Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-12-11
PILING Up VERDICTS.
Jack Ramsey Dazed by the Way the
VerdictS Come In.
ACQUITTED IN THE MARTIN CASE.
The Outlaw Sees That He Will
Probably Spend the Remainder
of His Life in the Penitentiary
Disappearance Of Members
of the Gang Accounted For by
Counsel for the Prosecution.

TTrroNTowy. PA. December 10.-Every
morning before the clang OF the oig oell
echeing down Main street, "rings lnH the
court, there is q nondescript crowd around
the entrance to the building where the tate
of the Cooley gang is so slowly oelng ue-
cided. Burly grangers have come IN from
miles around to get into the court rooin,
but are denied admission. Travellers, VINO
have been here over night, snatch mo-
ment to get a glimpse Of the outlaw, ana
the conversation is Cooley" in all us
phases.
Now that the first link in the chain that
will bind up Ramsey has been forged con-
siderable attention is centered Oh Attor-
torney w. G. Mexican. 1t is generally be-
lieved that his address to the jury in the
case of Martin, on Tuesday, and Ramsey
on Thursday, had a good deal to do win
breaking down the alioi which had been
sent up. Born in the neighborhood,
schooled under Mr. Anderson, one OF Ram
sey's victims and knowing the outlaw and
ali his relatives in his youth. Mr.. Nc
Kean is particularly fitted for the task he
has taken up. He treats Ramsey familiar
lv. calls him john and is the only man
in court that the bandit leader has any fear
of. When Mr. Mexican whispers sugges-
tions to cross-examining counsel, or gets
up to address the jury, Ramsey IS keenly
alert and follows every wo-d with paln1ul
Hauxiety.
c siderable change has come over the
prisoner Sn2Gs he first came into court;
Then he looked in ruddy health and leaned
iauntily back in his chair between Messrs.
Marshal and Searight. Now his color has
gone, his eyes have reStElGs; hunteu look
as they wander from face to face, as II he
did not understand what was gong on.
He leans forward on the table, and gener-
ally peers into the face of witness. He
is certainly not afraid TO look anyone falr
in the face, the only time he turned away
being when the girl who is said ITO be his
sweetheart told what she could to prove
an alibi on Thursday.
OF course anecdotes are being retalled at
at every corner the most outstanding
feature Of most of them being his tenacious
memory, especially for faces.
SARCASM LOST on THEM.
Considerable amusement has been dc
rived from the witnesses, and probably Mr..
Marshall, in all his wide experience, has
seldom come across such solid specimens
of humanity as these mountaineers. They
stick to their statements, are not to be nom
plussed, and the sarcasm Of counsel that
sends grin around the Court Is quite lost
on them. A feature Of the getting togeth-
er of the juries is the prejudice that the
talk and stories about the doings OF the
gang seems to have engendered. Nearly
every man has had an opinion, but was
willing to go by the evidence.
On the court resumlng yesterday after
noon, Dora Prinkey identified watch and
chain as worn by Ramsey on the night OF
the attack Mrs. Prinkey also identified
the chain The Sheriff said that the gold
watch was taken from Ramsey and the
silver one from David after they were TAX
en- to Jail. Edward Prinkey, son Of the old
man, testified that a man entered and
thrust a revolver in his face Witness
fired twice and was then knocked down
and threatened. Witness identified the
clothing. He identified Ramsey by his
quick walk and the manner in which he
moved his neck.
James White, Mr.. Prinkey's man, identi
fed the coat found at Martins as his, also
the mittens and fife. Dr. Grlbble, Of Fair
chance, told how Martin came to his house
in the morning and said two "boys" at his
house were shot. He was taken 10 the
woods where he found Ramsey. Brint Frey,
David and Frank Cooley. Cooley was shot
in the arm. He extracted the bali. Witness
identified Frank Cooley's undershirt and
shirt with the bullet hole in the arm, and
bandage. There were revolvers, razors and
a gun against tree. There was lot Of
clothing about.
Other witnesses testified to articles
found on the prisoner, and the various ar
ticles identified having been put in as evil
dence, the case for the Commonwealth
closed.
ADDRESSES TO THE JURY.
On the resumption Of the Court this
morning there was not so much interest in
the trial as heretofore The Dis case,
| lac fcrbf af ha
| for a time. and Mr.. Thomas Marshall be-
gan to address the jury on behalf Of the
prisoner. He tried TO show that the iden-
tifcation Of Ramsey was incomplete. He
pleaded for Justice. Surely, he said, the
| law had hold enough on this man without
this case. He held that the Identification
of the watch was not positive. The little
girl, Dora, had identified two men in the
| Jail as Ramsey, and yet here in Court she
was positive. Mr.. Marshall made an at
tack on newspapers, saying they were
| given to lying.
For the Commonwealth, Mr.. Lindsay, in
an impassioned address, held that the
watches of David and Ramsey had been ex-
| changed for purposes of mystihcation.
Much was made by counsel OF the neck
movement and light step Of Ramsey, "the
step acquired whilst for three years a
hunted beast in the mountains, starting at
every sound, seeing an officer in every
bush" At this outburst Ramsey smiled
contemptuously. Ramsey and Cooley, the
! lawyer said, was case Of "Mary and
! her little lamb" he was in the
barn when Jack Cooley lay dying.
He was at the Cooley house
the morning that Frank was killed. The
morning after the Prinkey's robbery be
was again with Frank. In fact, he was q
reputed leader OF the gang. The evidence
irving TO prove an alibi was torn TO shreds.
| AS for Sam Jones and Montana Pete, these
personages were fgments Of the imagina-
| tion. These two had been allied with the
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 70 surprise the out
law, for he raised his eyebrows with amaze
| ment and his face gradually broke into a
smile.
| JUDGE EwING's CHARGE.
Judge Ewing, in his charge 70 the Jury,
pointed out that no explanation aad been
| given OF the disappearance OF Sam Jones
and Montana Pete between Prllkey' s
house aud the place where the doctor at
tended Frank Cooley, nor Of the app0 ar
ance of Brint Frey on the scence, willis Al
the men seen there by Dr. Gribble G
M the number sworn to by the Prir
Thejury then retired
The next case was that Of Justus
E. II. Reppert addressed the jury
half of Justus Dis. On Septembf
this boy had been sent for two {
lie was returning through brif
lkbiR man took him bY the should
Ndistance away were two other
Ethena laid down his CUR. and
his rockets. He took one ~
otheA ulfing boyish THU