Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-07-28
NEW VOL. 56-No. 80.
CRIMINAL STuI. AT LARGE


DOC" Peyton, the negro who 10
wanted for a brutal assault on a yornc
girl IN Nartinsburg, is still uncaurSt
though vigorous search has been m11c
Tor hm in the woods north OF Shen-
herdSio~n, The negro has been hid
ing most OF the time, il is believed in
me woods or in the corn fields on the
Andrews farm. He was seen hy Ms
MSCullouGh. who has been stayinp
with Miss Andrews. and she identsej
nm ~ his Photograph, which has been
printed and scattered through this sec
lon. Last Saturday Spencer McCul-
louIh was coming to town in an atto-
mobile, and rs he stopped his car and
got out TO open a gate he saw the
negro emerge from the bushes. Mir
mccullough had a S2.calihre rife in
the car. and he seized il and fired se,-
eral times at the man. who ran through
the woods and disappeared The State
oihcerS at MartinSburg we're notified
and they came down here Satur.aJ
evening. Watch was kept AZ the An
drews house and other places olI
night, but nothing was seen of the
man. Sunday n considerable party Of
volunteers aided the State officers in
their efforts 10 locate the fugitive.
hut no glimpse of him could be gotten
/ II was proposed 10 get big crowd and
thoroughly search the woodland and
cornhcldS in that section, but voh,n-
tcerS were not anxious 10 take Part
IN the man hunt The negro is said
/ to be armed, but il is against the law
Tor Searchcrs even in such n case 10
carry weapons, unless they are boni
cd officers, and few persons are willing
TO place themselves at such a disaJ
vantage. Officers searched the homes
OF n number OF colorcd persons in
|Shcphcrdstown. II having been report
ed that the man had been given shell
ter and food here. No sign Of him
was found.
II seems likely that the man has
been receiving food from some source.
Tor empty provision cans have been
found in the woods where he has been
hiding. and other evidences that
indicate he is being supplied. Per
sons who communicate with him will
get themselves into trouble.
A reward of 500 has been offered
for the capture Of the negro, accord
ing to posters circulated in this sec
tion, and picture Of the fellow with
his description has been given. He is
dark brown, with bushy hair. and has
been considered BY some persons 10
be Hindu. He is IT, 81 in. tall:
AZ years old; weighs l35 pounds ard
is OF medium build. He has a large
scar on his left arm. and small scars
corner OF the right eye and on left
eyebrow. The young girl who was as
saulted identified the man by his pic
turc when il was shown her. The
negro is a nomad and has had the ter
ritory between Martinsburg. Shep-
herdstown and Winchester as ID field,
in which he worked as "qu1P doc
tor with the colored peop6, doing
manual labor only when necessary.
| He has criminal record, il is al
legged, and is regarded as an exceed
ingly bad man. He is said to be a
desperate character. and il might be
advisable to shoot him on sight.
The little girl was attacked on the
morning OF July Sd as she was driving
a COW to pasture. II has been report.
cd that she had died. but this Is not
the case. She is said TO be in a Sc
rious condition. however.