The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-12-12
THE OUTLAW onIEF

Convicted IN Two cases ana tlleS MONO
Contendoro Ploa-A Long Sentence
Ahead.
UMoNrowY, Pa, Dec. lion the re-
sumption OF the court yesterday
morning there was not SO much
interest in the trial as heretofore. The
Dis case, begun last night, was set
aside for time, and Thomas Marshall
began to address the jury on behalf OF
the prisoner. He tried to show that
the Identification Of Ramsey was incom-
plete. Mr.. Marshall attacked the news
papers, saying they were even more
lying than clothing store advertise
ments.
For the commonwealth, Mr.. Lindsay
held that the watches OF David and
Ramsey had been exchanged for pur-
poses OF mystifcation. Much was made
by counsel of the neck movement and
the light step of Ramsey-"the step ac-
quired while for three years a hunted
beast in the mountains, starting ut
every sound, seeing an officer in every
BUSH" At this outburst Ramsey smiled
CONTEMPORARY. Ramsey, he said, and
Cooley was a case of "Mary and her
little lamb" lie was reputed leader
OF the gang The evidence trying to
prove an abb was torn to shreds.
TWO OUTLAWS WHO Dos'r EXIST.
As for Sam Jones and Montana Pete,
these personages were Pigments OF the
Imagination. These wohad been allied
with tho gang for years, but nobody had
ever seen them. The fact was, these
marauders took these names when on
their expeditions, and Jack Ramsey, in
the dock, was Montana Pete when he
had gun on his shoulder in the hills.
This seemed to surprise the outlaw,
for he raised his eyebrows with amaze
ment, and his face gradually broke into
q smile.
Judge Ewing, in his instruction to
the jury, pointed out that no explana-
ton had been given OF the disappear
ance OF Sam Jones and Montana Pete
between Prinkey's house and the place
where the doctor attended Frank
Cooley, nor Of the appearance of Brint
Frey on the scene, while all the men
seen there by DR.. Gribble made up the
number sworn to by the Prinkeys. The
Jury then retired. 'co7t&oG iIt
The next case was that OF Justus
Dis. E. II. Reppert addressed the jury
on behalf of Justis Dis, boy. On
September ~ this boy had been sent for
two oxen. As he was returning through
briar patch big man took him by the
shoulder. A short distance away were
two other men. One OF them laid
down his gun and went through his
pockets. He took a cent, knife and
other boyish trinkets. They laid him
down, pinched and chokedhim. Jack
Ramsey was the one that had him down.
He knew him by the scar. Frank
Cooley he knew when he,saw his pict-
ure in the papers. He recognized Ram
sey in the Jail without hesitation.
RAMSEY IS FOUND GUILTY TWICE.
About II 80 the jury in the Prinkey
case returned. Their verdict was that
Martin was not guilty and Ramsey was
guilty.
The Oils case was then continued
Cross-examined, the boy was the most
decided witness that Mr.. Marshall had
yet tackled. The prisoner denied every.
thing, saying he was in Somerset
county at the time and that he wore
full beard.
The jury retired, and in less than
half an hour from the start of the case
Ramsey was again found guilty. Two
in one day seemed to overwhelm him
and he got into an excited discussion
with Prosecutor Mexican about mis-.
taken identity. Court then adjourned.
On the advice OF his counsel. Jack
Ramsey has entered a plea OF nolle con.
tendere, so that the rest of the cases
against him will not be tried. The
commonwealth acqutegced, as sufficient
has been proved to send him to prison
for forty years.
Another charge has been sworn
against Ramsey and Martin by Prinkey.
This is with the object OF catching
Martin, who was acquitted on tho last
Prinkey charge over a point OF law.
Nollo contendere practically means
guilty. aF e5 .H