Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-05-13
The Long Arm of the Law

In the early eighties. in the co,,-.-
around Fayetteville. Pa. near CIR
oersourg, they used to intimida,a IA
youngsters by telling them that IL ,..s
did not behave Joe Keyes wouIt ~
them. For Reyes. then a nou-.-es.
young negro % years old, was ,Le .-'
knowledged desperate OF The a.
very lawless Brownsville sect;o,
was the terror of the neighborhoo- y
his reputation was a well-earne-
Tot he was a bad customer.
One night Reyes reached the r,.---
Of lis criminal career when. in Ar-.
OF anger following a quarrel win
wife, ne beat her so badly tina, She +.,
from the wounds two days afterv.,-.
| ne late Dr. Bycrs, who cared for h.
swollen, lacerated body, was won.
say tflat II was the most abused hun
one that he mad ever seen in his ---
tessional career. Reyes, realizing --s,
me grievous wounds he had inAIl,.3
would likely have a fatal effec, a..
In two days the woman died --
W. ]. Zacharias was then dis,r...
attorney and in the Septemhnr - .-'
sion of court in 1886 he presen...,
bill of Indictment, charging x.
with murder and voluntary ma.
slaughter. The jury promptly re,rr-
ed true bill, and murder was vri,,o,
against Reyes in the county COM,
records. "''
For years there followed re7o-,.
that Reyes had returned to Brown.
vile, to visit his brother, lake K.
Then the sheriff would take roe-..
out TO the mountain section, but alu.s,..
keyes would either eScaDe or the s,o-'
OF his presence would prove IN h.
fabrication.
Recently word was again circu'7,a5
that Joe Keyes had come back tn
time the story came straight. an4 n
Edward Long, former district alton,
appeared before Judge Gillian and
process was issued for Keyes.
posse, headed by Deputy Sha-is
:. H.. Huber. and consisting of Tn,
key Horace Mayer, Police Chief BNor.
Patrolman Brady, Constables val
hlipp and Jack Hawley, of Chambers.
'ourg, and Frank G. Ritter. of Grra-.
township, went to Brownsville. Fipb,
houses were searched and no Toe u,,s
FOUND: The officers had some ey,f.ins
experiences roaming over the noun
tam. lhey encountered two citizens
or weak mind, while a woman On,
/ iapSed upon the posses visit. Final,
house. '''01
And there they found their wanted
zoe, sitting by roaring cook stoys
fulIy dressed. He was so surn-is,i
that he offered no resistance w. s .tI
! that he had come back home fva 4a,.-
ago and that he meant to have srar,
me night sitting in the chair. n, IS
sun powerful in build and is ouicL.
/ Witted,' refusing to answer anv lasG.
ing questions of the officers. On hin,
was found knife with bIada f ra
/ ihcneS long, and the handle wra-0sI
win tane TO give it better grin
Neyes was manacled and brorch,
TO Jail. He admitted that he H.
VISITED Brownsville ten years apo a7i
said that he has been living in Cirs;r-
nan, ONO: '''h"re he has made q roo4
living gathering roots and her1s
"IiSn ne sells for medicinal PURPOSES
NevHS will be held in Jail for Sen.
tSeiiho:r court and District Atto-1e,
CIin0'nFer will try 70 revive eromci
/ evidence in the case TO secure con
victiOn. " ~"'-
me Younger generation the sto-,
/ OF the capture of Keves will nor mean
:" much But to the older generation
me fact that the long arm of the LAW.
mas reached ont and plucked Toe Keva,
."irtV-iour wears after he beat his VIII
TO death will cause thrill MS WIZ