The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-08
PENNSYLVANIAS SAVAGES.
THE BUSH RANG ERs VINO GIVE NO
ALLEGIANCE TO Law.
MuIIen's Seven Dpnphfers-A Giant Kills His
Brother and His sister, aud IL Himself
Killed The Colony Ordered to Emigratc.

CLEvE's VALLEY, Pa. July For many
years several families have lived sRypsy sort OF
life on the range Of bills three miles east Of this
place. Although there are but four family
names the tribe numbers about hundred men,
women aud children They are called the Bush
Rangers They live in huts and caves. The land
Is all wild around them except a small space
about each cabin, where vegetables are raised.
The head OF the tribe seems to be an old man
named Mullen. He is over seventy years old. He
has seven daughters none OF them married, yet
all are mothers. There Is no such thing as
wedding ceremony known among them. They
live by thievng selling berries and herbs, and
by hunting and fishing. Besides tho Mullen
family there are the Carkers. the Maces, and the
Dazmans. They say they are Americans, and
claim Mullen as their common progeDitor. The
love OF whiskey is strong In them, but notwith-
such thing as a de ,dly ARRAY or crime. beyond
that resulting from their constitutional thieving
propensities.wasneverk known among them until
last Tuesday. Then quarrel OF two years
standing cuiminated In one Of the men murder
inl brother and a sister, and In himself being
From the testimony taken by Justice West
colt, In the village. on the 9th, seems that for
two years there had been a misunderstanding
between member OF the Carker fam,ly, known
ns "Jamsey.' and the ftmily OF joe Mace.
proceeds Of the sale Of some stolen railroad ties,
In which they had joint Interest. Several
nshts had occurred over the affair. Mace had
had a brother named Beans and n sister called
Sal, her name being Salda. Both Of these were
nearly as tall as their brother, who was six feet
four inches high. They were called tho three
giants. Beans and his sister were not on good
,eTmi with Js%sesy 9tsoSsn the That latter nss
was Increased siI months ago by Beans putting
up a cabin near Mace's where he aud Mia, and
Joe Mace and the C-rker woman took up their
abode together.
on the Fourth Of July several jugs OF whiskey
caused oonsiderable drunkenness among the
Rangerr. Jamsey Carker met Joseph Mace near
the latters cabin, and the old quarrel was
soon peans and hIs sister wete taxing part in
the fight, aud the whole colony was conereRated
about the combatants. yelling and brandishing
| the sister seized him behind. With his long
hunting knife Jamsey Carker ripped open the
side Of his brother, cut ing "A Rdsh from his hip
to his ribs. The wounded man fell back to the
ground, and was carried to his cabin dead. The
sssS Sm tebH the on uStsd strength @ of
three or four men being insufficient to break
her mold. d. asudden movement the brother
| turned half way round and buried his knife In
her bosom. Even then she with dine ulty '
torn away, and just 70 time TO escape second
thrust of the knife. The partisans OF both sides
| then Joined In the fracas. and the light was gem
ersl. Suddenly Carker staggered oack and
"Tm cut I'm killed. Somebody's stabbed
lie was supported by friends, and borne on
the ground tie was cut nearly all the way
across the abdomen, and there was deep cash
| in his groin. No one saw the fatal thrusts In
|
| young woman Mla, who. after the killing OF
Bean, Joined In the anray, had given the terrible
| cuts.
| Nothing was known OF the affair until
| the next morning. wnen a boy came in from the
| hill and reported the death Of Beans and the
| wOundinx OF the woman and Jamsey Carker.
Constable Myers. DIR. Ware. and several Others
| went to tho battle held and found the Rangers
| still In great uproar. The woman lay In old
| Mullins tent, on the ground, surrounded by
| drunken co rrades. She died soon afterwsrd.
, The dead hody ~ Beans lay In front Of q cabin
| on pile of brush. with the sun pouring full
| upon It. No trace of Carker could be found, and
| as Giles. Mullin, and Joel Dazman we're also
| missing. IL was apparent that Carker had been
| removed to u hiding place.
Near the close OF tho Investigation Giles Mul
| len appeared In the room. and created consider
| able sensation by the announcement that Carkel
| bad uied. and that his body ha been returned
| to the hill. All three Of the bodies were buried
in the mountain by order OF the Justice, and
| every member OF Mullen's tribe has received
| orders to le-ve the vicinity inside OF TWO weeks
| Several meinbers OF the gang have already
| sought other quarters.