The New York herald., 1876-07-08
A TRIPLE HOMICIDE.
Two Brothers and a Sister Kill One
Another in a Drunken Fray.
Independence Day Among Penn
sylvania Bush Rangers.
DEATH OF THE THREE CARRIERS.
CLxvg's VALLEY, Pa, July Q, 1870

CLEvE's VALLEY, Pa, July Q, 1874
Scattered along spur OF the Blue Ridge, from
this place. known as the Skenahwah Hills several
huts occupied by tribe Of ''Bush Rangers" number
ing about 100 They belong TO the lowest order Of
human beings and live like wild beasts than
In the summer the women and children pedde berries
about the adjacent country while the steal hoop
poles and railroad ties from the land surrounding them
In the winter they live by thevery and hunting and
trapping They dwell together promiscuously, having
but Tour family names--the Carkers Mullins, Dozmans
and Macesand have long been the pests Of the neigh
borhood, though till now deeds OF murderous VIC.
lcncc have been charged against them
Early the morning OF the 9th OF July half ed
boy from ibe hill into this village with the report
that there was big fight the hi and that Jamsey
Carker had killed Beans Carker and stabbed Sal
Carkcr, and had himself been stabbed by some one In
the fight "Jamsey" Carker the acknowledged
champion OF the tribe, and Beans" Carker was his
reputed brother, 'sa' his sister, They
all three almost giants IN size strength. On the
night OF the Sd the had been in the village
procured two gallons OF whiskey.
On receipt of the above a number Of men, with
officer, started for the hill. and found the cabin of
old Mulln surrounded and filed with a promiscuous
crowd every member of which was yelling, swearing,
scream ng cry ing, and all were gescu!atng wildly.
Sal Carker was found lying on the ground in the cabin
with fearful cash in her LETT breast from which the
blood still flowing. Dr. Ware at once pronounced
her wound fatal
DEATH A GIANTEss.
The conscious and although weak,
asked the Doctor savagely:-
Have they killed Jamsey Carker yet, damn his
soul?n
Some drunken friend o.Jamsey's replied -
mo, they amt by God, and they won't while I'm
hcre.'
The woman attempted to spring from her position
the grosnd. The blood gushed from her side as she
partly and she Tell back, gasped three
A BROTHERS. DEATH CUT
On pile Of bushes near the Carker cabin lay Beans
Carker, the murdered man. He was cut from his hip
10 his lower RIB on the left sde and had stab in his
right breast II was evident from the nature OF his
wounds that they had been almost instantly fatal
II was apparent that the sentiment of the rangers
was largely IN favor OF Jamscy, the murderer, and
wild inquiries made Tor the that had stabbed
him. one drunken savage swung a knife about his
head, and shouted 'I'l put this in the heart of the
man that hurt Jansey Carker''
Jensey Carker could not be found nor would any
one give information OF his whereabouts or OF tho
origin OF the disturbance.
THE FIGHT.
Old Mullins and several others were secured and an
examination before Justice OF the Peace held III
the evening. which showed that for years there
had been icud between Janscy Carkef the family
Of Joseph Mace, which consisted of his daughter a
young woman known Mila and John Mace her
brother. The quarrel originated III the disposition of
the proceeds OF lot Of stolen hooppoes, Mace claim
ing that Carker had cheated him out OF his share.
Numerous fights had occurred the matter, In one
OF which Carker badly punished by the three
Maces Six months ago Beams Carker went 10 living
with Mila and subsequently, he and John Mace put
up hut and Joined by Sail Carker, or "Big SAL
as she called.
On the 4th of July, toward evening. nearly everv
and woman the hill being more or less crazed
with iquor, Jamsey Carker old Joe Mace and a
fight followed Beans aud Sal Carker joined the
fray behalf OF Mace This the signal for others
to take sides with Jamsey The first person stabbed
Beans, who had grappled with his brother. The
latter
OPEN
with long hunting knife and then slashed him with
II In the breast and threw him from him. Beans was
picked up dead and carried away by John Mace sal
Carker had seized Jamscy around the neck from be.
hind and although three or four grasped her and
tried pull her away she held tightly and was chok
ing him badly, when he turned half around, and rails
ing his knie
BURIED BREAST
She held on with bulldog tenacity but torn away
before she received another cut IRON the knife that
away the crowd closed about Jamsey, some shouting
'kill him kill him !" but the majority lighting for
him. While the struggle was gong on Carker threw
up his hand aud staggering back, exclaimed 'I'm cut.
Pm killed! somebody's stabbed me!' The crowd
opened and he borne home. He cut in the alb
domcn ana groln Amer being taken his hut no was
on the approach OF the party from the village carried
to deep mile distant the HILL where he SUBJ
sequently died. his body being brought back his hut
VIII le the examination progress. Opinion was
divided as to who Inflicted the fatal wounds upon hm
some believing they were the work OF his sister Sal,
while others credited them Joe Mace but no reliable
evidence could be procured the point Eight others
OF the tribe were more or less seriously injured in the
fight
The desperate fray and its trply fatal couseqnenccs
WILL 1t is becveu here, lead at once to the enforced
Legal steps will at be taken with that object