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IFORGER THIEFREAL “BAD” MANWord was received lier© last evening by the local police that, W. !!Griffith, who was arested here foiforgery in West Virginia,, had brokcn jail and had fatally shot an officerwho attempted toar.est him. It will j be remembered that lt;1 rllfltli drove a | machine Into Athens last week, left it at a garage and disappeared. Later word came that he had forged cheeks ■ using the name of a Wirt county (W. Va i man and had bought the machine at Cairo, Officer Herb Parker arrest f eil Griffith ii »re late last week, when * he returned for the machine. Parker took no chances with the West Virginian, seizing him and handcuffinghim in short order. He was found ilt; be carrying a heavy colt revolver oi the most approved feudist type Griffith was taken hack to Cairo and placed in Jail! He broke Jail Satur day morning and was next reported in Wirt count v near Ids home, .lof!lt;IGoff, of Burning Springs, was depuI tized to arrest Griffith and Sunday, night went to his home to arrcrstihim, Griffith shot Goff with a iii calibre revolver, the bullet passing| through both of Ids lungs. It is be lieved that the wound will prove fatal Griffith escaped to the lolls and posses are In pursuit.ii
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Athens Daily Messenger
Athens, Ohio, US
Tue, Mar 30, 1915
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