James Shrewsbury

Private James Shrewsbury succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained four days earlier when he was shot in a gun battle with a gang of bootleggers near Lansing. He was taken to Oak Hill Hospital for treatment and then transferred to Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, where he succumbed to his wounds. Private Shrewsbury was a U.S. Army World War I veteran and served with the West Virginia State Police for over one year. Two of his brothers served with the Raleigh County (West Virginia) Sheriff's Office.