The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-01-17

"A dispatch from WEIGH, w. Va,
states that Wade Blackburn, I'll, Of
Wilkes county was shot and probably
fatally wounded BY State Trooper
Crit Hall while resisting arrest Al
young woman, Helen Beard, II, Of
Maiden, N. G., who was with Black
burn at the time, was arrested and
is being held in Jail pending an inves-
tigation. Al companion of the two,
said to be Talmadge Parsons, %, also
of Wilkes escaped during the shoot
ing and has not yet been apprehend-
ed.
Blackburn and Parsons were de-
clared outlaws last Monday at the
request of Sheriff O. D. Bars of
Hickory. They are charged with ban
ditry in the following crimes perpe-
trated over the weekend in Western
North Carolina:
/. The robbery Thursday night of
the Hudson depot Of the &c. & N. w.
railroad. A number of C. O. D. checks
and % caliber rifle were stolen.
2. The robbery at point Of gun Of
Charles Mics store near Granite
Falls Friday night.
8. The holdup of Marcus Moore,
North Wilkesboro taxi driver, Satur-
day. Moore was robbed of around SIS
and his taxi taken, the automobile
later being found wrecked near Gas
tonia.
A. The abduction Of Will Buff, night
policeman; Bob Ikard, a laborer, and
Dean Carpenter, at Maiden Sunday
night. Holding the three men cap
tives, two holdup men forced Ikard
to drive them in his car to Hickory.
5. The hold-up of a night watch
man at the Hafers Hosiery Mill, near
Hickory early Monday.
6. The robbery of Doe Lippard,
a Hickory taxi driver, early on the
same day. Lippard's taxi was taken
and he was robbed Of $50.
Both Blackburn and Parsons have
prison records in Wilkes county for
minor crimes. Blackburn escaped Jail
at Wilkesboro several months ago,
was recaptured, and again escaped,
this time to remain at large, although
extensive search was made for him.
When the two outlaws fled Hickory
in Lippard's taxi. Helen Beard, young
woman of Maiden, was with them.
Buff, the night Waterman at Maid.
en-, was abducted after he went to a
house where the Beard woman was
staying to investigate a disturbance
there.
He said that as he walked in, one
of two young men there drew a pistol
on him and the other disarmed him
and took between 81 and SO that he
had in his pocket.
Forcing Buff to accompany them.
the two men went to the home of Bob
Ikard, about 200 feet away, aroused
him and ordered him to get out his
automobile and take them out of
town.
AS the four men, accompanied by
the girl, started to leave the lizard
home, Dean Carpenter, 18 came along
the street and he was held up, robbed
of $6 and forced to get into the car.
.Ikard was made to drive towards
Hickory. Just before the party reach
ed there, the car ran out of gas. The
two holdup men herded their prison
ers up to the Hafers Hosiery mill,
held up the night Waterman and
robbed him of his overcoat and weap-
ons. He was forced to admit them
to the mill office and one of the ban
dts telephoned to Hickory for taxi.
When the taxi arrived, Buff took
advantage of an opportunity to run
and escape. The others were forced
into the taxi nd driven eight miles
distant when they were put out while
the bandits and the girl continued
in the car.-Wifkes News.
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