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Show BETHANY COLLEGE PRESIDENT IS SHOT Heavy Overcoat Probably Saves the Life of Eev Thomas E. Cramblet, Noted Educator BETHANY W Ta, Dec 11 Pev Thomas E Cramblet o2 years of age. president of Bethany college was shot and seriously wounded by Howard Woods on the college campus late to dav Standing behind a tree Woods accord ng to evewitnesses fired the contents of a double barreled shotgun at D Cramblet Woods was arrested and placed in the Wellsburg jail charged with shooting w th ntent to k 11 The shooting is said to have fol lowed a 1 sputo over work done by Woods Dr ramblet was walking in the col lege grounds when the d scharge from the first barrel struck him in the face and ne k He started to run but fell unconsc ous when the d scharga of the econd ba el entered h s back A hea v overcoat probablv saved Dr Cramb et s life One s de of his fee s la r ated be erel b t the pellets have been remo ed Professor B Ta lor v ce p e dent ot the college late tonight sa d Dr ffcmbli"t s recover was certa n Dr Cramblet has been tie head of Bethanv ollege the first college of the Christ an (D sc pies of Christ) fa th s nee 19(11 |