Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-11-07
TIE BNZZARDS' NEST.
HauHfs or Notorious Thieves in the .Weish
ronnfsins.

HauRfs or Notorious Thieves in the .Wehh
Mountains.
A Hcntybrook PA special says: 10 tle
nerlbward and westward OF tins busy hihe
village is The Welsh mountain. In this
mountain, during the past eighteen months,
Abraham BuZzard, one 0f the notorious
FIVE brothers who were sent 10 jail i0f
var,Ing terms oi years some time ago. ara
one Of the three BuzZard boys who
broke jail more than two years since, has
made hls home. lis boon companion ~
horsc.thiei and also ilil-brcak-
er known ~ "Onc- Eyed Frankfort" :"
bis uropD name being William Frank
fort, though he haa number oi aliases.
since is escape from :he Jail at Lancaster
ard return 10 his old hauDts about the
NClsh mountain, Abe BusZard has been
a conspicuous figure mt several pic-nlcs.
eanp-mettiugs. and festivals, and the peo-
ole Of the vicinity have woven quite Il ro-
nance about him. lie is the subject o.
many Preside conversations, and doubtless
comes in for bis share OF attention III moon
light walks. Not long ago he became hun
CIV when within short distance OF
the dwelling OF farmer named LAT
fcrty. lie at once made bis way 10 The
house. walked quietly inside, and. the sup
rer-iabC being laid and loaded. he placed
his repeating rife across his hap, after seat
ing himself. and began 10 enjoy sub
startal repast. Mis- LaiIerty, who was
in the dining-roOm. was about TO mike
her exit, when Mr. BuZzlrd. sOolly
placing his right hand on pistol
in his belt, invited her to remain. She did
So, and say. "hc Behaved like perfect
gcnil,man.r lie even went 90 FAR ss TO
thank her ior his supper, and said that II
there was anything wrong With the
yictuals be would hold her accountable.
After he had eaten all he wanted, Buzzard
res'ung his rife aud backed out Of the
housc, his inyariable cykpm when in 4
stiarge abode. Miss LaflcHy last saw him
going toward The mountain, aud "feIt
sorTy Tor the poor fellow
A few weeks ago store In this village
VA. robbed. and il being inconyenent for
the burglars TO carry away their plunder
without assistance, they went into neigh
boring barn. stole horse and wagon.
loaded the goods. and. ~ those who made
search say, went up into the mountain. At
any rte the horse was turned loose up
there and came down without a driver,
stopping in front q the Paterson House,
.
the following morning. Soon after this
rcbieTy another store near Cambridge,
two miles west Of Iloneybrook, was robbed,
ard a horse stolen TO remove the goods.
This hor,e aud empty wagon were found
the next morning near the rOId on the
southern slope Of the mountain. These
two robbeIijs. pointing so clearly 10 Abe
HuzZard and bis ascOmplicc., aroused the
people into temporary activity Tor few
DAYS. and the excitement OF the mel and
Year Oi the women sOou started 4
rumor that the Cambridge constable
bad oyertaken BuZEard, alter hot
chase in the mOuutaiHs, and shot
hin in the leg, causing 4 severe ilesll
wound: but the cOnStablc's rife being
only single shooter, and BuZZard show
ing fight with sixteen charges in one gua.
the officer Of the law was glad TO make his
escape ihOut eirccting the capture OF the
outlaw. The Cambridge constable was
seen hy Press correspondent. and he said
he had not onlv not shot Buzzard, bnt did
not intend 20 risk his life IN the attempt tC
take him until there was more than S25 re-
ward offered for hlm. And yet the Cam
bridge constable, according TO his neigh
hors. is "a desperate fellow" lie did
shoot "A negro in the leg some years ago
and returned him TO Jail after struggle
which j. now probably easier imagined than
accurately described.
/ Mr. John Emrcy. who is Il prOsper0u.
isIncr and 3 saunch Republican reader O'
the Press, said to the writer that Buzzard
wns unqucstionahly bad man. and was
opening the way 20 an Increase of crime IN
this vicinity. From him /, was learned
that until recently BuzZari had lived tn,
J life of Thief and renegade IN the noun
tain. sleeping IN barns or vacant tcne
mcLts at lts base. on whichever side
he hrpponed 10 be: Dut he had nos
brought his wife to his house on Tho
north side % the mountain, and goes re.u
larly home to cat and sleep. when not en-
gapcd in thicying. He has a number o
! acc0mphces. snd hr. James Emrey. whC
! lives within L nile OF the mountain, say
RuzZard l. gradually forming gang OF th'
! dissoiute characters OF the mountain and
| vicinity. lie j. frequently seen in company
with " "One.Eyed " Frankfort, and both gt
armed at all times. Frankfort claims TO b'
a higher.tonCd thief than Blizzard
! Recently il became necessary fOI
| BuZzard TO have his horse sbOd
Frankfort accompanied him to th,
smithy. and while Buzzard made termi
with the blacksmith. and throughout the
shoeing he sat on wayside fencc-raIl Will
his Enfield repeating rife at easy CON
mand-lhe blacksmith says at full cock
II was on this occasion that frankfort siiI
Buzzard would steal little things. but h
casually informed the blacksmith that b.
never stole "nOthin' smaler'n boss :
4 number Of horses have been stolen from
the ueighborh0od II the mountain tha
have not been turned loose, and the dis
terminating 0nc-eyed thief is accredited
with the crime Of stealing them.
A Press correspondent made three trip
10 the mountain. one with Mr. Patterson
OF the Patterson House, for the purpose 0
Intervening BuzZard. but be was not
hcne 10 newspaper r.men when the call wa
made. His house * A rather indi1ercn
dWelline-place, showing neglect aud &c
cay. Mrs. BuZZlrd is not unpleasant
looking, but she was on the Occasio
of these visits woman OF lew words
| Failing 20 get al interview with BuZzard
the CORE. pondcut called on Mr.. WilliaI
Iorns, the village blacksmith Of Sol
rel Horse. who had seen The outlaw recent
ly. Mr.. ZOTns throws considerable rl
nance about the " mountain ranger, as n
is generally called by those who think - z
is not so bad as he might be-" said Nj
Zorns Buzzard il tall, athletic fello"
with black curling hair and keei
black eyes. He always goes armed WIN
sixteen-shooting rife aud generally hi
from three to six pistols in belt aroun
his waist. He goes and comes when D
pleases. He will talk TO you, but viii M
let YOU get neorcr than i've PAGES
him. Abe Buzzard is pretty bad fellow
no doubt; but be Is not 80 bad rs some mah
him out. lie says that he never stole an
never Will steal from a poor man, aud !
wouldn't steal at all, only nobody WI
trust him TO work and earn living.
has said over aud over again that ne WI
not be taken alive, and that be don't cal
how soon he is taken or what is done WI
him after he has settled with two men WI
saore against him at his trial.
A lstely-deceased citizen oi Pai 4
, btquestbed TO the Academy OF Fine Ar
an endowment OF 1900 francs, 10 Ia a.
judged TO the young artist who every !e'
, shall be at the bottom oi the nst IN u