New-York tribune., 1884-10-13
MOUNTITN OUTLAWS ~ PENysyLvty,,
BURGLARIEs IN ISOLATED REGIOy.-ArT,Mprs =,
TRAfN-wRFCkING.

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa, Oct. ll.-Noted l..
breakers infesting the Allegheny Mountain reco, -.
tcuarly the agricultural aud coal and iron section. r.
this last week become extremely Troublesome. a..
accounts received 10 the effect that numerous IA
ourages have been pcrpctracd In isolated and seclsds
spots where there Is regularly established u.,.
larv AZ Glitzn. Blair County there have heeD M Ia,
than u of hll bway and house rOhbefies The 80,
porators have thus far confined their opera 10 ps
dcng people and houses distant from railway and ,sl
graph conn nnicatlon aud by this means are en.n.,
to cluio detectives employed by the rcbnsy,lnl. aal
other railroad companies that have been nuthori,.d, "a
effect their arrest
\ gnns of outlaws numbering bet woon twenty five ana
thirty ncn who mndo sroirsupo attempt 20 dl.r.,,.
thriusoVca rnidrd dwriiUes nt ttrAso rniy hl. nof
ing From the house ~ william '"ibot they EARNED a
"a annuity ~ ,Dlunblrs After pluudorl tho la,a.,
of enilhles und fcasing ~ The inbr ~ The dnnsfa
thoy robbed Michael sorn's residence ~ c,efyiLn,
portable. They also took nom the hoio oi John fl.s
property valued ~ b tween $1,000 nni n 500. ANA
clnn,,, attempt va. made To blow open tie safe Ia.
attempts were then made 10 break into the esiabsA.
ment Of Philip quartz. Penns'l'anla Rilroad eon.
dnctnr but "A large siberian bloodhounl frightened Ne
outlaws Oh.
Mr.. Quar- and several lady friends some Of II,
maiaudcrr on both occasions a The moon va, shining
brightly. one was a tall. powerfully built maR VIA
wore dark clothes. and from beneath piece of bld
cloth which had bern placed upon his face. with ho,
slit In TOR the eyes protrudc heavy black mulche
Gitzn people .ay that. Judging from this descr Piou.
the Cres,on peradoe, the same those who have
operated In their village. In the oneiest and les
frennened parts Of the Allcghcncs grave and nnd,-
lined feeling insecurity and alarm prev ais among ls
residents regarding these occurrences.
Jacob r. omas Thomas Kidd. and jacob Set. mem
hers the regularly ginlze band Ol bi-hw 'ymen aai
house robhers which ha, been operating around Roa-
ester New Brighton and vicinity have been arfe,id n
Detective Lazarus large amount Oi ialiab.e st0ea
reuerty wa, secured. and as the names or Other men
hers he gang In possession OF the authorities I'm
probable that they Will be arrested
The ,aue EVIL spirits are believed 10 he te,"nbe 10
an attempt To wreck train. The last ining - hl. kn
occurred a. Mercer-bnrg. train ON the south Penn
| sNyania road WAS nearly wrecked larte amoun o
brush "A couple of logs ana stone had been iie-
ON the track Engineer Wcnz saw them ~ be ap
proacied but the engine i without an nfHAes
was unable to stop before he reached me place ID
went into the trap aid for them. The pnt scaueir
the obstruction. and The engine passed over IN -aie
although some Of the stones fell round the train !"
got wedged under the baggage ear and II took son
time 10 rx ricatr II. Fortunately no lives were lost IN
no particular damage done.
Lewis Kram who was to-day sentenced tn three YEA
I'm he Eastern Penitenliay by Judge Cummne-'
Iycomug County Court. this city, was notorious IA,
of tho train " eckeIs league that operated eN'en''a
In Nurtl western Pennsylvania Ihls morning. ~ 'H
freight train No. lC6. on the New-lork, fcnh-yNan
| and ONO road nren into by numh"r ol lneh wa
| arranl ed Themselves In the woods along the rad
| The train was stopped and the cmploye, pursued 70
offenders Who escaped.