Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-03
ABE BUZZARD TALKS.
nIs FEKL,ros rEnsrLY DEsuRIsED.
angry That All Robberies within Twenty
Miios should be AttrtDotcd 90 Him
Latest from the mountain.


Latest from the mountain.
A correspondent Of tho Reading Eagle
visited the Welsh mountains ON Monday
and claims to have seen all of the Buzzards,
aud other criminals, including John
Frankford. The newspaper man says that
no arranged to have q talk with Abe In
the evening. He was taken to a place
where he was, with several other men that
he did not know. All were armed and Abe
was very talkaeve, and spoke about ~
L follows:
'l'ut down now exactly what say and
how say IL. Don't adj anything, DO.
cause haven't much to say. Every viii.
| ter there's lot Of stealing going on here.
especially in this section of Lancaster
county. have seon my name connected
| with burglaries on tho same night which
put mo 90 miles apart In 4 different spots.
| Everything done crooked is done by Abe
| Bugzard and his gang. This Is all wrong.
| have not been out Of Lancaster county
but once since got out of Jail. was up
in Reading to sec friend. Since then
havo been in tho mountains here trying to
lead an honest life. worked at odd jobs
and bought this rifle Of n broker in Read.
ing last summer. 1 paid him s27 for 1t.
| It's a repeater. (Icre Abo exhibited the
| weapon that had been standing In the COR
ner.) With this gun | am going to pro-
tect myself. l give all notice to let me
alone. have done nothing l am tired
of being In jail an innocent man, and
| won't 90 back, rs sure as there Is God,
aud l believe In God, no
matter how much l have been
wronged. Some day l will get square.
, Whoever takos me must do 1t when am
| asleep. No man will ever get me alive.
That Is a. sure as there Is n God. have
no hard feelings against any one, but
| want Thorn to let mo alone. Me and my
u / d, GhtnNr'a
J was robbed | heard the constables and
:. horse companies we're coming for me.
;. | Now didn't want to kill or to be killed,
: 50 just got out Of their way aud went
!, down to tho swamp. The tale that was
= fred at or that | shot back is not true.
= y Joe was going over TO his mothers, quietly
= and peaceably, whom Bowman took him
Il IN on suspicion. There was no shooting;
~ Now that boy, Joe, would be good
~ man II they'd just lot him alone. | am
sorry for Shiffar, but none Of us robbed
| him, | don't blame him for blaming US.
;, That's natural. There IL only one man
~ With us that's done nythiug wrong Of late,
ne but that was not robbery. said he could
stay with me. Poor devil, he's better here
With me out OF danger, than be down In
VI the country. Lord knows what he'd get
ne at. | was homo all Friday, Saturday aud
Sunday night. They won't come up here
IN y, | at the night. In the day time get out,
VI because don't want to meet thom. II
ol do. and they grab for me they II be bloody
W time. | will act In self defense But am
~ not afraid. They won't disturb me. Why
sc' I'm losing money every day. | could earn
, "a at least a dollar day il they'd let me
ne alone. IwAnt to work. Here's Christmas
nc coming aud I'd like to buy few presents
nc for tho old woman, the children and
ne mother. Besides owe Mart few dollars
nu and he ueeds 1t. I've been living on
gu turnips and cabbage a long time without
fresh meat. Many day I've gone hungry
,as and cold. That wouldn't be the case II
ue | was the burglar they say am"
~ THE STORY PROBABLY TRUE.
ns( This story was telegraphsd all over the
Ia country last night by men employed on ths
1lu Edgle who corresponded for pspers in the
Iuo large cities. That part OF the tale In
iue which the newspaper man says he saw
% %.o Frankford can be taken with considerable
. u rllowance. In one morning paper 1t II
.re stated that tha reporter recognized Frank
h. .he ford by the patch his eye, while tb'
i5aS truth Is that the escaped convict wears 1
Io M glass eye. The story about his oonversa'
~ n' ton with Buzzard may be true, as 1t il
" " certain that he is very fond of talk ant
=. likes to see his name in the papers. Ill
would be willing to talk to any one II
al whom he could put confidence that b
VI, tno would not be betrayed and suoh person
t IN tain. The story of the Eagle man sound
sue sue probable. aud the greater part of it may
'h perhaps, be taken for truth, as it is abou
o, what he would say.
yht THE LATEST FROM THE MOUNTAIN.
There is little news from the mountain
r ty to day and all seems to have quieted down
to The citizens are no longer in pursuit o
Hot thieves, having returned to their homes
the Iu morning paper dispatch says tina
to " Constable Bowman and his men re
, turned from the mountains to day (yester
,rk, day. without Abe Buzzard." The trut
900 is that Bowman was in this city nearly a
lion of yesterday, and was not near the Wels
mountains. Yesterday Phladephi
,ntH lines reporter, who was dispatched frou
ged that city, drove all over the eastern end O
ade the county, but did not Venture upon tn
mountain. lie returndto Lancaster las
night but reported nothing that has no
appeared in the INTELLIdENCER. He say
y, ., everything is quiet on the mountain.
STARTLING NOTE.
hat Under Keeper Stautfer, OF the prison
,aid states that on last Saturday well know
lta- convict whose name he refuses to Civ
8 of handed him note, which contained th
nnd following:
ork "Frankford and LippiDcott arc on tn
lied mountain. A far as l can learn they ar
loat to come over the wall. will give you o.
ody feelings towards them, but If it happens
Drt. want to prove am innocent and had n
oon hand in 1t. am sure to learn more an
ure will give you all learn"
'od When this was given to Stauffer JO
ch Buzzard was yet on the mountain, Othe
mad prisoners besides the one who gave th
the note to Stauffsr were acquainted with II
ers contents, and it is claimed that the
n 1t received their information on last visitin
Ior- day.
her From this note the story arose that tn
to intention Of the escaped oonyicts was t.
make q raid on the prison at night ant
ory after scaling the walls, overpower tn
hly watchme and liberate many of thoes COZ
IN fined. The story Is igven for what 1t
ted worth. There is very little in it, beyond
it few dollars for sensational correspondent
Y a who furnished 1t to the morning papers.
tne ANOTHER BURGLARY LAST NIoHT.
PPni Last night thieves broke into the hous
@ nis of Mrs. Christian Resh, In Bird'in-han(
us ass by prying open the back door. They stol
p1s pIS a large quantity of provisions, and the
III carried away q large trunk, which ha
u 1nt been standing on the porch. 1t was take
~. about q half-mile from the house where