The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-18
GUZZLES' GLORY GANG.
A BAND OF SUPPOSED THIEVES
AND INCEyDIARIEs.
rhev Live Near the Meadows OF Dan In
Patrick County-AIl OF Them
Except the Chief Ar e. tel.

FLOYD, VA, Jan. H.-Special.-Eight
members Of what is believed to be one
Of the most infamous gangs of incen-
diaries. house-breakers and petty thieves
In the State were indicted IN this court
yesterday for arson and house-oreaklns.
and seven Of them are now In our JAN
awaiting trial for these offences. Inc
gang lives near the Meadows OF Dan, In
Patrick county, in an almost inaccessa-
bic part Of the mountains, at place
locally known by the illiterative name OK
GuZzle's Glory.
The gang comprises the following per-
sons: 3. Spangie. VIII Cochran, RICE
ard Bowman. Wash. Sonqui; Lee eIds and
Sis Spangler. Bowman IS sun AT iaiss
but IL is thought he VIII be apptSsnen I,dvi
and lodged in Jail here WITHIN the next
forty-eight hours.
PhIPAKING TO FLEE
Conduit. Moli Cochran. Dinah Key
noIds and Sis. Spangler were III tne
nonrt-room when the indictments were
read out. Immediately on hearing, thelT
names called they held nurrieS coisi
sultation and rose 10 leave ouI S"e ohA
Siusher had his eye on them, ana, OBJ
serving their Intention, az once paced
them under arrest. There was also
guard on the outside for the purpose W
intercepting them in case they atts'hy ~,
to escape The crime with which tney
are charged was committed on the night
OF the 9th Of June last 49,.
On that date the store OF MtssIs'
Weeks * Hylton was robbed ard burned
the destruction of the. property destroy
ing, for the time. all evidence OF the
robbery. The store. building and stock
were insured in the Virginia Fire and
and Messrs Weeks e hylton promptly
requested the payment OF their policy.
The company refused payment and the
policy-holders Instituted suit for the
amount due them. The proprietors OF
the store had believed all along that the
burning was the work OF incendlarles,
and this suit made them untiring IN
their efforts to run down the guilty
parties. After much quiet work they al
length obtained clue, which resulted
in the discovery Of the culDrts.
EEcEAT iOEBEEi.
Recently a store belonging to Judge
Percy ShiIor was robbed at the Meadows
OF Dan. Judge Shilor procured search
one OF the gang named above found a
large box Of soap. The soap was not
his. however, but the quantity aroused
his suspicious. and he mentioned the
Messrs. Weeks & Hylton heard of the
matter. and remembering that they had
had such box of soap as that described
proceeded to Investigate. AZ result OF
their Investigations a number of ar
rests were made, among others that OF
Lee PUckett.
PUCKFTT's CONFESSION.
At the preliminary examination Pickett
confessed his completely in the crime
and described minutely the particulars
Of the robbery and burning. In his con-
fesson he implicated the whole Of the
above named gang, and 1t was mainly
through his evidence that they were
indicted. There IS strong circumstantial
evidence, however, which corroborates
PuCkettG statement.
Within the last few years quite a
number of stores have been burned I'm
the western part OF this county. and it
Is believed that this gang is responsible
for Ii all.