Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-12-23

fPhiladelphia Times, Nov. 1871

November 18th in search OF the out
1awed Buzzard brothers, for whose
capture, dead or alive, the farmers
asd storekeepers of that part Of Lam |
caster county offer q reward of $1,000.
The hunters were Henry Vosburg.
Abraham r. Myers. John s. Durlein.
Henry p. Zolliger. George w. Gibbs.
Hiram Eichelberger and James H.
Norris Constable jones. the only |
public official Ephrata has. was TO
have Joined the party, but just before |
the start he withdrew, saying that he |
had to go to Lebanon to testify |
against a brace Of captured burglars.
Jones is a cobbler and many people |
express the opinion that he does not
like the smell of powder. The farm
ere are indignant because he fred In
10 the air instead of into Clifford
when that deperado was brought to
bay last week. Jones and several
other men watched Abe Buzzard's
house, on Ephrats hill. last Tuesday
night, with hopes that the proprietor
would visit his family. Clifford says
that oBuzzsrd and he discovered the
pickets Of the enemy and fell back.
Buzzard coolly remarked to his CON-
panion:
We'll, If Jonesy Is watching my
shanty he can't be watching his own.
So let US 60 down and clean him
out"
They marched into the village,
robbed Jones house of lot of cloth
ing, pillaged his henroost. bought
quart Of whisky at saloon and re-
treated to the mountains
The men who secured Ephrata hill
today have no personal grievances to
Settle with the Buzzards They sim
ply want the reward. Zolligcr. Nor
ris and the dogs came from Litiz on
the first train this morning. and their
comrades awaited their arrival here.
Gibbs and Z0l'iger carried shotguns.
Eichcl5erger had aanusket, and the
Others were armed with revolvers.
The hunt began before 0 o'clock.
The 200 houses Of Ephrsta are strung
along the turnpike for half mile.
and a. the southeastern end of the
string stands Ephrata hill. and the
r0Ad to the top OF 1t is mile long
With the exception OF q few small
clesrings this mountain is covered
from base to peak with heavy woods,
dense thickets and huge powders. A
chain OF hills equally wild connects
this one with the Welsh mountains,
about six miles away In q cleaing
on the northwest side OF Ephrata hill
are the houses Of Abe and Ike Buz.
card, two OF the three representatives
Of the third generation of Lancaster
County's most notorious criminal
family. Ike's wife and family went
away some months ago. but Abe's
family Is still there. The houses are
Of wood and very old, and the one in.
habited by Abe's wife and three chill.
dren looks as though 1t might tumble
down at any moment. Everything
about the place Is dirty and misera-
bio looking. Abe's wife is. 80 years
old, coarse and vicious Her sister Is
married to Ike Buzzard. Abe's chill
dren are ignorant and homely There
ere two rooms on the ground floor of
The building. In cold weather the
Buxzards cook, eat and sleep in the
front apartment, from the windows
OF which one can look down into the
heart of Ephrata. The furniture con-
sists Of o wooden bunk, table, two
Or three chairs, q clock, q looking
glass and q few cooking utensils.
The children are warmly but not
cleanly clad. Mrs. Buzzsrd is ss az
greesive a. game hen. Facing the
reporter this morning. she said:
I'll tell you, as have told all the
rest. that II you have come to ask me
about Abe you won't get anything
but . broken head. I'm not afraid
Of all of you, and II had that shoe.
maker, Jones, here I'd cut his heart
out"
Having relieved her mind she be.
came dumb. On q shelf under the
looking-glass:stood dirty photograph
Of her outlawed husband. Noticing
The reporter cycling It she bounced to
her feet, snatched the picture and
thrust It into the bosom Of her dress.
Judging from the picture, Abe is nei.
ther good looking nor intelligent.
He Is 50 years old. has been under ar
rest forty-six times and has served
nineteen years in prison. Eleven
years ago a reward Of $500 was offer.
Cd tor his arrest and he lived sixteen
months In the Welsh mountains be-
Tore he was captured He was q ter
tor to farmers and country storekeep-
eEs when boy and they fear him
more than ever Of late years. When
Clifford was shot and captured last
Friday the Infatuated farmers, head.
cd by Constable Jones, wanted to
burn the houses OF the Buzzards.
Abe's vile however refused to leave
che building and dared the crowd to
ut flrc to II. It was generally bcliev.
Cd that Abe owned the houses, but
his wife declared they were only
rented. and. fearing the consequences
Of burning property that did not be.
long to the Buzzards, the crowd con-
cluded not to apply the torch.
The men who hunted Abe Buzzard
today are confident that he Is conceal
Cd on Ephrata hill, Gibbs was very
positive ON this point. He was once
. member of the Buzzard gang and is
said 10 have taken part In many OF
their footing expeditions. For seven
years he has lived honestly. but some
Suspicious parties here think he only
guided the party today In order to
steer them away from his old com.
sade's hiding place. Be that Is ii
may. Gibbs gave his companions a
rough march Of fifteen or twenty
miles today and when they returned
tonight all were worn out When
Che search began the bloodhounds
were turned loose q few hundred
yards south of Buzzards clearing.
They were big and savage.l docking
0rutee, hut Il was evident that they
we're not trained to hunt men and
Aey were - often behind as ahead of
Die hunters, who were spread out 10
cover trail about 300 yards wide.