Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-03-07
THE COOLEY GANG.
THEIR OLD MOTHER DYING AT HER GREENE
COUNTY HONE.
The FOys Hounded By the Officers Of the Lava
Nardnsburg Woman Charged with Child Mar-
der-Gensral State News.


the authorities TO capture them. The
mother Of the Cooley boys is very i'll.
Death is expected almost any time. The
boys love their cid mother, and will not
leave her in her present condition. But
for this they would probably have left
the country weeks ago. Lutte Cooley,
the father, Is greatly worried about his
sons, and says the trouble is killing the
mother. He says the offer Of Frank to
surrender himself 70 the Sheriff, pro
vided he IS granted new trial, and that
the reward for his capture is made in
good faith, and that that is the only
way the officers will ever get them. The
two boys, upon whose head a prize has
been set, visited their mothers bedside
last Sunday and remained Tor some
time. Guards were posted while the in
terview lasted Either guard could
command a view OF the approaches for
distance OF a mile, while In the rear OF
the LOT or which the building stands IS
piece OF woods which extends 10 the
yard surrounding Ida PaStOrieS home.
Beyond the latter, and within few hum
dred yards are the dense forests OF the
Blue Ridge mountains. Should the SEN
tries have noticed any suspicious per-
son approaching they would have
sounded the alarm and the boys could
have run for the mountains over the
route described. "Bll" Turner. the
renegade member of the ro6Oer band,
who is now under bail for the alleged
robbery on the highway % Abraham
Lowe, Of HaydentOwn, has Oeen placed
in command OF q posse OF deputies, and
is now securing the cOuntry-in pursuit
OF his late comrades. Turner's fidelity
10 the cause OF law and order is SuS-
pected in some quarters, but Sheriff
Mccormick seems % have confidence
In his reformation and present good iu-
tentions. Complaints are made, how
ever, that the methods Of MIN and his
deputies are very little better than
those OF the COOIeyS, so far as the pub
lie is concerned. James Booth and
Elias Bowman, farmers residing
I'm Georges township, Preston county
report that Turner and moo OF So
called deputies called az the home Of
Robert johnson "a few days ago. 40
person was 40 home but the wife of the
farmer named, and two little children.
Turner and his men demanded the right
10 search the house. This was not de-
MED, and they rJmmaged it from cellar
70 attic. They then demanded dinner.
When they had eaten they took their
departure without Offering 20 pay for
the meal, informing the lady that sue
might consider herself lucky % escape
so easily. John II. pastOries, father OF
Ida PaStOries, Frank CO0iey'> sweet
heart, was arrested NJ FaircLance last
week, on 8 charge of diS0rderiy con-
duct. He called 20 the pOStOtlice aud
raised q row over the alleged fact that
mail directed u his daughter Ida had
not been delivered. II was an import
ant misSive. he said, and he wanted
Postmaster Brown % understand that
all letters addressed 90 Ida must be
delivered 10 her in person. He then be-
came quite abusive and was arrested by
Constable Hartman. After spending
few hours In the lookup he was b2Aed
out by friends. IL Is generally con-
coded that the old man might throw
considerable light on the whereabouts
and movements of the Cooley band.
y. J. Brown, a merchant az Mil
Point, in POcahouta> county. was rob
bed of $3.50 on Friday night last. Mr..
Brown is a merchant 81, that point, aud
had not closed his store Tor the night
when two men came I'm, disguised by
having their faces BACKED. They de-
manded OF Mr.. Brown his money,
when Mr. Brown, Suppo>ing that they
were some Of his friends who were AZ
tempting 70 play a Joke ON him, gave
them cigar aud asked them
10 take a seat. One Of the robbers then
struck Mr. Brown on tine head with
slung shoe, knocking him SenSeleSSS and
ufictipg q severe wound. They then
proceeded 10 rifle Mr.. Browns safe,
which was open a. the time, securing
about $3.50 i'm cash. They then went 70
the Levels where they stole horse
each aud fed. They kept the horses
until within about a mile OF LewiSburg,
where they hitched them 20 a fence ana
pursued their journey atoot. Mr..
Brown recognized one of the men TO be
man by the name Of Workman. bad
character living ia the neighborhood OF
Mill Hill.
Efforts are still being made 20 have
John Ma'cy, who was given q lifetime
term in the Peniteutiary, from this
county, pardOned. Why such interest
Is being manifested 20 have him par
doned, we are az loss 20 know. Every
bodv who heard the trial or knows any
thing Of the deed, is satisfied OF MS
guilt. 10 was clear case Of poisoning
and clearly proved On-h!m. Ma'ey was
an old soldier, was wounded ana was
drawing q pension at the time he was
convicted. The pension is still going
on, so far as We are Informed, and
Maley has been boarding DO up since his
Incarceration IN the pen, and we suspect
some one is reapiug tine benefits OF that
pension in return for efforts 20 secure
his pardon. Maley had TWO small chill
dren, but never cent has he contrib
uted for their support since his arrest
for the atrociOus crime OF wife poison
ing.-Ritcbi6 RCriclC.
A terrible ARRAY, which may develop
into a murder. occurred near Green
Bank, Poca lOntas county, few days
AGO. II appears that Erwin and Darius
Moore. half brothers. had dispute over
some money matters, when both parties
became very angry and hard words fol-
Iowed Darius left the house, when
Erwin quickly followed him, picked up
An AK and made a side SLASH az Darius.
The ak struck him first on the shoulder,
then glancidg upward struck the under
law. severing part Of 10, also part OK
The cheek. The wounds are serious,
hut at last accounts the man was doias
a. well as can De expected under toe
circumstances. We haven't heard
wbether Erwin was arrested or not.