The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-01
BANDITS ATTACK
COUPLE IN HOM
AT WORTH|NGT0N.
Mre. Clarence McVey Believed
Fatally Wounded in
Hospital Here
HUI S BAND CRITICAL
Posse and BIoodInounds Fol-
low Robbers But Lose Trail
Near Carolina.

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Two masked robbers entere6 the.
o. McVey of near Worthing gton
and emptied twenty shots ron
their revolvers into the bodies OF
their intended victims and the bed
in which they were sleeping at 3
o'clock this morning. Eleven OF
the bullets pierced the body of MIS-
McVey while four Of them h1t$ Nr.
McVey. III iSSl
Mr.. sMcVey, who was a captain #
in the army in the recent war did
not lose his courage when attack
ed but pulled his gun from under
his pillow and emptied its contents
into the doorway occupied Eby3thes
two robbers. When the robbers
started to flee, he jumped fromSh1
bed and seized a shot gun from be-
hind a door and followed the men
to the front part of the house.&ftoldTs
ing the schot gun in one hand his
left being shattered by a bullet
he took shot at heGrobberssas a as 8
they were leaving the front door
and dropped one of them: Fnss5
robbers comrade returned and
picked up the wounded man and
carried him away before MI. Mc-s
Vey could reload his shot gun.
Sheriff James D. Charlton and a.
squad of deputies, several members
of the State Police force located&a
Haywood and other county oft1cers,S
aided by posse of men from the
worthington section, are searching
every inch of territory In and
around the scene of the Shooting.
At 1 O'Clock this afternon the Off
GERS had not met with any success
but were joined by Prosecuting At
! torney Frank R. Amos, who, after
conferring with the injured persona
at Cook Hospital, went to the scenes
| of the search. 1t is thought that he
has information which may lead to
an arrest later in the afternoon.
The crime was committed at 8 s.
j o'clock this morning. AS a$clock8
| in the dining room was striking
| the hour Mrs. McVey was awaken
| ed by having flash Light thrown
into her face. She saw two mem
| standing in the door Of herSb bed
room with white masks over their
their hands. She nudged her hus-s
| band, who, when he awokc, grab
| bed revolver from under his
| pillow. Before he could fire, how
/ ever, both of the robbers had
| started firing their guns. One of
| the first shots struck McVeyzin the
| chest inflicting wound which
may prove fatal. An instant31ater
! one hit his left forearm, shatter1ngs
i the bone. The next one tore away
d part of his thumb, and theSlasts
bullet struck him on the nose.
( In the meantime his wife who
was occupying the side of the8bedS
| nearest the robbers, had been hit
by eleven or twelve bullets from
the robbers guns She has saGbadt
wound in the breast made by one,
or more bullet wound. This
wound win probably prove sfatal.. "a
] other wounds are in her hips and
| arms. -iz-s
Pursues Bandits
With his left arm dangling by
| his side, a bullet wound through
| his chest, a part of his thumb
blown away and blood streaming
! down his face from the wound5ont
his nose, McVey crawled ont he
bed Just as soon as the bandits
| had emptied theirsguns, seized gas
shot gun from behind a doorin
the room and started in nfpursu1tsofa
the men. They were just sleay1nEs
the front door of the storeaWnen
he came in sight OF them and he
I
the other pulled his gun, he
had reloaded, and opened FIRE on
Mcvey again. McVey retreated
back into a room to reload his
shotgun, and while doing this the
| uninjured. robber gathered up his
] partner and when McVey was
ready to fire again they had dis
appeared in the darkness.
He returned to his room to md
his wife in great pain and growing
weak from the loss of blood swhich
was pouring from a dozen wounds.
He called a 16-year-old Polish sir s1srs.
who was domestic in the house.
to come and take care of Mrs. IA dcse
vey. The girl had been too. scared
to enter the room until his time
as some of the bullets had pierced
the walls of her room.
McVey then went to call q ptlss-
sician for his wife and to notify
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