Blackwater Ledger No. 68

**Blackwater Ledger No. 68** is one of the locations in Red Dead Redemption 2.

DEAD STILL UNCLAIMED.

SHERIFFS SEARCHING FOR BOODLE.

The funeral flowers have been wilted. The widows long since forgotten. But none will forget the audacious robbery of the Lemoyne National Bank a few weeks back. It not only ended the lives of those shot defending justice. It ruined many lives of those who saved their money for months and years, only to have it taken by a murderous band of thieves. The Van der Linde gang woke that bloody morning thinking they were to have an easy target of the bank, until they were surprised by Pinkerton Agents who put up a good fight, killing two members of the gang.

Nineteen year old Lenny Summers, and Hosea Matthews, believed to be approximately 55, were reportedly both killed but the bodies were never found in the cleanup, which took a number of days. Mr. Matthews was a wanted man in at least six different states. A further gang member was arrested and awaits trial. The rest of the gang escaped and remain at large. Some think they may have fled the country.

### Leader of Guarma Assassinated

ALBERTO FUSSAR DEAD.

BELOVED LEADER CUT DOWN.

GREAT SORROW AND SCENES OF RAGE IN GUARMA.

The horrifying assassination of the governor of the island of Guarma has caused the most intense of excitement on many of the islands in the Spanish West Indies. Reports conflict as to the details of his demise, though early assumptions are that it was part of an attempted coup.

Business leaders in the United States speak warmly of Mr. Fussar as a kind and effective leader who brought peace and prosperity to the region, supported workers' rights, and took a particular interest in the lot of women on the island. American businesses have done a great deal of trade with him in sugar and saw him as a progressive leader and humanitarian.

### Stagecoach Missing

ROAD AGENTS FEARED.

DUE IN ANNESBURG DAYS AGO.

A stagecoach and five passengers are missing, and friends and families of those journeying on it are fearing the worst. Each day Etta Buckley expected word that her daughter Meredith had arrived from Saint Denis. Yet when she asked at the stagecoach stop, no word had arrived. Multiple coaches came and departed after its scheduled terminus, and none had word of, nor had seen or heard anything about the missing vehicle. It seems as if the coach has simply vanished into thin air.

It was carrying a man, two women, including Buckley's daughter, and a five-year-old boy. If indeed her daughter is dead, it will be a terrible blow for Ms. Buckley, who has sought treatment from the doctor for hysteria and is holding court in her parlor, under sedation from a pharmacist's tonic.

### Cornwall Army Contract

SUPPLIES TO SHIP BY RAIL.

EXCLUSIVE DEAL WILL SAVE COSTS.

The Cornwall Railroad contract currently in negotiations is being hailed as a much needed boost to both the military and rural communities. Once signed, citizens and soldiers in outposts far and wide can expect on time supplies, and more importantly, payroll that shows up in a timely manner rather than a week or two late, which can hamstring families' abilities to purchase basic necessities.

Supporters of the Cornwall plan hope there is no way for the government to back out of it. Many have long waited for a reliable means of transporting goods and money with the outside world. This is especially true in places where roads are unfavorable or road agents are lurking to rob the payroll for the soldiers and government men who serve so dutifully. Industrialist Leviticus Cornwall's involvement and expansion plans are certainly encouraging news.

### Annesburg Mine Accident

A HABIT AT THE MINE.

WORKERS CALL FOR HIGHER PAY.

OWNER SAYS MINE UNPROFITABLE.

It appears from dispatches that workers at the coal mine in the town of Annesburg are asking for twenty cents on the ton over the cost of mining it. Workers say decent wages should be paid to the men who toil to mine the coal.

Controversial mine owner Archibald Jameson has long argued that the mine is easily worked as there are immense stores of clear coal at very shallow depths. he says based on national market conditions he and other mine owners int he country have made almost nothing in profit for four years, in spite of substantial outlays.

