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- MISTAKE IN IDENTiTVYVIJf Report That W. H Griffith Murd-- *cred Thompson Connoted With Other Crimes.*' ‘ After eight days of eluding the ,’pursuit of a posse of fifty to two hundred men, VV. 11. Grifluh, aiits S. F. Rose, is still at large, and today is said to be in a wild vetion of Roane county a few rnilf.s from .Spencer, from which ; ace the nos.se 'started on the search again early this morning. At 9 o'clock. t'« a» morning no trace had l.»on found of the i gi-tive, though he had * ■ n dose It'ftrailed all «1 a ' yestt rdaylie has nevor los: y hi da• -ing, and a number of i.eo.s in t !i.*1i chase has shouted hi.-? deliane* at hapursuers, declaring ti a In \ ild kill anvone who irien to d p him.The effort is br ing t ...n- m *• -ptur»him alive, though shots have j.lt; nfired at him and have \lt;en rcturm i a number of times.A report from i'arto ‘ mg * »I hat S. F. 1 1 ' ‘So, tip* i • * : ; gr j W !. t ithe murd* r **f Chiet *■■' i’oliee Th*rlt;,son of Gassaway, ;lt; !y i- W 11.Griffith, charged with t m murm.t *•’Sdocial ('**nstab:*- « • ■ t at lt;'* •few weeks ago. The F. rk«-rs *utNews of Frida; morning c »* ti’* following account of tm cha ,v '•■rthe alleged desperado:. .“Although shot in the neck oy JoeBoice, at Lough. Calhoun e *n ty,Wednesday, and cl,.,--. iy pr*- G a.fith kept oil go:: g. • r* n -anyone molest ing his prog i os- 1shots were iired at ! rdhih JL-.m.g p.He is armed with t w * * e;iosu-*t:c pistols, it is said, t • same v. ••.-p..:,~e had in his possession u hlt; n ■reston on the nigi lt;i no* .hen he fatally shotStole £• llorso.“It is charged thlt; fagitiv* stole aor st* in Gilmer lt;■urr; vhe •. *■• .;im to make hi- rack n,*»rlt;:uickly than by foot. Griffith lost his in the path of the pos.-« which11 be used as a men' - lt;• alenti: mg c fugitlv* . In ' • *• ' *• ' • t\\« ntpn of G - ’! ■ : • • ■ U 'it'with all nianm-j Ik I t *9 m-AU (i1he rci w;R ♦ * ■w e ITi^ / 11 * | * * pm * / -• • * r\! i T I lt;1i ^ “Orifli'I'i - r- iknowii. + ■ t •name of i . ^ itose sine* h« ip.; aGassawav v. her* .!*• had tried i«..» : • cure 111h cash lt;u i «• img' d :$500 ’vv i t Ii \ I * * s * ; I .;?!■:*■ * ‘i 11» -1 4it. lt;arrest Griffith Knds\ lust, Ur GuMtioccurr€cl. filt; 1 is a mi reliantCalhoun eon :ty.“A (h».wse iinim diuu iy et * ut 11«G a ssawa y I lt;-i: : m . tk*. ft; ■' re- s. ;; omcame ift rhe *11r*’*,*• ie-n * ■ * *uua icounty. Saturday nieli* tv- h lt;-n *the i!f*pC! lt;*t tin* lt;'«•lt;*! *V ' • k* I'-iill' HiUat (iilm* r ht.it ua, a irt ? !lt;■'• t u. ■of clothes awl hum u ; - • *• * •find iti the fr« icht hl'Us* * A s S'dji) a r Thlt;* lac s vvu-re 1- urn* *a po8se from that nity *1 iis trait* hut i lt;r- uu-p* ciirn: Th t . h-l*orse thief vra .k*‘ rnru war-.P-d t rthe murder at hkssa wa) As mn a* iContinued on I’anp )
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Charleston Mail
Charleston, West Virginia, US
Sat, May 08, 1915
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