Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-12-10
RAMSEY FOUND GUILTY.
The Verdict Received Very Quietly
by the Outlaw.
PLACED ON TRIAL ON ANOTHER
Charge as Soon as the Verdict
Was Announced-This Time 1t
is the Prinkey Case, the First OF
the Real Cooley Cases-The Old
Man and Members Of the Fam
ilv Tell How They Were Abus-
ed-An Alibi Set Up.

| UNIONTOwN, PA, december D.
There is nothing talked about at pres
ent but the Cooley trials, and there Is
continued curiosity to get glimpse OF
Jack Ramsey. The Cooley family are
frequently seen on the streets and at
tract considerable attention. They
chat and laugh with acqnaint&nces as
If they were in town on some holiday
instead of to be tried. The jailers who
had the girls up in jail for nearly q
month before they were baiIed out say
they were quiet and well behaved. The
same may be said OF Ida Pastorious.
She is even ouieter than the other two
were. The only time she can be
aroused is when anything is said con-
cerning Jack Ramsey. She hates him
because she thinks he showed the
white feather the morning that Frank,
/ her husband, as she claims, was shot.
She seems to consider that II Jack had
stayed by his leader things might have
been different and the tables have been
turned on the Sheriff..
Ramseys sister and sweetheart and
the Cooley girls were interested specta-
tors during the time Jack Ramsey was
on the stand during the afternoon, and
the prisoners eyes frequently came
round in their direction.
When the Court met Jack Ramsey
took the stand and was examined by
Mr.. Marshall. He came into Uniontown
the afternoon of March IL, 1889; was
drinking by himself; hired horse; was
too drunk to manage 1t and lost IL TO
the east OF the town about s o'clock.
He remained that night at Mr.. Lay
mans house. He denied being near the
house of Mr.. Keener or Of Mr. Ander-
son. He denied knowing anything OF
the secret drawer.
Cross examined by Mr.. w. G. Mexican
he simply denied everything. Mr.. Nc
Kean, knowing everything Of his old
schoolmate's doings and relations, was
able to get the witness as nearly tum-
bled up as possible, but Ramsey never
budged from the stand he had taken up.
He defied the cunningly laid traps set
for him by the prosecution, and stuck
to his story. The lisp referred to by
witnesses in the morning was noticeable
in the outlaws utterances. He spoke
in a protesting way and some OF the de-
mails had to be dragged from him. he
frequently asked, "How," and long
question had to be repeated so that he
had time to think. The story, so far as
there is a story in it, was told in a most
plausible way.
Calvin Layman, with whom Ramsey
boarded, stated that on the morning OF
March ~ the prisoner wss in bed when
he got up.
Mr.. John Layman gave corroborative
evidence OF Ramsey,being In the house
that morning.
Miss Minnie Layman, q smartly
dressed, good looking young woman,
gave evidence that Ramsey was in the
house that night.
Mrs. Kate Minor, younger sister OF
the defendant, then took the chair, and
Mr.. Hertzog ELECTED from her that her
brother John came TO her hus-
bands house on the morning Of
the 18th of March and wanted
TO have a wounded man taken In
side. but her husband would not
allow 1t. A murmur went round the
court, and it was generally conceded
that the well-bullt-up alibi had been
Knocked to the ground. An animated
conversation then took place between
the prisoner and his counsel.
Mrs. Sarah Keener was then called,
and said that in June, 1891, Mrs. Minor
came to her house and told her that on
the night of the outrage in 1890 her
brother came to the Minors house and
wanted a wounded man taken care Of;
when this was refused her husband
came into the room where she was sick
and swore 50 much that she was afraid
Of him.
Mr.. Marshall made one Of his charac-
teristic pleas in Ramsey's behalf, and
Mr.. w. c. Mexican spoke for the COM
monwealth.
When court opened again the jury
returned it's verdict, finding Ramsey
guilty as indicted. Ramsey, David and
Martin received the verdict quietly and
all assumed an air Of listlessness after
the leader had learned his fate. This
was the first OF the nine charges against
Ramsey, and it is evident that an alibi
will be the defense in most OF the cases.
The attack on Prlnkey's house was
the charge proceeded with this morn
ing and in the case Of Ramsey and Mar
tin the defense will be an alibi accord
ing to the confession Of David Whist, a
witness Of Tuesday, Owing to the
prejudice expressed there was the usual
tedious questioning before a jury was
secured. The jury was composed OF
men who had already served on others
of these cases. Martin was represented
by r. P. Kennedy, who has returned
here. This is the first real Cooley"
case.
Mr.. w. c. McKean addressed the
Jury for the commonwealth. In dram
attic language he told the story of the
outrage. Last September David was
already convicted out Of his own
mouth. They would prove that Ram
sew was there. When arrested by the
Sheriff he was wearing an overcoat be-
longing to MIR. Prinkey. The night Of
the robbery one of the robbers was
wearing q peculiar watch chain and
charm and these were seen by Mrs.
Prinkey and her daughter on RAM
sey In Jail after his arrest. As Mr.. Nc
Kean told OF the shooting Of Frank
Cooley by Prinkey, Of the doctor at
tending the outlaw In the woods the
next morning, and how, when Frank
was under the surgeons knife, Il was
LACY Ramsey that held bis hand, the
prisoher leaned forward and hid his
face 49,