The Independent-Herald, Hinton, West Virginia
Thursday, August 21, 1919, page 3
One young man is dead and one a fugitive from justice with the penitentiary awaiting him is the result of moonshining near Rainelle, says the Greenbrier Independent.
On Tuesday night Constable J D Bailes, with Jos Myles, L T Samons and Mat Copenhaver, whom he had summoned to help raid a moonshine still being operated in the woods on the road between Rainelle and Rupert.
The still was being run by Hayes Hager and a young Bright, son of J W Bright. When the officers had slipped to a point thirty feet from the still they called on the young men to submit to arrest. Bright ran, and though pursued, made his escape and has not been captured. Hager made for a shot gun that was on some coats about six feet from the still and was in the act of reaching for it when Constable Bailes shot him, and he fell on the gun, and then rolled into the fire under the still. Death was instantaneous.
Young Hager had been employed at the Dwyer mines near Rainelle for about two years and was considered harmless, though of late had been drinking. He was not suspected by officers of being engaged in moonshining before his discovery.
At the request of the father, Judge Renick Osborne impaneled a coroners jury Wednesday afternoon and, after hearing the evidence, viewed the scene of the killing and the body the jury decided that the killing was justifiable...
Thursday, August 21, 1919, page 3
One young man is dead and one a fugitive from justice with the penitentiary awaiting him is the result of moonshining near Rainelle, says the Greenbrier Independent.
On Tuesday night Constable J D Bailes, with Jos Myles, L T Samons and Mat Copenhaver, whom he had summoned to help raid a moonshine still being operated in the woods on the road between Rainelle and Rupert.
The still was being run by Hayes Hager and a young Bright, son of J W Bright. When the officers had slipped to a point thirty feet from the still they called on the young men to submit to arrest. Bright ran, and though pursued, made his escape and has not been captured. Hager made for a shot gun that was on some coats about six feet from the still and was in the act of reaching for it when Constable Bailes shot him, and he fell on the gun, and then rolled into the fire under the still. Death was instantaneous.
Young Hager had been employed at the Dwyer mines near Rainelle for about two years and was considered harmless, though of late had been drinking. He was not suspected by officers of being engaged in moonshining before his discovery.
At the request of the father, Judge Renick Osborne impaneled a coroners jury Wednesday afternoon and, after hearing the evidence, viewed the scene of the killing and the body the jury decided that the killing was justifiable...
The Independent-Herald, Hinton, West Virginia
Thursday, August 21, 1919, page 3
One young man is dead and one a fugitive from justice with the penitentiary awaiting him is the result of moonshining near Rainelle, says the Greenbrier Independent.
On Tuesday night Constable J D Bailes, with Jos Myles, L T Samons and Mat Copenhaver, whom he had summoned to help raid a moonshine still being operated in the woods on the road between Rainelle and Rupert.
The still was being run by Hayes Hager and a young Bright, son of J W Bright. When the officers had slipped to a point thirty feet from the still they called on the young men to submit to arrest. Bright ran, and though pursued, made his escape and has not been captured. Hager made for a shot gun that was on some coats about six feet from the still and was in the act of reaching for it when Constable Bailes shot him, and he fell on the gun, and then rolled into the fire under the still. Death was instantaneous.
Young Hager had been employed at the Dwyer mines near Rainelle for about two years and was considered harmless, though of late had been drinking. He was not suspected by officers of being engaged in moonshining before his discovery.
At the request of the father, Judge Renick Osborne impaneled a coroners jury Wednesday afternoon and, after hearing the evidence, viewed the scene of the killing and the body the jury decided that the killing was justifiable...
Thursday, August 21, 1919, page 3
One young man is dead and one a fugitive from justice with the penitentiary awaiting him is the result of moonshining near Rainelle, says the Greenbrier Independent.
On Tuesday night Constable J D Bailes, with Jos Myles, L T Samons and Mat Copenhaver, whom he had summoned to help raid a moonshine still being operated in the woods on the road between Rainelle and Rupert.
The still was being run by Hayes Hager and a young Bright, son of J W Bright. When the officers had slipped to a point thirty feet from the still they called on the young men to submit to arrest. Bright ran, and though pursued, made his escape and has not been captured. Hager made for a shot gun that was on some coats about six feet from the still and was in the act of reaching for it when Constable Bailes shot him, and he fell on the gun, and then rolled into the fire under the still. Death was instantaneous.
Young Hager had been employed at the Dwyer mines near Rainelle for about two years and was considered harmless, though of late had been drinking. He was not suspected by officers of being engaged in moonshining before his discovery.
At the request of the father, Judge Renick Osborne impaneled a coroners jury Wednesday afternoon and, after hearing the evidence, viewed the scene of the killing and the body the jury decided that the killing was justifiable...
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