The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-11
THE SCRUFFT0WN ROBBERS
A MIDNIG RAID on A BdND or
DESPERATE THIEVES.
PeaceRbie Omish People Driven to Desperate
Deeds to Protect Themselves murderous
Outlaws Captured-Tbe Buzzard Family.

Outlaws Captured-Tbs Buzznrd Family
CuuSKTowN, Lancaster Co.. Pa, June 5.
Fourteen OF the most desperate roooetS' oe
longing TO one organized gang, have been ar
rested and confined IN the ,a'ls OF iour counnes'
Bcrks, Chester Lancaster and Lebanon Ihey
nre the accused ringleaders OF a regular band OF
.s,,,',,., ,,,auas ana n,nrdarsrs tho, have hesp
mou"'a" '"'e'os anu "i.' ''', ~.
committing high-handed uopreuauons IN 'nis
section Of the State Tor the past year chester
county has been known as the county OF bloody |
murders, and three terrible tragedies remain |
unsoIvsd 10 th,s date. and which are by some
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traced to the band OF welsh mountain innrauu
crs that had their haunts In the ravines and
-. =, ,,o h,is s,o,a. ,o., ofacea iron |
caves Vi '"e NUS S'o,o'' DO'' ,,
mills, manufactures ana private residences
have been robbed and burned. Droves OF cattle
re haon a,,ven on and re,gn OF terror has
NV 80" NJ ~" ,sas $780, "a ,,ndar-
prevhleu' Ihese orRhn'Heu 'u'e'os "au ""uoi-
ground agencies to dispose OF their plumber In
na,,hhor,ns c,,,es and a number OF sons of
ne'Unoo',"t oi''oS' ""u "unoo. W
wealthy farmers are concerned In tne roooefies'
As many as thirteen safes have been blown
open, and thlrty-two stores have been robbed
In three mon'ns ou'a'i o1oves Vi oa'.'o .a'.
been stolen and butchered the same night on
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edness are implicated In the sale OF 'ne car
onie, and oesoeshIs Om,sh people Of the Mem
| MONTE order They staggered under the weight
| of the Numbering. Jhey are slow to move, and
| oreferrsd 10 wait in the hone that things would
change Tor the better. but matters became
| homes would he robbed and burned aud them
| selves murdered, Hence 1t was that $50
| mounted men belonging TO the Horse
| Compnny mutual protection society.
| nsaembled at Chinatown, this county. Thoy
| discusssd the subject, aud finally resolved to
msSa q midn,vht rad on the mountain settle
| mani known "a Scruftown, consisting Of n dozen
rSs. nut away on aeeds Of robbery and murder
90. .ry,.,ns
A drea Al family " a known the BuZ-
yards. That 10 their real name. They were
banded together something like the famous
Laurys OF North Carolina aud the Swamp Angels.
They were known as desperate men, ana u was
reported that they were sworn TO protect and
| defend each other Their leaders were tried
and true, and their theving operations were
RED on boldly. Some Of the Jobs were rather
nicely done The horsemen came together.
They had well-matured plans and we're armed,
some OF them quite rudev. Their idea was to
| canture the entire gang without killing an, bod
NJ thev only desired to have the men put out OF
the way.
'rha ,,,oon xaa under N beavx hank of cloud.
,hs, buns iow In tha heayens Uy twos and
,hssea ihs hnrssmen ossemtiea in the glen lend
Ing over the inpuntaln, ABOUT zen miles niles from
fore the order was passed along the line TO
NOV. forward Two miles up the hill the orse-
men separated into Gye divisions OF thirty
men e.ch under "A cor net ent Ieader and guide
Ihev lad Al ecino instrt,ctions TO ADVANCE on the
seitlement from various Approaches and sur
round N ns ouietly a, possible After they IN ad
aeparated thsy made their wny slowly and care
fully. Tor IL W a feared the thieves had sentries
ON riiard an pistol shots were heard near the
aattlement tina niuht Dreviotla from midnight
until dawn
The hnrsemen Mt tbres o'clock bad reached
the settlement without creating an alarm At
times there was heard A long ana low howl of "A
dog or the baying Of a hound as oco isional
gIimpses Of the moon we're caught from under
Inc clouds Iue log huts stood like dwarf
ghosts in the black night, A guide well ac-
auainted Wi h the people directed the course o.
tbe bnrsemen Twelve trnsty men we've select
ed and thew moved SLOWLY crawling on the
ground toward the cabin occupied 10y SINE
hnaxn IN the WeIsb Mountain. lie WIS Ssn
er ally recognized - the leading man In the set
tiement A ier, cious bull dog sprane forward
from the low cabin door and lust as be was
about humping ON the guide, the aniu.. was
nierced through by a heavy nav FORK carried
speci lily to Kills dogs without awakening the
settlement by nring pistols. A young farmer
and the caroase was Ieft on the ground. The
cabin door was forced open, a ouifseye light
a ued IN one corner lay SINE Buzzard and his
wife. lie was Immediately seized una bound
hand and foot at the muLzle Of ten revolvcrs.
lie was FORBIDDEN to speak word or utter n
siugle sound above whisper. The VIE wha
t.kon into the garrett under tue straw ROOF, with
, the chluren' - -
TERRIBLE STRUGGLE.
The next sep was TO secure brother OF the
captured sine. Luke was ono Of the most fero-
ciOus OF tue BuZLaTd family. lie lived ABOUT
twenty yards away. When tue party got TO his
shanty, aud Just as they were going to press
open the door, IL opened, ahd Luke stood there
with lighted torch Ia one hand and IA heavy
horse uistul w ths other. Both brothers stand
over SIX feet high. They are heavy, thick set,
brawny -sh ouldeIed men, dark complexion,
Dlack, Shaggy OeardB, ana Diack, piercing o. es.
just as he was going TO point and fire he was
seized. and the man aud pistol secured. by a
, trrribie effort he nearly overpowered four men.
anu II was not till men took hold that they
succeeded In binCing him down securely. An
otner detachment Of men ordered from
the outside guards. and the wits and children
were taken care Of. Inc man was securely gag
ged, the same as mis- brot her. Everything " as
hurry and bus 10, out operations were care
fully and quietly carried on that, strange 10 say,
none OF the other people IN the settlement were
awakened.
The women were fearfuy abusive. They
PRAYED that God would strike the men dead.
anu that the strangers would never succeed Ia
getting their prisoners away. Sine's wife, u
tall, bl ck-eyed, handsome woman, about forty
years of age, was clad only IN her night dress.
Ii " swhi.e ana very clean, and In strange COM
parison with ner eriny surroundings. Her eyes
nasned as she Kissed out, On, you scoundrels,
YOU Will pay dearly for this Our vengeance W Ill
surely c9he auu IN manner "h'eh you least
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tIueu up1n tue i lneIs wl'h a s.orn OF male
nioo Sns . h,e'. uomn anu oa'ueu DIS 'nroo-
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