Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-02

Inhabitants OF the mountain are very
worthless. Among them are quite num-
Der OF depraved women, by whom equally
worthless and white and oolored men are
attracted to tho mountain. Once there,
they do not care to leave, as il Ia
very easy TO obtain living. IL Ia
believed that tho gang have men
Ia their confidence who dispose of
stolen goods in different cities, aud Will
mington IS said t. bs one of the best
markets. Tho gang is 30 we'll organised
that each one Is aware of the movements
of the other. They have all kinds of
whistles, yells aud cat oallS by which thoy
can recognizes each other, and oven last
night when the citizens were leaving tho
mountain these peculiar noises could be
heard all around.
ABE BuzzARD's FAITH.
When Abe Buzz,rd was in the Lancaster
Jail he got religion" aud was very pious.
uo was occasionally taken out OF his cell
| to assist George Ehmau. who had charge
of the prison bakery. Ehman, ON ono oc
casion, asked Abe IL he ever read the
Bible. Abe said he did, and believed
| every word that was In 1t. Ehman asked
him II he believed that q whale had
swallowed Jonah, and spewed him out on
dry land, alive aud well, three days after.
| ward. Abe said of course he believed IL
aud If the Bible had said that ions n
| swallowed the whale, he would have b.
| lieyed that also.
TIE MOUNTAIN CONSTABLE,
Constable Bowman, the man who has
| always been terror to the w Welsh noun.
tain thieves, has shown great deal oi
bravery in capturing members of tn,
band, and deserves great credit. He hai
done everything in his power to bring the
men to Justice, and is now possessed oI
plenty OF information that he will MOI
divulge, as 1t might queer" his opera
tions. He is constantly on the move, auC
this morning be exhibited piece of Gallo,
about two inches square for which he paid
IS in order that he might be aided ia Sc
curing some stolen property. He, "a we'll q
| many Others, have an idea that the gnDJ
can never be entirely brokcn up until tn,
men who aid aud assist the thieves il
hiding and keeping them informed arc
locked up.
A JOURNALISTIC CRANK,
| 4 great many wild stories have beef
told concerning the Welsh mountain
| thieves, but the fellow who sent q specia
from Reading to the New York World las
night should be given the cake, baker,
and all. He says: "The searchcrs mo
three of Abe's brothers, Mart Joha au,
Jake, on the mountain. They declare,
that they knew whore Abe was, that h
was armed and that he was determined {
kill before being taken. Mrs. Buzzard
his wife, also declared he had been HON
last night and that she had no fear that b
would be captured"
The truth is that Jake Buzzard is in th
city hard at work, as he has been for yeart
while nothing was said to the others yes
torday concerning Abe or his whereabouts
AN INTERVIEW WITH MART. BurzARp.
An Associated Press dispatch from ReaC
ing says: A correspondent of the Edg
has had an interview with Mart. Buzzarc
Abe's brother, on the Welsh mountain
Mart. says that Abe is in hiding, and tha
he sees his wife and children often; tbs
he is trying to be honest; that Philade
phia and New York thieves are doing th
stealing, aud that Abe is getting desperat
and will kill some ore before he Is taken