, 1877-07-13
1'llAAll'S.
Crimes Committed by Them in
Pennsylvania.
Nefarious Operations Of the "Welsh-
Mountain Gang"
Zen Murdered, Women Outraged, and $3.50, 900
Worth Of Properly Stolen.

Worth oi Properly Stolen.
Se.rtnt Correspondence Of Ths Tribune.
LAscA+rgH. Pa. July o.-Tha tranps, who
have leen compelled 10 relreaL eron, the eecttuas
Of Fcnnsyirsnla whcre Vigilance Committees havo
been Dresnlxed tus the protection Of exposed and
dcfrnseltsa settlements, have rcndczvontea at
several tro1atrt spots In Lancaster county, and
commenced alt fpcttck OF outlawty In regiuns
where The conssbulaty il slmost pnwcrless TO eupo
With them. An army Of thceo wandering Maraud-
err have inside the little Village Ut smoketuwn,
near Mill Creek water st4tion, On tue rtnnsy syivAhs
Railroad,
A REGuLAR HkApQuAnrEHa
The rlnet ia uscd by Tho tramp fot general meet.
Ing. 9.grnupd, numbers of them buatd!ng AMI Do.
parting the freight which s1p there daily.
Tho aurrnunaing country Ia common prey 10
their lepsc,!atlone. and unud. piles and feuccA aru
appropriated 10 their uac for building hscs. In
nsnny Instances, small authouaes have been dis
tnnntled and nscd for fuel. The reaf1snt. con-
tlnually forced to euppy their wanls, either will
tnsr Or uhwillinely,-slc well-allcd provision.
houscs Of the farmers being IN cnnstant danger Of
inyas!on. The bundled brigants swell In numbers
daily. At The rendezvous, few daJs ago, about
100 eyi.lookln2 ah4 hlthy nonaa4s were counted.
WhEln the travelling ruttan. iayo cungreCatc.l in
Lancaster county ont eilurt while. tho ilassAney
aud esttn& OF iiclr Operations have cr very great
exceetI!nS. IN nutnt mus ca.cs. the bryahLEe l.t
la, prevailed esewlcfe in 'Ra siate, am,l "h'ch
past an osginixcl band Of mnr.crtfr and paander.
ers. known A. if1s s-,
have held high catnlval IN tbs secluded uUttlcN Of
thr cnnnty, and, from what tas been ,iiaeu.rre'l
Is hc,te .cA ,ha tra,ps have ]orI with iii. Eut,s
to ,no.s eAtcn,'vels and etiect"nlIy con.unn..ls
lhtir tawltaA occupation.
The city of Lnnra.tcr has, to a certain extent,
been fires from tAese predatory lncus.,ont; but 10
cpnslr,tted III the nnlskirts Of tl,c municipality
that gencra1 fcetin. Of aiarI ptesat!s a,lung MI
ClnsseA uf citzcns; and Tho enn.un upnun II. that
ths nefar!ons optf.tnA afe tue wuEk IT aa s"t'"i.
with tho "Wel,h ,. Mountain !;aus." bat wi'"se
hssp: s,s "s1 I' =,
nAici,, "-un IgEorant. ltnuccnt, Iaw.a",l,n., hut
easily -Rntmc!i class; nni. of ednfsr, tho excite
Inrnt i.ar reached the hiahnat polnt
Mea.lyllse. 2 snal' hamlet I" Salisbury Township,
ONE ur rIIa MOST TERRtls1n CRIMES
Lancaster County has lad t0r r"lIe years. Tha
srtne of lilo trugeAy 10 the Wnl., Muuntains
which hare eeen n.sdc famous by l'landar tooinr.
Wat Sa III ssasy s %s. sf ss
whlJr sif. Wallace u, church In tho Village, auA
his With. Mtn. Nancy Wallace. was alone In tho
the b1isean III tts to"n "he!e sas wa fol!H' ran.
hacked aiiu r0bhtd of $io ~ = aqnsd of tile
Sn'okrtown xany wcro arpn ia tlle ne'ght'rnooa
Just prior u the Tragic syen, tho belief h gctlefal
that they were thG u,nfdcrvrs.
In tho evening Of the satnc day. tho identical
@ !ss Iiiiass Il smyr,a Sarias sha M "sh ''ti ts
rott-Itliee ald ,uut! Of lilo sturc. stukvn nt
and ros''ca of everything purtabe. Just Il. Thu
'rown,cna i to-. they wcrc discovered ny snat1
rrFsons returning from church. aud .pnrsuct. Thu
Ia,.ssaefs weto sadei nna .as wtos S,as s.ssl
theIr track, and they may IN carturcll.
On ths ranle n!ggf, another purity of Tho brlgands
county. The houso of DF. u. ". kurix. near
Hprinkstac. anu the rture Ut bailey i Martin, iii
Laneaster uap, wssa harslaszea, aMI t.,ea .f
huuaekcctuf, MrA. .ifgcr,
wAs OUTRAGED ur 7Hk sEyEH MEN
who pIunderud t1c place: John psfktns. a watch;
whyto i.e was fund ths following morning
lin. ints cls Gounty. ~iers iry wrscsea Ssss a.
tween Malvern ua,l Ff4scrs station. Ths train.
lively And +anIulnnry conflict enaue.l. In which tho
Ls.sa,ds wos y;snaalsAeS, Two u them, who gave
Kelley aud wtlAan see nov IN tho "e4t chesto.
Jnil. Tbs fasnrr Killed William Conner. ono Of
nt Chester County sfn rery dtrln.ent ~ t murder
hulleys chancen tar bnins hung ase e1ecllent
4: r. p,nmusri,u traa.n' do not carry my Of
Counties, ~l,rrr they tAte uxtei.-lyely operated
this hoF,tiaa tc cve they have secret ep,situsy
regions; and N stEort h To 10 mads for a hiscuv-
nropprty etoien within tho uast u,pnth
ar 6iDlsIt-
Ri. ,nd,x,,,oI rnhI,erIrs rnr,vtnu f,oro s,nn IL
IL Nui en,irn,tny "Innsv M, 1naas ri,s son. ~
stabuiary il siso inW cfrs ed sni more strongly
otx1nized cry i - proposed 70 !nsa'!e ths hatnts
S,nEsto,Tn n stromvt,nlI ~ ina frn,nnInv ,ntiaw.
+, IL sh"nrht .T.tstna,tsrd and .iet,ninsn IT. -
n,s,n Ths r.. .I,"at.rs iii "vnnIn.tIv m..sr ~
tns n,e"stent trrrnTitn' "' '''4~ w
"rbs E"umtirs Of t;ravford and tuxeFoc h.ye
1ikowi.e scrent!T ncen .l,s scsne Of bri:ap'ii,,'
mntrsrrs Thn ,ooat atrorion. nj hos ean,a,t,ss
~ ~ wfnri wss - '""'' ~S''''''"
''' r.t- .,-rpu,rar ,x,p,,u
bIndorY in ths Utyd{t building Titusytjc. I'm
NlcM wntkch lnto Mr.. founKa establishment and
demanded u,nney. Upon the propsIetor refusing
tllctr demand. thor fell upo4 him Nth knives