South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-07-28
THE OUTLAW. RAINS.

ton of the killing OF a. M. Rains. who
murdered the Deputy Sheriff Of Jack.
son county. For several months the
OUTLAW had6ccn running about Nicho-
las county to the terror OF farmers and
stock raiscrs and on the 20th OF June
IAN expedition under deputy sheriff
Ruthern, accompanied by j. +. Morgan
n nephew Of the murdered man. A. +.
RAIDER our Circait Court Clerk. J. ID.
Anderson our prosecuting Attorney,
Charles hcClung and NJ. s. Graves
started for tho neighborhood Of Rains
quarters. BY travelling the roads only
at night and swearing to secrecy the
few with whom they came in contact.
they reached Solomon Taylor's without
giving any alarm. Hearing that Rains,
accompanied by his brother Robert and
young man named Lowe. had left the
day before in the direction OF Cramber.
ry river. they followed in pursuit. They
remained in the neighborhood until
Saturday the 10Th. when they ascertain.
ed that Rains ami party were camped
near the county line at the Hunter
place watching the licks, hunting, &C.
After finding gritty woodsman, q Mr..
England, who was well acquainted with
the surroundings, the party which had
now been increased I'd some eleven or
twelve men. divided, half being sent to
cross roads in tho direction il was a.
greed Rains would most likely take,
IL he escaped, and the other half guild.
ed by England, continuously drew near
his camp while the other simultaneously
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camp but Lowe, Rains and his brother
Robert being at the lick. which was but
q short distance away. Raider propose
accompanying him to the lick as lie dc.
sired to watch it. They started leav.
ing England, and "a they approached
the lick they saw Rains and his brother
driving cattle. They lodged into the
brush when thoy saw RAIDER. but were
immediately recalled by Lowe who in.
formed them that ne hail there man
who wanted to watch the lick Tn.
Rains brothers then returned, and see.
ing the fine double barreled shot gun in
RAIDERS hands Robert Rains remarked
that that he had fine gun FOR watching
ticks. 1t was then near shutdown and
Andrew NJ Rains said it was about
time for n deer and they had better
get mp into the trec--the place from
which the lick was watched being
large water birch with pins drove in
large anger holes in its sides, and q rail
pen five feet high at its roots served rs
a ladder. The tllree-Rader AMI the
two Rains. assembled to the height OF
about thirty or thirty.tive. feet to the
forks. where they seated themselves on
different limbs. Racer being be low the
other two. \. NJ Rains then remarked
70 RAIDER: Stranger. I'm little shy.
killed man in Jackson by the name of
Morgan, and don't caro- d--n who
knows it. They have tried TO take rae
and shot at R,c, and tell yoa this Chat
You may know what kind OF place
you arc in, for if there is n crowd with
you to tatc me, | will kill you suro rs
b.
Now 1t hail been the arrangement
with Soutl,ron ana his party that RAIDER
should remain az the Incl, with he
Rains until they returned 10 camp tl,al
he should Ieturn with them and then
The other me Ebers Of tho party, who
were 20 retain their covert positions
around the camp, should cons ont and
arrest Rains. RAIDER had not been
long gone, however. before his compan.
ions hegan to think seriously of his sit.
uation, and fearing Rains would gus
pect AMI kill him in the night deter.
mined 20 effect his arrest at once. They
set out FOR the lick and
meeting Lowe returning to camp arrest.
cd and placed him under guard with
directions TO prevent his raising the
alarm. They then pushed rapidly but
stealtbiiy mp near thctree ant. summon
CT Rains to surrender, 1T which he
sprapg TO his feet cooking his rifle and
started down tie tree. RAIDER nj this
time taking Rains Ivy the arms as he
passed below. requested him not to 90
down that he would surely he killed if
he did, and repeated it several times
Rains made no reply but turning TO his
brother i'm n tone OF fierce command
sa q, Bob shoot chat follow or God DIN
you Ill shoot yon tho moment | hit the
ground -. ~ the deep base voice re.
verberated along the gorges of the noun
tains and died away in the far Off forest
RAIDER glanced ut Bob Rains long
enough to see that he was trying 10 dis.
engage his revolver which seemed TO be
fast in the scabbard. lie then returned
his attention to A. NJ. Rains in time To
look down into the muzzlc Of his large
bored mountain rife and hear IL snap.
Fortunately it missed iirc. At this time
Rains foot slipped aad lac got his gun
slightly out of position, bat quickly re-.
covering himself was attempting tie
second time to shoot RAIDER. II was al
this critical juncture that Deputy Shef.
iii Southron. taking in the situation.
commanded his party 10 Gro AMI An.
drew NJ. Rains was instantly killed,
falling n distance Of abou. ten feet to
the ground breaking the stock Of his
heavy rife or ut the breech- pin.--i'a.
d'efoo Ners Jdy n.
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