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Blood Hounds onFirebugs’ Trail■' j m .~ ILEWSS ARCHER. ONE OF “HE MOST PROMINENT YOUNG -MEN OF WIRT COUNTV ARRESTED.% TaKKSRSBURG, May l-'.-The lit-g^tSwnTof EliiaLeth. in Wirt county.gro thrown into a lit of excitement T yesterday when blood hour.'!? from T^Mo'mdsvine wore put upon the trail p^bf'.those suspected oi settins ri re to Cthd home of Thomas Hushes, which t: -wtsbtn-ued last Friday night, at which: Sme Hughes, one of the -wealthiest:men in the county, was badly burned, barely escaping with his life.The blood hounds from Mounclsviil** were taken to the scene of the firo early Sunday morning and were put-upon the trail. The first do? let loose got on a trail and followed it immediately to the hcnseof X-ewfsArcher.who Is one of the most prominent young men of the county. The second dog was released and also went to _She Archer house, as did the third.Lewis Archer was arrpsted ar.c lodged :a the Wirt county jail on -charge of setting fire to the home ci Hughes. By his arrest, the whole county was greatly surprised ted the
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The Fairmont West Virginian
Fairmont, West Virginia, US
Tue, May 15, 1906
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