Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-11-22
SHERIFF. c. w. MOORE OF
NOBLE COUNTY MURDERED

| ThIs county as well as this Sec
| tion of the state was shocked Tues
day morning to learn that Sheriff
Charles W. Moore of Noble county
| had been shot and instantly killed
about 2:30 o'clock Tuesday morn
ing. He was killed when attempt
ing to arrest two men who it is al
legged were transporting LIQUOR
through Caldwell Four shots were
fired by the alleged murderers, one
of which struck the sheriff between
the eyes, causing instant death.
Two foreigners, George Sievenschuh
and Frank Ferrell, who reside at
Byesville, are being held in the No
BILE county Jail as the suspects.
These men We're arraigned Tuesday
afternoon before Mayor Hupp of
Caldwell and were bound over to
the grand jury on first degree
murder charge. Judge J. NJ Nc
Ginnis of the Noble county common
pleas court has called a special
grand jury this week to take action
in the matter.
1t is stated that the two foreign
ers were on their way to Marietta,
and late Monday night stopped in
Caldwell to inquire the way to Mar
letta by way of detour They
were in touring car. 1t is said
that both were intoxicated Two
young men, Lamont Racey and Wal
ter Johnson of Caldwell, entered an
other machine to drive with the
other car to Dudley and direct the
other two men. Arriving at the
point where the detour began, the
parties kept on the new concrete
road instead of taking the detour,
and the machine driven by the Cald-
we'll parties followed About two
miles below Dudley they found the
touring car they were following, up
side down, it having struck a con-
crete mixer. Johnson and Racey
assisted the two men in righting
their car and in so doing it is stated
they saw bottle of LIQUOR fall
from one of the mems pockets, also
saw gun. Leaving the spot they
went back to Caldwell and reported
to the sheriff what they had seen.
The sheriff at once took the neces-
sary steps to apprehend the two
men as they came back to Caldwell.
After waiting some time for them.
he retired. About 2:3O he heard
motor running near the Jail, and
thinking the car might contain the
suspects, he arose and left the
house. A few minutes later four
shots were heard, and a machine
was heard speeding away.
The body of the sheriff was found
about $50 feet from his residence.
and 1t is thought that he was ON
the running board of the car at
tempting TO arrest the men, when
he was shot. When found his hand
was on his gun, which had not been
fired, since no blank shells were
found in it. About O'Clock a. M.
a posse was started after the sus-
pected men who were caught near
Byesville, and returned to the No
bic county Jail. 1t is said that Fer
rell when grilled by an officer at
Byesville. stated that it was Steven
schuh who fired the shot which
caused the sheriff's death The
latter strenuously denies any impIi-
cation in the shooting.
Sheriff Moore was serving his
first term, and was an excellent Off
cial. He was about SIS years of
age, and besides his wife is sur
vived by three sons, Harry, Ray
mond and Paul. The first two
named were members of old Com
pany M of this place
Funeral services will be held to-
day at 1870 from the Caldwell M.
E. church, and burial will be made
at South Olive.
Roy Schafer of Caldwell was ap-
pointed Tuesday evening by the
county commissioners to serve as
sheriff.