The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-28
B; & D. OFFICER
SHOT BY BANDIT
At CLAYSV|LLE
VICTIM BROUGHT TO
WHEELING HOSPITAL
Desperadoes Make Their Es-
Wounded May
Not Recover.

Ross Goshror. aged cS years. 81 63l
Robinson street. Pittsburgh. is In the
Ohio Valley General hospital in Crtt-
ca, condition. With four bullets IN his
oody. with little hope entertained for
his recovery. as the result OF gun bat
tie near ClaysV!i.e. Pa. at | O'CLOCK thlS
morning between four Baltimore & Ohio
railroad detectives and bandit look
cat who made his escape.
The shooting occurred while the train
was IN motion. n" detectives walking
aloag the tvN @: the train looking FOR
train riders who are suspected OF hav-
Ing been committing robberieS on the
same train fo- near.y two months.
The shooting early this morning Is he
Weved 10 be the final chapter in long
series OF rohber!es on freight train No.
" that arrives here shortly after
u N.
The police Of the railroad have been
watching the train carefully. inspecting
seals on every car al every stop But
nevertheless, several cars have been en-
tered each morning for the past two
weeks. with the exception OF one trip.
Bathing Case
The case has batAed tho police de-
I,
many as a dozen extra men on the train
on the regular trip. IN an EFFORT to cap
ture the thieves or thief.
Goshron. with Lieut.. {. X. Gross. and
Roundsmen Hicks and Pugh eft Pitts
burgh on the regular run last night
concealed bout the train. They had In
spccted the train carefully a; every
stop. and no trace OF anyone had been
discovered unit! after passing through
Clsysviile.
At 2 O'Clock this morning.'attaches at
tho Ohio Valley General hospital stated
the man was still on the operating table
In . very critical condition.
pstsctivSs Story
b. & o. Detective C. H. Gross. OF
Pittsburgh. who was one Of a quartet
OF railroad officers ASST Aed 10 ride
sreLsh; train No. O. TO Wheeling last
n!gh: N ;ha effort 70 capture train rob-
Ders who have been thieving on that
tram every night for week or ten
days. related the story OF the shooting
Of his fellow officer 10 an lntelligencer
reporter IN Hottmann's restaurant earl
this morning.
F'aur railroad. policemen. he sa.& were
assigned to tho trip, taking s.ri. -.
luc Train cAICIAhAHB AVA va ~ - 40
each way from the positions they took
on the train. Goshron. he sa!a. was
guarding tho second section Of tho train
from the engine.
Goshron. Detective Gross said, was
stationed on a car when. near ClaysvIlle
he sp!ed two men letting themselves
over tho s.ds OF another car toward the
caboose In an effort 10 get TO a pos
.;ton where he could follow The action
oc the trainr!ders. Goshren let himself
iHco a gondoia. IN which We're stacked
Plies Of mine ties. Reaching the end OF
the gondola. Gross said. Goshren en-
Countered n lookout" who fired a. the
detective through the pocket oc his
overcoa, Wounded twice. and with one
bail N hts abdomen. Gross SAID. Gosh
rem engaged n struggle with the
lookout" finally succeeding IN picking
I'D the man who shot him and throwing
him bodily from the gondo.a 10 the
ground alongside the track.
The two men who Gross saw trying
. enter a box car. Detective Gross said.
are supposed 20 have ,eaped from the
train 20 rescue their lookout" pe;ec-
,.ves Hicks and Pugh left the train
a, orca 20 hunt to- the lookout" and
Detective Gross hrouGh, his wounded
fellow officer on - Wh2ei.nS and had
hin, taken 70 the OHIO Na"ey Genera.
hospital.