Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-08-18
A GANG OF THIEVES.
Their BurHlarics, Larcenles and Arsons In
the Lower End Of the County.

Their BurElari.s, Larcenles and Arsons I'm
tho Lower End Of tho County.
Our Quarryville correspondent sends us
the following:
Some account of the robbery Of Geiger's
store at Quarryville was given on last FRI
day. We have since learned tho following
particulars and from the facts We would
think there would be very little trouble to
capture the villains by good and vigorous
officer. For several days before tho rob-
berry very suspicious gang had been loaf
ing around certain party s house down ON
the OctOrarO. This party left there Just
about tho time of tho robbery.
The thieves who did the stealing came
to Samuel MOrrison's some time ON Thurs
day night, took q horse and wagon and
started towards Puseyville. but had not
gone far when they discovered another
wagon coming towards them. They then
and there abandoned their stolen team and
took to the woods tho other party, who
proved to be neighbOrs of Morrison, then
took the team home. The thieves came
on to Puseyville, wherc they took possess
sion Of VIM. Smiths horse and Jaeger
wagon with which they came ON to Quar-
ryvillo and hitched their horse about one
hundred yards below the store, went
back to NJ. Weimer's wagon-maker shop,
broke it open took out an auger
and chisOls with which they easily effected
IN entrance into tho store, from which
they took fully $500 worth Of goods, and
had considerable more tied up but for
some reason did not get them away. After
they left hero they went as far as tho
"White Oak" where they abandoned Mr..
Smiths team and where he found il il,
Mr.. 3. Myers's stable OH Saturday, Mr..
Myers having found it early on Friday
point Constable Kunkle traced them
and Squire Thompson issued warrants
and several houses were searched over
about the "Welsh Mountains" but with
no success, and from what follows
there is not tho least doubt these goods
lay ON the hill among the woods until Fri
day night ; for Oh that night horse and
wagon were taken and driven rs far as
WilliamstOwn, and abandoned. Near the
place these goods were supposed to be hid
den, picnic was being held, and there was
considerable danger of the goods being dis
covered. An Industrious and hard-work
ing man named Samuel Evans lived in an
out Of tho way place just back Of the picnic
ground. MIR. Evans and his family were
from home, and late in the night the
house was discovered to be ON fire and
boforo any enc could get to it, it was
ruin and everything in it burned. Now
for the Object-the general suppOsitiOn il
that in order to attract attention from
themselves tho villanOus crowd set fire to
the house and this took tho crowd from
tho picnic and they had clear track to
get away with their plumber. There is No
doubt that the fire was incendiary and for
what other purpose no one can imagine.
MIR. Evans was ut his employers, Patrick
Scott's, and his wife at her fathers threo
miles away. Neither of them lad been
about the house since morning.
This work is evidently dOnelby regular
organized gang and suspicion points to
party who have been around Quarryvillc
for some time. The stealing of John Hess's
horse. ut Hess station on the l.. s. q. II. r.,
was bold act done early in tho cvcn-
ing, and tho person who took him was
around at least Il whole day before he rode
the horse off.