Show DETECTIVES HURL BOMBSINTO CI Five Italian Robbers and Murderers Slain in West Virginia Mountains WILLIAMSON "W Va. Aug 1 The I pursuit of the f ve bandits who last FtM day killed Joseph Shaler paymaster of I the Glen Alum Fuel company and his two companions and stole the company payroll of $8000 ended today when the mounta n cave into which the desperadoes had retreated was dynamited and the men killed The deaths of the bandits brought the fatalities to e even Pursued by a posse of armed detect! es and deputy sheriffs the desperadoes fled to the mounta ns Friday night. In tat tie last n ght Dete live Burre 1 was killed and Deputy Sheriffs Bdwa d Mounts and Jacob Groves were wounded probably fa ta y The (band ts then retreated to a cave In the mountain five ml es from War Eagle and during last n ght and early today he d the posse at bay De tectlves Landon Tiller and Squire Be cher were kll ed during the night attack. It being impracticable to attack open ly the attacking force today began throw ing dynamite bombs against the moun tain side and f nally a heavily charged missile was hurled Into the cave where it exploded The rifle f re of the ban dlts then ceased The posse entered the cave and found f ve mut lated bod es The valise wh ch had contained the com pany s payro 1 "was found In the cave. Five hundred dol ars of the $3000 was m ssing The bandits were recognized as Italian-miners Italian-miners who had been discharged from the employ of the G en Alum FUel company It was lmpossib e tonight to learn the r names. |