The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-14

and remain there until the Sheriff decides
'asSs III lie @iS fsi Ross as, to tho
them to- o. the end OF their days would always
go armed to the teeth while they themselves
Ind had n9thng bit few poor revolvers This
this affair, several stores in Fairchance were
ge-t hardware store In the county. made up
Ihis mind that any sang that ATTEMPTED to t9b
two SS e%ts IN lot sbove his store
and with one OF his hired men slept here every
nH tor lis store sad Sn saas he
,hS lad not heard . single sound during the
night hut nevertheless at least ak mon had
sixty holes through the door and had taken
no e~o THen they had enterea and Rspsd
themselves TO Martin repeating rides. Colts
ard Eniye; enough to defend fort
boring through tie door they had troken two
laid on the counter. and beside them stood a
box OF the best quality auGer bits. from which
headed by Mr., Hicks started out for the noun
tans catch TIE cooe Ss but fer all the sue
sounds q men running through tho under
| rounded the place they, found no one, Once
| they, heard q shot fired. and Mr.. Hicks re-
my Mathis" Il asst they gave S' up the p S%e
| suit iu disgust. and went home. The next
FrsR baa ss S s Issoss .dS
| rifle slung across his shoulder.
The, gang kept rather luiet for several weeks
| on a small scale again.. They robbed james
| Robinson. who keeps a farm near Mcclellan.
elects Mr. Robinson was Very litter against
them for u long time atterward. and whenever
he had an orp9.Etunity he ORGANIZED nj =, posse to
minds to show their resentment: One night
animals to "a tenss BY ,their tails. and thsn ION
sharp knife disagured the animals friehtfuily
and cut their tails Off The bellowing and
ns ind tha n9 Put
about in great pnin. Tied to the fence he
found the two tails, He received an anony-
Cooley gang alone He followed this advice Ice.
and has never been molested since. OF course
MGsn heard with
out Mr.. Robinson they chased the Cooley boys
ohers naH .nSad seaed
soul molosted him: He kept ms right hand
belt fsss{ :! aa sRe Essa
he entered. and in half an hour large crowd
| had collected. with the intention Of capturing
@ whsn he SoH
went into the house Lutte Cooley was all alone.
small .robbeiies committed during the night
and u big pursuing, party followed. The gang
Maintains and they decided to get even WITH
Milt Mccormick. the sherf's brother. who
ons YseSe o coan 90 Of tSe
| leys who has always been member OF the
gang. hut against whom there was as yet no
there for good; He woT': ed hard for e few Jays.
bait, and began to question him about the do do
ings. Of the gang. Jaeger expressed deep
pany. and after a few conversations agreed to
take Mccormick to their fayorite hiding spot
Ss spot ana
nov You wait here. Yseger wSi:psred.
Wills ,Rs.d 60 on and see whether any Of them
Silently he stole into the woods and McCor-
mick aid not see him again: But few min
hand, he found himself face to FACE with Jack
san gang Ths he lss 81 p ana sna
to O Ocs p}eId the HttsF e.
.;Put up your gun" another ons 81 them
! for he knew that he was safe. Then they pro.
s a% have is s Rs ssP %
| peared into the woods. aud Mccormick
FASTENED back to Fairchance. An hour later
he led nifty men to the spot where the Cooleys
had entrapped him. but not a trace Of them
could he lind. During the night the Cooley
| Haydentown. near tho foot Of the mountain.
and carried of all the neW Garnet and some Of
af'ernoon Jack Cooley was engaged in steal
Ing chickens from the barn OF Port Smith. one
to come. It was quite dark in the barn. and
drop" on him., and Mr.. Smith had to put put
down gun, Get out OF here now" tn"
NO, M be hanged ILL., do" Mr.. Smith an
swsT;ed IS STay y0m want want TO-"
Cooley picked up the rife. backed out of the
the coSlsY gang seho e hessa.
DasSs al s' b oG as nS S
Luckily, the building itself dld not take ire.
put the books we're S,L al vn destroyed The gang
the town. and that he would feel This act Of re.
the, warrant which he swore out for the arrest
That have pvse @
ries in his pocket. awaiting an opportunity.
village q Cook Mills In Keystone county. in
Marsh's milk house. where they quenched
their thirst: poisoned the dog that guarded
the Post ONCE. broke into that place. and stole
all the money that was in the drawer: besides
that were stored there. When the robbery was
discovered the next morning the. gang was
twenty-five miles away. secure In the noun
teins But it was noticed several weeks later
the Ramseys had "a surprising number Of new
dresses while Lutte Cooley. the cobbler. An
creased his stock largely.
A few miles below Hadentown lives an old
man named Wesley Sissler. He has vide
spread reputation for rascality. and his i'm
morality has at various times been the talk OF
the whole county.
He lives with his granddaughter. and many
an unsayory story has been told OF his doe
nestle ne relations ai For long time hs was on
and ;s.d often harborsd them when deputy shef.
Of their stolen goods for them, and they In
turn did not steal his chickens, But one night
they SURPRISED them selves and Sissler and tina