These are old news paper clippings,newspaper and author unknown , some by Frank Monroe Beverly. submitted by Annette Damron, Robert Beverly, Rachel and Louise Vanover Vore ANOTHER FLEMING DESPERADO HE FIRES INTO THE HOUSE OF A MAN, WHOSE WIFE DIES FROM FRIGHT CLINTWOOD, VA., February 9 -(special)- “Orb” Fleming, a brother to the noted outlaws, Cal and Henan, has been very angry, boisterous, and overbearing since he heard that his brothers had met their defeat in West Virginia a few days ago. He was in Kentucky when he first received news of the affair, and he grew very angry and defiant, and went to the house of a man against who he was prejudiced, drew his pistol, and fired several shots into the house. The man’s wife was in a delicate condition, and the fright produced by Fleming’s act caused her death within three hours. He immediately left there, but is wanted by the authorities. He came into this neighborhood, but has left here, and some say he has gone to West Virginia...resembles Cal, who was killed in the fight with the officers. As he came to this vicinity from Kentucky recently, he fired into a school-house where school was in session, about ten miles from here, and fired several shots into a flock of sheep, killing some of them, only a few miles out of town. He has grown desperate since he heard the fate of his brothers, and is terrorizing the people where ever he goes. JEFFERSON FLEMING DEAD THE FATHER OF THE FAMOUS MULLEN’S OUTLAWS GONE-SKETCH OF HIS LIFE CLINTWOOD, VA., August. Jefferson Fleming the father of the outlaws, Cal and Fleming, died at his home in the upper end of the county of Friday last, after an illness of several weeks’ duration. Jefferson Fleming was born in 1820 on Sandy River, in Kentucky, and was here before 73 years old. He always led a reckless, inconsistent life and was dreaded by his neighbors as an ill-natured and disagreeable man. He has been married twice. His first wife was married when he became acquainted with her, and after a brief acquaintance her husband was missing and to this day the fate of the poor man has not been revealed; but Fleming and this woman were married in a short time after this occurrence. They lived together for some time, but at length another woman crossed his path and he deserted no. 1, secured a divorce and married no. 2. He is said to have been the father of thirty-one children, several of them being illegitimate. His first wife is yet living near here, an old gray headed woman, who is said to have entertained the same regard for him that she did in other days. Fleming was charged to have been connected with Pound Gap murder, for which his sons were indicted as an accomplice; but when the trial was called the witness was absent having left for parts unknown through fear and therefore the case was dismissed. CLINTWOOD, VA., Feb 3, 1894 Editor Virginian: Your correspondent has just learned that “Orb” Fleming, a brother to the outlaws, Cal and Henan, shot and killed a woman in the vicinity of Pound Gap, where the Mullins family was murdered in the spring of 1892. This woman was the widow of Wilson Mullins, one of the murdered parties of the family. The report says that she about the premises of her home, and was shot by some one secreted in the brush, some distance from the house, and circumstance points to Fleming as the proprietor of the foul crime. The theory of the motive is that, as Mrs. Mullins was the material witness in the case against Henan Fleming, she was killed to destroy the evidence against him. Young Fleming is a desperate character and is following in the footsteps of his brother, despite their terrible fate, and his course will inevitably bring him closer to the same end. He is not more than 20 years of age. CLINTWOOD, VA., July 27 - Charley Dameron, the 14-year-old son of our townsman, Harvey Dameron, died of fever on Tuesday last. Young Dameron had been confined to the sick-room for some time, and had the best medical attendance within reac h, but all to no purpose. There is considerable excitement here over the fight between the outlaws Cal and Henan Fleming and the officers in West Virginia a few days ago. Branham and Swindal, who are reported as killed, were well known here, as were also the outlaws. The bodies of the outlaws are to be brought to Wise County to be claim the reward: and their brothers, who live in this vicinity, have gone to bring him here for burial. They were desperate characters, and were indicted in Wise County as accomplices in the murder of the Mullins family at Pound Gap in the spring of ‘92. Doc Taylor was executed at Wise for the same crime last fall. FLEMING KILLS FRANK PHILLIPS CLINTWOOD, VA., October 20 - It is reported here that Frank Phillips, who figured so prominently in the McCoy-Hatfield vendetta, and the Fleming outlaws were engaged in a difficulty recently and that the former was killed. The affair is to reported to have taken place in Kentucky, where Phillips lived, and where it is thought the Flemings have been hiding from the Wise county authorities for some time. The report is not given full credit here, but nothing is yet definitely known concerning the matter. Some boys caught a fine horse of William Fleming’s yesterday and put a halter on him, but as he had not been “broken” he at once began to rear, plunge, and strike with his forefeet and, falling with his head against a log, killed himself. AFFAIRS IN DICKENSON RECOVERY OF MR. RAMEY-DEATH OF MR. CASTLE CLINTWOOD, VA., May 7-(special)- Jacob T. Ramey, who was sent to the asylum as a lunatic last fall, has so far recovered as to be able to return. Mr. Ramey was a merchant of this place, but returns to find his business in a bad shape, his creditors having had all his property taken in charge by officers for his debt. Henry Castle, a farmer near this place, died of consumption on Thursday last, after a lingering illness. Mr. Castle leaves a wife and several children. A week or two ago some parties from Kentucky arrested John Hammon, a young man of this county, who is charged with stealing a horse from a stable in Pike county, Ky., and have been waiting for a return from the Governor, upon who a requisition was made for Hammon. Meanwhile, Hammon has been trying to play crazy, as he doubtless prefers the insane-asylum to the Kentucky penitentiary; but as the trick will not work he seems to have abandoned it and is sane again. Work is progressing rather slowly on the store-room, which Columbus Phipps is building for the Yellow Popular Lumber Company. We understand that the house it to be ready by June 1, under the contract.