The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-11-03
CONFLICTING STORIES.
Seen in Too Many Different
Places.
Tom Cooper Worse than the Western
Air Ships-Tem Pepper Takes Hand
in the Chase-Plausible Reason for
the Officers Failure to Capture Him.

The Pittsburg officers came in
yesterday afternoon from the noun
tains and went to Pittsburg on the
afternoon train. They were seen by
a representative of this paper at the
depot. Mr.. Lindner was quite in
dlgnant over the assertion made by
this paper that it was generally be-
lieved around here that the officers
did not want to capture Cooper.
When asked about the result of
his trip to the mountains he said
that they had left Cooper ensconced
in the rocks in such a place that he
could not be taken and that they
would return ON Monday and capture
him. A watch had been placed on
their man who would not be allow
ed to ecape in the meantime.
When asked why the desperate
had not been taken by him when for
several days he could easily have
been captured he replied, 1--WE
know what we are doing"
A gentleman who lives here was
also seen last night who states that
he is positive that Tom Cooper is
still in the mountains. The outlaw
is making his headquarters with Tip
linn who lives about II miles from
here on the Kingwood pike. Alex
linn who lives near is authority for
the statement that Cooper talked
with him yesterday morning.
While these stories are coming in
apparently from good authority we
heard contradictory reports from the
north. A letter from prominent
and reliable citizen of Usage was re-
ceived yesterday as follows:
Fighting Tom Cooper, the muir
derer, came to Mark Weaver's on
Tuesday. He came to Usage and
got his horse shod and came to
Wiedman's store and bought pair
of shoes and some jewelry. He said
he was buying these for his wife, that
he had her at Mr.. Viewers. On
Wednesday morning he came back
to Wiedman's store and bought a
dress pattern and some cigars. Mr..
Wiedman asked him where he lived.
He became very much excited when
asked that question and replied that
his name was Bill johnson from Red
River. He then hurried out and got
in his buggy and drove down to jim
town and there turned round and
came back and turned off on the
road to Bethel. 1t is probable that
he is hiding in the neighborhood of
Bethel still. Had those in pursuit
telephoned to Usage on Tuesday
night they could have got their
man as he stayed that night at Mark
Weavers. There he represented
that he was preacher. A man met
him Wednesday morning who knew
him. The man said he had four
reyolvers in his belt.
Jim Carraco saw Cooper at Boy
erss mill yesterday mornine early.
The description given in every case
tallies with that first given by the
officers and agrees with each other
Cooper has gone.
a plausible reason for the consta-
bles not capturing Cooper is that
as yet no reward has been of
fered for him and they have been
merely trying to keep track Of him
and intended to pull him in when
the reward is offered. Our readers
can take their choice and believe
what they please of the conflicting
tales.
COOPER AT BALD HILL.
Mr.. ID. L. Donley, of Mt. Morris,
is in town to-day. When asked
about the latest news of Tom Cooper
who was seen by him few days ago
said that Cooper was in the vicinity
of Bald Hill near Mt. Morris. The
desperate is acting very peaceably
and has changed his clothing. He
is now wearing blue suit but it is
undoubtedly the man who is wanted
at Pittsburg.