Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-12-04
A8E yUzzARD At HONE.
Heis WISHED by and Talks 10 a Reporter IL
tiis Mountain Retreat.

lie is VISITED by and Talks foa Reporter ia
His Mountain Retreat.
4 Reading PENN special says: The
sepsatiOn OF to-day here has been the story
Of the visit oi local newspaper reporter
TO the mountain lar Of Abe Buzzard. the
notorious Welsb.mountain outlaw. The
arrangement 10 see him was made through
Mar Blizzard. his brother. Abe i safely
ensconced lar upin the hills IN hut when
I, covered with thick underground. lie
has grown beard, carries Winchester
rife, is iorty-fiye years old. and hurts de-
lance at the authorities, who are entirely
too lax. one solitary constable being the
only one engaged in ferretng out the BAN
dit. He was anxious 10 see visitor from
the nntside world, and talked 10 the cour-
ageons reporter in this fashion;
" have seen my name connected VIA
burclaries occurring on the same night In
places twenty miles apart, and which put
me in four different spots at the same time.
Everything done that il crooked i charged
10 Abe Buzzard and his gang This Is
all wrong. I have been out OF Lancaster
county but once since | got out OF Jail.
I was then up in Reading 10 see
friend SINCE then have been IN
the mountains here trying TO lead an
honest hfe. , worked o. odd jobs. and
bought this rife OF broker in Reading
last SPINNER. ] paid him S27 for il. IT,
repeater" Here Abe exhibited the weapon,
which had been Standing In the corner.
with this gun" he continued. 81 am
going 10 protect myself. ! give every one
notice 10 lei me alone. have done nothing.
am tired OF being in Jail, an innocent
man. and / won't 20 back, rs sure Il there
l. a God. and believe IN God. No mat
ter how much ! have been wronged, some
day | will get square. WhOevcr takes me
must DO Il when am asleep. No man viii
ever get me alive. That's as sure a. there
is God. have 10 hard feelings against
any one. but want them 10 let me alone
me and my family.
"Whcn ShifIcr', store was robbed !
heard the cOnstables and companies Of
h0rsemcn were coming for me. Now.
didn't want 10 Kill or to he killed. - Just
cot out Of their way and went down 10 the
swamp. The tale that ] was fred az or
that | shot back j. not true. Joe wa gOin-
over to his mothers quietly and peaceably
when Bowman took him in on Suspi-
cion. There was no shooting. Now. that
hOy Joe would be good man II
they would Just let him alone. ! am
sorry for Shiner, but none OF rs robbed
him. | don't blame him for blaming US
that's natural. was home ag Friday, SIT
trday. and sunday night. They wont
come up here at night. In the daytime !
get out, because don't want 20 meet them.
II d0. and they grab for me, there viii be
q boody time J will act IN scli-d"fencc.
But am not afraid; they Won't disturb
ME. Why. I'm losing money every day.
could earn AT least Il dollar dav # thcy'd
let me alone. want To work. Here :
Christmas coming, and ia like 70
buy few presents for the old woman. the
children. and mother. Besides, owe
Mart few dollars. and he needs il. I've
been living on turnip, and cabbage 4 long
time. without any fresh meat. Many DAY
I've gone hungry and cold. That wouldn't
be- the ease IL va, the burglar they say !
am"
The party 81 hundred men who were
out IA the hills This afternoon looking Tor
Hulzard returned this evening without a
prisoner.