Wayne County. WV
Crime News Stories
September 26, 1887
The Wheeling Daily Register - submitted by: C. Horton
Murderers Escape
Three Wayne County Criminals Break Out of Jail
Parkersburg, W. VA
Wednesday night, as Turnkey FERGUSON, at the Wayne County jail went to lock up the prisoners, three brothers named
BRENNERS, under indixtment for murder, attacked him. The first one knocked him down. When he attempted to get up
he was felled with a bed slat by the second. This stuned him so that before he recovered the BRENNERS, Wilburn
POSE and Dick DICKERSON made their escape. Recovering consciousness, FERGUSON started after them firing, struck
DICKERSON in the back, badly wounding him. A reward of $250. each has been offered for their capture.
December 8, 1888
The Wheeling Daily Register - submitted by: C. Horton
Walter FERGUSON, who sometime ago shot Deputy Sheriff Sinn ROBERTS of Wayne
County House, W.VA., was yesterday aressted in Louisa (KY) on a requisition from the Governor and taken back to
Wayne County.
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