the running board OF the bootleggers'
Car and placed the occupants under
arrest. They ut once backed their
car and made an effort to escape by
another road.
Shooting began, both parties tax.
ing part. None of the officers were
hit. One ball passed through Mr..
Halls oyercoat. MIR. Shackelford
was shot three times through
the breast, either wound was appar-
emily mortal. Mr.. Hudson was shot
through the shoulder, the ball entered
Or passed out through the breast.
The car was seven passenger Haynes
and was loaded with 239 full quarts
Of whiskey and several bottles partly
filled.
Reports from the hospital indicate
that MIR. Hudson will recover, If there
should be no future complications.
The officers we're placed under arrest
at Woodstock. They later gave bond
10 appear Thursday at 2 P. M.
a jury OF inquest was summoned
and was taken to Winchester, Thurs
lay morning as the body of Mr..
was in that city
Hudson's statement made 10 Win
chester contradicts the report that
wo chambers of his revolver were
empty.
she stated in effect that he and
had been to Balu-
more and were on their way to Pet
,rsburg, Va, with twenty cases oil
Thiskey. He said they were stopped
at Fishers Hill by prohibition
agent, who disclosed his identity.
Shackelford, who was operating the
,ar, put the machine on low gear and
'tartec to speed up the pike. 1t was
then that the prohibition agents fred,
according to Hudson.
Hudson said he did not fire his re-
volver and had no intention OF shoot.
ng, and that Shackelford was not In
q position to shoot his revolver. Pc
'aid he did not hear or see Shackel.
ord fire q shot. Hudson claims to
aave been shot in the first round FREQ
oy the detectives.
The wounded mans revolver was
;urned over to Sheriff PaDnett and
Prosecuting Attorney Catner, and it
vas fully loaded"
In Woodstock, consi derable excite
nent was caused by the report that
,he officers had been released uncon.
iitionally, and there was much dis.
;ussion OF the affair on the streets.
The parties left for Winchester i'm
nediately after giving bond. Re
ports from Winchester, however, in-
dictate that there was more excitement
there than in Woodstock. The in.
quest was in progress as the HERALD
went to press
The Knights OF Pythias had meet
Ing at Strasburg, at which number
OF candidates we're initiated and many
attended from Woodstock and other
points In the Valley. On their return
they reached Fishers Hill, in advance
OF the whiskey car, and several OF the
Knights cars were held up by the
officers, who presented their guns.
One OF the parties promptly extended
his pocket book, thinking that they
were held up bv highwaymeu.