Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-10-15
THE JAIL BREAKERS.
Anr FOLLOWED nur Anr sor,ous,
rney Feast, steal Horses ana w,,,,.
Abandon Them striking for the n,uo
Ridge nouuta,n.

Ridge mountains
Wo haVo some further information ,r
the wanderings OF tho iail brenkera W.
have already followed them from tbia ci,v
to the Ephrata Hills, thence 10 DnrIncS
,mn m t,ay township, whore they broke into
IL. o. hoetiys store, aud to Wieland's
taVorn, snort distance north of DurIaob.
mhloh they also broke into and robbed an
,h, s m,snt, we have since Cleaned
ings ' """"oF
On leaving Weiland's taver, ,ho, ,ro
ceedcd short distance north who,, H.,
broke open the money drawer ,bcv carrio22
away from tho bar.room, and after onnrg'
briatihg the contents, threw IL away
ihey next broke into Fet,er'a cupsr,i;L
shop IN the same neighbOrhood eviIcn,I,
IN search OF fire arms, but did nnt a''SS
any lhence they travelled by yyL,t a,
known as the Middle Creek road ,o n noir,
in tho Black Oak Ridge known ne CpIn's
Knob Here they rested aud fensted dnr
ing FRIDAY, as tho empty beer bottles, cheese
rind and remnants Of bread, butter andmont
aoundahtiy testify. On Friday night thoy
continued their journey north, on tho road
which leads To klinofcltersvillc. Ueidcl
oetE toWhsfnp, Lebanon county. Just
north 9i tno dividing line between Lancas.
~" OVuntltA, thCy visited tho
premises of Monroe Noll, where thev 800
a very good horse and buggy. Tbcy ,Lcr
went west on the road leading IN Shea
HUI, Lebanon county, where thew stnIc q
horse aud buggy belonging 90 John Mover
inc theit OF these horses furnished tho
means oi tracing the ifil breakers stiI
iurther, as the tracks OF tho horses, owing
10 the peculiar manner in whioh they were
shod' were readily identified b. tho own.
ers, VINO as soou az tho larceny of their
property was discovered organized parii.s
70 pursue the thieves. On leaving Muycr,s
the gang turned their heads TO the s6utb
70 entering Lancaster county by what In
known as the Seclock road, which follows
Srelock creek, the dividing line between
Gay and Elizabeth townships. a short
distance east OF Elizabeth furnace. They
followed this road south until they struck
tho turnpike leading from Ephrata 10
btlckersville at point near Clay most.
once ihey passed through Brickersyille
10 a notthwesterly direction, and II is
believed they folio wed the turnpiko until
they reached the village of Bismarck
above the CoFnwall ore banks, in Corn.
wall township lebanon county, where
they abandoned the horses and carriages
which were found on the road in a iaded
ana worn out condition, and will DO re-.
turned to their owners
from this point nothing further has
ooen heard ofthe cOnyicts, nor is II known
now many OF them arc in this gang, but
from the fact that they required two good
teams To carry them, aud the iaued condi.
tion in which the horses were found il is
believed there were not less than six and
probably eight OF them together. They
are probably striking for the Blue Ridge
mountains north of Lebanon.
Were Thoy In tho Vicinity " HarrtsDuIg
Many sensational stories have appeared
in print recently concerning tho escaped
convicts, and the dispatch from Ephrata
(Which was written in Reading in ycstcr.
days New York Sun is q sample.
Tho people Of Harrisburg think they
have seen some of the prisoners aud tha
Telegram OF yesterday morning contaiued
the following
4" IL is certain that a part Of the fugitive
gang has been seen in this city Frank
ford, tho one eyed horse thief nas IN.
doubtedly been in this city. Io visited
Deikcrt's saloon on Chestnut street Friday
evening and was recognized by Mrs.
Deikert, who formerly resided in Lancaster
and has many times seen the notorious
criminal His appearance in the saloon
thoroughly frightened her, aud sho notified
the police Of his presence. She remembers
him well, having seon him, az she says,
often when working A. The furnaces whe
no was once employed. lid Brimr.or,
the noted fire bug, and n companion Soro
seen late yesterday afternoon between this ,
city and Stoclton. Tho two wero well
loaded with whisky and were exceedingly
careless OF what they said. The fire bug
in the presence Of a few parties proclaimed
that he was ono OF tho escaped prisoners
from Lancaster and hC would DO damned
if he was taken aiiyo A blue star made
with india ink was seen upon Brimmcr's
right hand, aud as this corresponds
with his description there can 10
no doubt of his identity. Short
ly after the noon hour yesterday
two suspicious characters appeared
at a residence in the heart of the
city, asking for food. They approached
the house in n circuitous way, and
frightened tho Lady and her daughter, who
waited upon them at tho kitchen door.
One OF them, it Is believed, is BTickcr,
ono of tho escaping prisoners. The two
looked as they had been in prison, were
pale and bleached In appearance and
dressed poorly. Captain Wagner, tho
assistant at tho almshouse, was in the
city yesterday afternoon and stated that
on Friday night no cared for tramps who
stated that they saw the escaped Lancaster
prisoners in this oity on that evening.
Sergeant MoCann and Lieutenant Landis,
assisted by all the officers on the police
force were engaged looking after tho
escaped prisoners, but up to the time We
go TO press no arrests had been made.
The prisoners were n the city beyonG n
doubt and their speedy arrest is certi in
supposed TO be In BerEs county.
An associated press dispatch to tho IN
this afternoon from Readiug
says: Il .r...
Thieves supposed to be the Buzzagds
and Frankford, who escaped from tho
Lancaster Jail, are operating extensively
in the western border OF Berks county.
During last night two horses and five car
rages were stolen. Every effort Is being
made to capture the depredators.
illustrated Lectures.
On tomorrow, Tuesday evening, Drs
Logan ana Mccoy viii begin Il course OF lee.
turos on anatomy. physiology anu health, con
tinuing until Friday evening. They viii Illus.
lrate their discourses with anatomical pla.cs
skulls, skeletons, sc. As the subjects chosen
Ire OF absorbing interest to all, referring as
hey do 10 the structure and composition OF
me human frame, the lectures cannot TAIL to
attract large audienCes AdIaittnnCe to the