A common gripe of the workers is that conditions of the Annesburg mine are exceedingly dangerous and that Jameson is a carpetbagger who moved to the area and has long been exploiting the land and people. Jameson has stated repeatedly that he is one of the largest, most generous employers in the area and that workers' organizations hvae always been responsible for their own safety measures.

### Warnings of Roanoke Ridge

TRAVELERS SAID TO DISAPPEAR.

ESPECIALLY WOMEN AND CHILDREN.

RECLUSIVE CAVE DWELLERS SUSPECTED

Travelers in the wild country west of Annesburg are nervous. Recently some have been warned to avoid the area entirely. Authorities are still seeking information in the disappearance of Agnes Henshaw and her two sons last month. Their wagon was found looted and there was evidence of a struggle. Rumors persist that Roanoke Ridge has been taken over by criminals who live in caves like primitive peoples, only emerging to rob and kidnap travelers.

Those that have escaped their clutches say they have seen evidence and examples of cannibalism, and that the Murfree Brood, as they are called, are said to subsist on huckleberries and the flesh of young women and children. Others say these are the fantasies and fairy tales of people too often consumed with pulp novels and that the criminal element in the area are like any other ne'er-do-wells. Regardless, locals will not travel to the cave regions any longer, and commerce has suffered as a result.

### The Sad Story of Otis Miller Jr.

SON OF FAMOUS OUTLAW FINALLY SET FREE.

Around many a family piano and campfire, they sing the famous song:

Otis Miller was a lad that killed many a man

He robbed the Lannahechee train

But that cowardly killer that shot Mr.Miller

Has laid ol'Otis in his grave

Otis Miller Jr. was only six years old at the time his outlaw father was killed by a fellow outlaw. He then grew up to find himself arrested last year for the holdup and dynamiting of a Pacific Union train.

As the time of his arrest, he was working on a cigar stand in the corridors of the court house where he would be tried. After a train carriage was dynamited, a suspect wrote a full confession implicating Miller Jr. as the leader of the gang, firmly believing that the officials would no doubt assume the son had taken after his father.

However, after several months in prison, it was found that the confession was fabricated and Mr. Miller was set free. The elder Miller was once the most famous bandit in the world, having in 1866 performed the first hold up and robbery of a train.

### My Cows Strayed

From my home not two weeks ago. Three cows. One, a black cow with horns sawed and tag in one ear. The other two both tan and white spots. All three are very good milkers and ran off during an electrical storm.

Information as to the whereabouts will be graciously received and a very generous and thoughtful reward tendered.

T.K. Lengingham

### He Drew A Big Revolver

FAMED GUNSLINGERS BATTLE.

CALLOWAY DEAD.

When the smoked cleared at Brandywine Drop, a score was settled and two legendary gunslingers, Slim Grant and Jim "Boy" Calloway, were dead. Gunslinger turned Marshal, Slim Grant, was shot by Calloway, who was seeking revenge for the untimely demise of his cousin, many years ago. After mortally wounding Grant, Calloway was shot int he back in a final act of cowardice.

Witness to the events preceding their deaths was author and historian Theodore Levin, who is currently penning a biography on Calloway, in which he promises to chronicle in detail the tragic last moments and words of two legends of a lost era.

### The Art of Angling by Jeremy Gill

Longnose Gar

One recent evening while lining the larder with an impressive catch of Longose Gar caught in Lemoyne. I noted that my bounty had astonished the neighbor and indeed his wife, who looked on with envy and a sense of remorse at what could have been. Her dullard husband is subjugated to smashing rocks at a quarry or some other life of remorseless toil in a factory or office, while I, the man she insanely rejected, am an international celebrity and world-leading expert in his field.

For most intelligent women, fishing is indeed the greatest aphrodisiac. While fishing in South America, entire villages were known to throw themselves at me, man, women and beast, which believes me, could create remarkable confusions and contortions. I had traveled there to catch Gar - a fantastic creature that responds well to lures and likes overcast conditions. Try your luck! You might catch a wife!