Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-23
A BAD BAND CORRALLED.
Pennsylvania Vigilantas Determined to
Capture Lawless Mountain Gang.

UNIONTOwN, Pa, March 22.-At inter
walls from o'clock to midnight last night
men on horseback, mostly alone occasion
ally in pairs, were seen to leave Uniontown
coming at random from all directions. but
all galioping away toward the mountains.
Few who saw them suspected that this
was party of viGilantes, that was secretly
organized ard which has been the only Or
ganzed expedition yet made to capture
the McClellandtcwn robbers There were
ten from Uniontown andfiye from the vicin-
ity of the late neighborhood of the band,
among them the victims from McClelland-
town, and all men Of grit and determina-
ton.
They were to have been Joined by TWEEN
ty-five or thirty men along the road and
from the vicinity Of the outlaws camp,
near Markleysburg, where the people are
greatly excited and willing 10 aid in re-
moving the bad gang from among
them. They appointed a meeting place
near the point of ASSAULT and were to as
semble quietly after midnight, and no at
tack was to have been made until day
under surveillance and they were known
to still be ensconced in the hill house yes
terday, and the movements OF the posse
We're made as quietly as possible to avoid
letting the band know of the intended as
sault. The party were all well armed
with revolyers, and i'll the portion from
here there were twelve repeating Winches-
ter rifles. The mountaineers all keep
themselves well supplied with firearms
and the whole party made body of con-
siderable strength. Should an assault fail
TO surprise tie inmates and capture them
the party propose to surround the house
and starve the gang out, shooting any one
who made his appearance with arms.
No word has reached here yet as TO their
movements, the camp being thirty miles
in the mountains from here, and 1t is sup
posed they are engaged in a game Of
starvation.
This afternoon word reached here that
they had tried to force an entrance into
the log house in which the robbers are at
bay, during which shots were exchanged
on both sides without inJuring any one.
The robbers refuse to surrender, aud are
prepared TO sell their lives as dearly as pos
sible, and to die if they cannot escape I'M
der cover of the darkness. Nine men and
three women constitute the party in the
house. among whom Lewis Sullivan and
Ramsey were recognized. The attacking
party have the house well surrounded, and
are watched from safe distance by about
l60 wondering mountaineers who
have no arms, all the armed
men in the neighborhood having
joined the posses The outlaws have an
abundance of ammunition, four Winchester
rifles and sixteen revolvers and are not
afraid to use them. The attacking party
are preferred cannon which is in the
vicinity with which to batter down the
house, but hesitate as yet TO use it until
they ascertain if they can do so legally.
The last messengers trip was for in
formation on this point.
The intelligence that the band was cor
rallied spread like wild fire here and soon
Sheriff Miller had started for the scene of
the difficulty with large posse raised
here, who expect to reach Markleysburg
about dark. The vicinity of the robbers
den is ablaZe with excitement, men hurry
ing there from all parts of the mountain,
and with a good leader they expect to
finally land the band in jail.