Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-06-05
Buzzard Locked Up.
THE WELSH MOUNTAIN OUTLAW
VOLUNTARILY WALKS INTO
JAIL-ASSURED
OF FAIR TREATMENT.

LANCASTER, June 4.-Abe Buzzard
the notorious outlaw and escaped pris-
oner, gave the people of Lancaster
County genuine surprise to-day by
making his appearance at the gates Of
the prison in this city at midnight and
voluntarily surrendering himself to the
authorities. Efforts looking to this end
were set on foot by respons ible persons
some time ago, particularly Since the
Offering of the $1,000 reward, which had
the effect Of filing the Welsh Mountain
country with scores of self const ituted
detectives.
The citizens who were foremost in
the management of the matter were
Price X. Supplee, of Honeybrook, a
member OF the State hoard of Prison
Reform; Israel Baer and Amos Rutter.
OF New Holland, who promised Bug.
zard, in case he surrendered himself to
the authorities, to use their best Efforts
to ascertain whether he had been con.
victed and sentenced for nine year'a
imprisonment for burglary of which
he was not guilty, and if such injustice
had been done, to make application to
the Board of Pardons for the commute.
tion of SO much of the sentence as in
unjust. The arrangement went one
step further, 1t being stipulated that
no reward should be acccepted bv
any person concerned in the neootie-
tions
Abe finally agreed to accent the con.
ultlons OF the gentlemen, and accord
ingly made preparations to come To
Lancaster last night, accompanied by
his brothers, Mart and John. The men
had considerable trouble in getting
away from the mountain without de.
lection, on account of the close watch
Kept by the detectives, but they fipally
succeeded In escaping their would. be
captors and reached the prison at a
quarter before twelve. Abe halted
some distance outside the institution
and sent his brother in to make some
reilmlnary arrangements, among
which was the signing of a paper by
the Buzzard brothers and Keeper Burk-
holder that they would not lay claim to
the reward, after which Abe entered
the prison and was assigned to quarters
in his own cell.
ABE TELLS HIS STORY.
To your correspondent this morning
be, who is looking in the best of health
told his story in frank, open manner.
as follows
+" On the advice of influential men
and the promise 9 of their interest In nv
behal If, resolved on this step, but /
want no reward, and if my brothers
ciaim any they will do it at the expense
OF dece.ving me. ] do not think there is
much danger of that, however. We
left the mountain between and 10 o.
CLOCK last night land had some difficulty
In getting away without detection, for
,, the woods were full of detectives,
- brought MAI anu Joan along TO nee
some one might recognize me and ar
tempt to pick me up in hope of secnr-
Ing the reward, but had resolved 10
die or hurt some one before would be
captured in That way. We got to Ian.
caster all right, however, and selected
'he point at the reservoir grounds TO
await the result of the visit of Mart
ana John to the prison, because there
was iork in the read and I !, ad several
chances Of escape.
a number of mtn pasgcd in bupeies
while was there, bui none of Them
seemed to recognize me. | was prenared
for them If they had. I was fixed, :,
not with my rifle, bnt l had shooting.
irons, which | left in the wagon when
l came into the prison. All / now ask
IS iair play. l want to be dealt with
Guy, "ant tLen 10 strike OFT the
nine years which were given me for an
offense which l never committed. and
which woman on her deathbei con.
ftssed she had sworn falkelv ahout
This is all ask.
III serve the rest Of my term, and
when come out-well, there's no nse
u saying what I'll do, but you'll see.
I we both live, / intend to lead a
Inherent lie then, and will probably
urn detective myself could tell Won
OTIS If was i'll mind to, but this 10
iot the time for it. 1 could tell Won
hings that would surprise You, impli-
atlng men the mention of whose names
you'd equally surprise you"
NOT SCARED FROM THE MOUNTAIN.
No, | have not been away from tine
Welsh Mountain since the reward was
fered. l have been in the bushes
yer since, and you may say thatI
ave never visited Ian caster. That was
Ike some other newspaper stories ahout.
1e. staid on the hill all the time, and,
tier showing the detectives that after
months trying they could not capture
10, resolved to come in myself and
rust TO the fairness and clemency of
ne authorities.
Abe was particularly severe on
lumber OF persons, some of them occu-
ying official positions, who had pro-
,ssed friendship for him, but who did
,eir best to betray him as soon as the
1000 reward was offered.
Among the numerous offers he receiy-
to share the reward if he permitted
lmself to be captured was one from
man who wanted to give Buzzard,s "a
'miiy 5000 out of it and keep only SlOO
II himself, but Abe said he didn't want
ls own blood money, and refused to
,nsider the proposition,