Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-08-29
WEST VA. OFFICERS
ENGAGE IN BATTLE
Five Outlaws Shot Down-Seyen
Prisoners Seized By Patrol
ling Officers
CBy Associated Press3

CBy Associated Press,
! Charleston, w. Va, Aug. 29--
| News from Logan today said that
| quiet prevailed IN Logan county,
where four hundred deputy sher-
ifs clashed last night with body
OF men supposed to be miners.
The number OF persons wound
ed in 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 all encounter early
Sunday morning between an
armed band and state troopers on
Beach creek. Logan county. near
! the Boone-Logan line, Captain J.
X. Brockus, commanding state
police and deputy sherilfS. report
cd. There was much shooting on
both s:des. he said. Whether all
! the men who fell were killed, he
was unable to state.
He added that after his men
had seen those who had fallen
picked up and carried away b.
their companions the state troop
crs and deputies retired. because
some OF their number were in ci-
william clothes and it was difficult
to distinguish them in the dark
I'll
1.-THE armed band. The clash was
at close range, according to Cap
itain BrOC&llS' report. the men fir
ing at each other when but eight
to ten feet apart
Prior to the fight. Captain
Brocbus said eleven prisoners
had been taken by the patrolling
party which set out from Logan.
ostensibly toward Blair and Shar-
pies. Four OF the prisoners es-
capped during the engagement. it
was said, and one of them is be-
lieved to have been killed.
Eleven Placed Under Arrest
i Captain Brocllus was at the
head of the advance guard of
troopers and deputies 1t was
Ithis detachment. comprising II
men, that engaged the armed
band. The patrol, while proceed
ing toward Sharples, Captain
Brockus reported, ran across FIVE
men OH foot. All were armed
with rifles and one had 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
rest. With the eleven prisoners
we marched on toward Sharpfes
: and came upon another squad OF
/ five armed men. Some one called
to us that we would not be allow
, ed to pass. We called upon them
: to surrender their arms, but re-
Ceived III reply a voliey of shots.
Five Fell Before VoIley
I
in the fight five men fell to the
: ground. We waited until we saw
that they were picked up and
carried away and then decided to
discontinue the advance for the
present. it was very dark and
some Of our deputies were i'll ci
william clothes. hanpering our dis
tinguishing 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
A !reports from Sharples indicated
that the state police had played
I in luck" in stopping where they
| did.
:, I'VE learned from Sharples
that there were between 1,5OO
1 and 1000 armed miners waiting
z for us to walk into trap" Cap
j tain Brockus. said, 'and if we had
advanced it seems assured very
serious situation would have de-
veloped."
Q All along the way, the state
official explained, pot
shots" were being taken at the
!, officers from men hidden in hous-
es and in ambush.
: ton on the floor.