The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-07-25
A DEsPERADo KILLED.

Ono OF tho Notorious Cooley Gang Who
Have TerreriEed tho People on tho West
virginia and PennSylvania Border Gets
His Reward.
Ux1oNfowS, Pa, July 24.-Jack Coo
ley, one. ofthe notoriousIC Cooley gang was
shot Thursday night while attempting
to break into Thomas Golfers milk
house, near Fairchance, and died from
the wounds this morning. Jack Cooley,
in company with his brother Frank and
Jack Ramsey, were trying to effect an,
entrance into the milkhouse when the
accident occurred.
AWhen Jack forced the door open, the
gun which Mr.. Collier had placed inside
as trap for thieves was discharged,
and the lond struck Cooley in the abdo-
men. The wounded desperate was
picked up by his comrades and carried
TO his fathers home three miles away.
But little Is known of tho accident or
ofthe subsequent events at the Cooley
residence. None but the Cooley gang
and their near relatives knew that jack
had been shot. Thoy did not think the
wound was fatal, and they hoped to
conceal the fact that he had been shot
10 avoid arrest. It was for this reason
that IL was not until 9 o'clock this
morning, two hours before the outlaw
breathed his last that DR.. Holbert was
summoned. When ho arrived at the
house he found the wounded man past
all medical aid.
THE GRIEF OF THE OUTLAWS AGED FATHER.
Old man Coolev came To Fairchanco
Saturday and secured coffin. The
old man was nearly overcome with
grief, and he wept bitterly as he related
TO q few of his friends the occurrence
that led to his sons death. He related
tho story Of the accident substantially
as follows:
"The boys were away from home
Thursday night, where I did not then
know. Along about 2 o'clock Friday
morning they returned, bearing the
bleeding form OF Jack. Tho poor fellow
did not seem to roaliso that tho end was
so near. wanted to 20 for a doctor,
but he and Frank would not let me.
They said the wounds were not fatal.
nnd'to bring doctor would be 10 spread
the alarm and cause thoir arrest. l
finally agreed not to go for doctor,
and wo spent all day yesterday doing
what we could for the poor boy. Short
" before midnight Jack became uncon-
scious, and then went fox DR.. Holbert,
but when he arrived it was too lato.
Jack died about 4 o'clock this morning"
The old man then gave Franks YER
sion Of the shooting. The three boys
were trying to get into Mr.. Golfers
milkhouse. Jack opened the door and
the gun was discharged. he uttered a
eroan and foil back. The boys wore
terrified.
THOUGHT OFFICERS WE'RE LYING IN WAIT.
They thought they had fallen into tho
hands OF tho sheriff and his posse.
without waiting to return tho fire or
see who had tircd the shot, they Picked
up the wounded man aud bore him to
his homo.
Thomas Collier was seen this morn
inr. He said his milkhouse had boon
robbed several times and he determined
10 catch the thiel. He placed the gun,
which was loaded with buekshot, in the
milkhouso with the muzzle pointing
toward tho door. He tied string 10
the trigger so that whoever opened tho
door would be shot
About o'clock at night his WHO
awoke him and said tho gun had been
, discharged. He did not go down until
the morning, whom he found the ground
In front OF the milkhouse covered with