Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-08-29
WEST VA. OFFICERS
ENGAGE IN BATTLE
Five Outlaws Shot Down-Seven
Prisoners Seized By Patrol
ling Officers
(Ey Associated Prcss)

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Charleston, w. Va, Aug. %
News from Logan today said that
quiet prevailed in Logan county.
where four hundred deputy shcr-
ifs FLASHED last night with body
OF men supposed to be miners.
The number Of persons wound
ed i'll the fight is placed at from
four to fourteen, but no detailed
report Of the incident is available
here
| State Police Headquarters.
Ethel, W. Va, Aug. 29-Five
men fell in III encounter early
| Sunday morning between al
armed band and state troopers on
Beach creek, Logan county. near
the Boone-Logan line, Captain J.
X. BroCkus, commanding state
police and deputy sheriffs, report
cd. There was much shooting on
both sides, he said. Whether all
the men who fell were killed, he
! was unable to state.
lie added that alter his men
had seen those who had fallen
picked up and carried away by
their companions the state troop
ers and deputies retired. because
some Of their number were in CT
william clothes and it was difficult
! to distinguish them in the dark
ness from the men comprising
the armed band. The clash was
at close rang. according to Cap
tain Brockus' report. the men fir
ing at each other when but eight
to ten feet apart
Prior to the fight. Captain
Brockus said. eleven prisoners
/, had been taken by the patrolling
party which set out from Logan.
iostensibly toward Blair and Shar-
pies. -Four of the prisoners es-
icaped during the engagement. it
was said. and one of them is be-
J lievcd TO have been killed.
Eleven Placed Under Arrest
i Captain Brockus was at the
head of the advance guard of
troopers and deputies 1t was
This detachment. comprising IL
linen, that engaged the armed
| band. The patrol, while proceed
ing toward Sharples. Captain
Brockus reported, ran across five
men on foot All were armed
with rifles and one had Il shotgun
he said.
! 1--WE called upon these men to
disarm, which they did" the Cap
tain continued. 1--WE placed them
under arrest and proceeded down
the road. Further on we met
) two automobiles and placed six
additional armed men under ar
irest. With the eleven prisoners,
we marched Oh toward Sharples
land came upon another squad of
five armed men. Some one called
to us that we would not be allow
Jed to pass. We called upon them
! TO surrender their arms. but re-
Iceivcd in reply volley Of shots.
= Five Fell Before Voiley
"Our men returned the fire, and
in the fight five men fell to the
lground. We waited until we saw
THAT they were picked up and
carried away and then decided to
discontinue the advance for the
lprescnt 1t was very dark and
some Of our deputies were in CT
william clothes, hampering our dis
tingushing them"
| Captain Brockus could not DEF
initely state whether the five
men were killed, but intimated
that probably four were killed"
! Troopers Escape Trap
Captain Brockus said that later
reports from Sharples indicated
that the state police had played
in luck" i'll stopping where they
did.
:, "We learned from Sharples
THAT there were between 1900
and 1000 armed miners waiting
| for us to walk into trap" Cap
tain Brockus said. ''and ii we had
advanced it seems assured a very
lserious situation would have de-
ve1oped."
i All along the way. the state
police official explained, ''pot
Ishots" were being taken at the
, officers from men hidden in hous-
! les and in ambush