The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1885-03-27
WAS 1T ABE BUZZARD +?
THE HOME OF THE OUTLAW THE
SCENE OF A TERRIBLE TRAcEOY.


eH1 NiSiVsu tuU Vc0uO u o0o 11uvlIb0 tT0xouy
az wilder country can scarcely b. found
Ias sccne Of the murder (for such IL viii
,'r'v@, although the report Of Edward Lin
'i-.o's death extensively telegrnphed was pro
mature, Is in the picturesque Pequoa Valley,
which stretches northward from the Pennsyl
:sAia railroad at thc gap to the Welsh Noun.
tain on l!io north. Tie home Of the Linville's
is ~ uaipretentious farm house set in from
,hc pIL...c rood aud as isolated as can well be
imagined. Overlooking the dwelling, though
nearly two miles distant, are the Welah
Mountains, on whose sidss aro the huts OF q
desperate and cunning q set Of thieves as
ever plagued community. +
Here dwells Abe Buxzard, but the outrage
on tho Linvilles Is not attributed to him by
those lest informed in tbs matter. II was
tie work Of thoss who were mors familiar
with tho Linvillss and their affairs than Abe
Buzzard or any Of his gang could have been,
and i'll some respects is not unlike the famous
Clugstone mystery. Miss Emma Linville Is
about IS years Of age, intelligent and prepos-
seising, who, with her bachelor brother, Ed
ward p, lived in this secluded place, which
they jointly inherited from their father. The
n6uIderous thieves, a. was afterwards ascer.
tained, effected an entrance by cutting
through the front door and slipping the bolti
1t was between 10 and o'clock Monday
morning when Miss finville hearing steps at
her door thought it was her brother, who had
come to call her, believing it to be morning,
and said: eyes, Edward, I'm awake" The
next instant the light of dark lantern
flashed in her face, and she saw three masked
men, one carrying gun, the others carrying
revolvers. Crying loudly for help, and her
brother, hearing her screams, rushed un-
armed to her assistance, when one of the
wretches deliberately raised his weapon and
fired just as the rescuer was entering the
door. The bullet struck Linville in the
breast, passed through door and buried it.
self in the wall OF an opposite room. In an
instant there was a second fash, a second re-
port and the brother fell prostrate, exclaim-
ing: "Great God, I'm killed"
You're not; shut up, shut up SHUT up!"
yelled the burly brute as he jumped on the
prostrate body of the wounded man and tried
to stamp out the little spark Of life that was
left. The sister was now assailed most
,acconp lnial h, thr.sa +s~-t --ss,
her shudder. She was then compelled to
direct them to the money IA paltry $73) in
the brothers secretary. They secured the
funds quickly and departed, warning the
Linvilles under penalty of death to make no
outcry inside of ten minutes. No sooner had
the burglars left the premises than Miss Lin
vile ran to the nearest nsighbors, 300 yards
away, alarmed the family, and then returned
to the side Of her bleeding dying brother.
Physicians were quickly summoned and
probed for the ball, but unsuccessfully, and
late the wounded man, though conscious, was
not permitted to speak, and it was believed
he was diving. The outrage caused the great
est indignation, and threats Of lynching were
made. Numbers of persons formed them
selves into bands of vigilantes and started fof
the mountains in the hope of getting on the
track Of the murderers, and delegation of
the best citizens of the township came to this
city and, with Col. B. Frank Eshelman, a
prominent attorney, to present their claims,
held lengthy conference with the county
commissioners The result was. the formation
of plan which will rid the community Of
the bands of outlaws who have carried terror
to the homes Of the inhabitants of this usually
peaceful valley.