The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-03-30

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connellsyiIle Courier.

ConnellsyiIle Courier.
The brigands who terrorized Fay
cite county last week by their bold
outrages In Franklin and German
townships are still at large. The
detectives have apparently given up
the search, although it is confidently
asserted that the whereabouts OF the
gang is well known. The valoD Of
the detective sleuth hounds is com
rnensufate only to the amount of the
reward. They prudently refuse to
risk their lives in the capture Of the
robbers for the paltry sum Of 5000.
Late last week they claimed to have
located the gang at Cool Spring and
it was hourly expected that the de-
tectives would arrive in Uniontown
with the whole gang. The expecta-
tions were not realized, however, and
the Fayette county James are still
at large
Many extravagant rumors are
ahoat concerning the movements of
the desperadoes. One is that the
gang is quartered at the home of the
Sulivans at Cool Spring, where they
are barricaded as were the bandits
of old. Another Is that they are
bivouacing in the fastness of the
mountains, armed to the teeth and
momentarily expecting an onslaught
from mounted band Of detectives.
Still another, and rather more prob
able rumor is that the entire gang is
safe outside of both the county and
State. Several persons in the vicin
| ity of Hopwood and Cool Spring
claim to have seen Ramsey and Jack
Sullivan at different times since the
outrages. The latter is said to be
making his headquarters with Will
liam Turner, we'll known criminal
residing near Hopwood. 1t is no
longer thought that Ramsay 10 the
member wounded by young Grove,
who fred upon the gang when they
attacked his grandfather's house in
German township, but that Lewis is
the person. Several persons in the
vicinity of the Stewart coke works
profess to have seen man hauled
in wagon through that place on
the morning of the outrages, and it
is supposed the occupant Of the wag-
ON was Lewis and that he is con
cealed in one of the Sul)ivans' houses
at Cool Spring. Thomas Minerd,
brother-in-law of Ramsay, who re
sides at Brownfield. was visited by
Ramsay and asked to take wound
ed man into his house. Minerd re-
fused to do so because Ramsay de-
clined to give the name Of the wound
ed man. Lewis will be remembered
as the person who was filled with
lead by the Uniontown police last
spring while resisting arrest. Ram
say was seen in Connellsville last
week and is supposed to be not many
miles from here
A second hearing was given John
S. Wctner before Squire Holmes at
Uniontown on Monday. The vic
Tins who claimed they could swear
to his identity failed to appear
against him. There being no evi
dence he was discharged. On Mon
day evening Deputy Sheriff z. A.
Johns and Turnkey Marshall Dean,
of Uniontown, went to Cool Spring
and searched the house of Jack Sui
livan, where he and others of the
gang were supposed to be concealed.
Nothing was found except a large
number of empty bottles and jugs.
Sullisan's wife denied that her hus-
band was shot or sick, and said that
he had gone hunting. A report
reached Connellsville about mid
night Saturday that Ramsay Was at
his home at Percy Securing an en-
CINE and caboose, Detective Robert
f. Sheppard, Auctioneer ]. G. Nor
row and a heavily armed posse went
to Percy. Stopping the engine di-
rectly in front of the house where
Ramsay was supposed to be conceal
ed the posse jumped off and quickly
surrounded it. A thorough search
was made of four houses in success
sion but without success.
The reward offered by the County
Commissioner for the apprehension
of the bandits is not regarded as suf-
ficient. The members of the gang
are known to be desperate characters
and no officer has yet expressed a
Willingness to risk his life for 5000
in an attempt to capture them. An
efficient police officer, who has seen
tough service in many parts of the
State, thinks the reward should be
at least $4,000, 1.-TWO hundred dol
lars said he ''would not pay man
for his time even if he should get
any of them. If the Commissioners
would only raise the reward, I'll bet
you it would not be long until the
whole gang would be in jail" The
Commissioners are said to have un-
der consideration plan contemplate
ing the offering of separate reward
for the capture and conviction of the
individual members of the gang.
The residents of the section in
which the gang operated have pre-
pared themselves against further
surprises, and it would be decided
| ly unsafe for any person to make
midnight visits to any Of the farm
houses in either Franklin or Germrn
townships. J. G. Core, who was as
saulted near Vanderbilt, has recov-
cred from his shock, and says he
hopes no friends of his will ever have
to go through such an experience as
he did. Police officers say they
would not be surprised to hear Of the
gang making another raid in some
new section.
Married.
/ BREwER-TENNANT-On March II,
1889, by Rev. A. Garrison, at the
residence of Enoch Tenant Mr.