The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-11-09
FAYETTE COUNTY OUTLAWS.
They are Located Uneomfortably near
the Mon0ngalia Line.

Robber John Ramsey and three
companions whom he has picked up
somewhere are reported by gentle
man from near Rock Springs to be
located near that place, and to be
living well off the cattle, sheep, hogs
and poultry of the mountain farmers.
Rock Springs is about four miles
east of .Haydentown, and here the
four bandits have built cabin and
for the past month have been living
in comfort and security. The gen.
tleman who furnished the Standard
information of their doings has him
self suffered severely from their dep
relations. He is respectable
farmer known to prominent citizens
in Uniontown and bearing a good
reputation for truthfulness. He is
afraid to have his name used in con-
nection with the matter fearing that
the robbers would become so in
censed as to burn him out or other
wise injure him. He says the gang
have been located in their present
quarters for about a month. He
knows two of them, Ramsey and
John Mowser, who also goes by the
name of Stewart. He has known
Ramsey Is years and could not be
mistaken in him. The young out
law was at his house and talked
with him, telling him that he took
part in the McClellandtown robber-
les and was the man who was shot,
the wound being in his right arm.
Among the farmers robbed was
John Siler from whom they took a
hog one night a week or more ago.
Siler went to the cabin and found
that they had butchered and SKIM
ed the animal. He identified the
skin and they allowed him to take
it away with him. Having a small
tannery he now has it in one of his
watts transforming it into leather.
Asbury Lilly has lost number of
sheep, chickens and ducks. From
Mrs. VIM Brownfield they stole n
valuable steer, driving it off in the
night and presumably butchering it
in the woods. They visited farm
er named Reckard living near the
Virginia line and carried off the en-
tire contents of his milk house and
chicken coop in single night. One
of them giving his name as John
Wilson visited Farmer George Maust
and demanded a suit of clothes.
Being refused he waited around till
dark and then cut to pieces his bug
gy and harness and tore down his
fences to let his cattle into his corn
field. Maust procured a warrant
for his arrest and went with an of
ficer to the cabin. Three men were
there but he could not identify any
of them as the so-called Wilson and
no arrest was made.
The gentlemen who told this re-
makable story was asked why the
citizens outraged did not organize
and drive the bandits out of che
country or capture them. He said
they were too few and too much con
cerned each for himself in trying to
secure immunity by Cancellation.
He named several persons who he
said we're suspected of harboring
the robbers and furnishing them in
formation. In this connection it is
interesting and to some extent cor
roboratiye that Mr.. Ewing Roddy
believes the recent robberies of theMt
Braddock store were committed by
John Ramsey. He has been seen
about there frequently of late and is
said to be received and made well
come at number Of houses. Mr..
Roddy thinks some person in the
furnishes him with in
formation which enables him to
choose the proper time for his bur
glaries.