New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-05
VAGPANTS.

of,be reserve eorpe and al the patoons of duty the
,s ~, bs st,;rsd in citizen clothes In obedience to
ri. command the men were a. rected to meet at the
bopr d.sonsted and await furthe, orders The curl
osi,v If ocers and men was thorou 2hly aroused by
hi, strange proceeding and specuaions "s the cause
Of The call were multtudnous end as dve'se as the
iudiri6usls Every one asked hs neighbor Wrist was
the matter and did not get much information for bis
pains The question OF the japanese present to tue
police was revived and freely discussed. Some were
Of opinion that the Commissioners had reconsidered
their action in regard to establishing an honorary fund.-
and were about 10 distribute the cash received from
tue Jsps pro rata among the men in private manner
go that the reporters would not hear Of it. Others
thoupbt that they were to make general descent upon
all the gambling hes and houses of i'll fame, bat
still no satisfactory theory concerning the
order could be fixed npon. The Captains and
Sergeans were buttonhoed by the men, and their pm
yae and confidential ear sJught to know where they
were TO CO. or what they were TO do, but the officers
were quite as ignorant in the matter themselves Tues
day morning came, and many Of The men arrayed
;beuselves in their best suit Of citizens Clothes and
FASTENED TO the rendezvous. With ii clock came an
order directing them to 60 through their respective
Wards and arrest all the beggars and Migrants they
could find in the public streets. Although many of the
force were disappointed in their speculatons as to the
probable object for which they were assembled, sull
they highly approved the order and betook themselves
to irs execution with aacrity.
TIE city has for years been infested with Migrants
and beggars hordes of whom prow about the Streets
greatly to the annoyance Of most people.
The Revised Statutes enumerates Migrants and beg
gers as
IAN idle persons -bO not having visible to maintain
themselves live without employment ell persons ~shderns
msk,tpsee shed barns or in the open air an not giving
bSgng or who go place themselves in the
streets highway pssge other public places to beg or re-
If any child shall be fOund begging for aims or soliciting
charity from door to door, OF soy pes sswy
ard proof thereof shall commit such child to the County Poor
FVey p@on ho having painted dnolored covered
concealed or berg ohe1w s dsdd ba manner GaST
road public highway or in any held lot wood or inco.are
Of himsen, shsll be deemed yagrsnt"
In this city we baye as before remarked, hordes of
yscrants and begga1s who so by inclination
than from necessity. There may, perhaps, be a few
persons who are unable to work, and are obliged to
beg TO keep them selves from starvation but the great
msiority are btggars by profession-imported from
ItsIy France, England and Ireland, born aud
brought ND in New-York. They may be in
Broadc sy and in the Fifth avenue, and, in fact, all
over the CITY, hubbng upon crutches and lmping along
apparepty in great agony. Their couutenances are
coutorted in the most excruciang manner and their
general a,peararce 10 40 experienced eye shows them
TO he professional beggars. Dirty, ragged, and sloven
" women, with wo.begone expressions, bearing very
Young Infants In their arms, and followed by
two or three ragged, screaming, and half
| starved children may be seen, day after day.
In the uptown streets besesching aims from every
| yeI-dressed person. Who has not seen the woebe-
Rone Italian woman in Nassau street, with her two
babes borrowed or stolen for the purpose and drugged
TO keep them quiet sitting with extended palm by the
WAY side Who has not seen the men with horTid
sores upon their limbs, or mutilated feet and arms,
station thense at prominent place. and, day
after day Fighter sensitive people out OF their Dimes
All Of these professional beggars look as If they could
scarcely move but il s rather surprising to see with
what alacrity they vanish from the street when pc
ceman comes in sight All sorts Of tricks and su6ter-
fuges are resorted by this class Of beggars In the
sbape Of vagrans we have an infinite variety, too
wei known to need description.
| The General Superintendent upon numerous COM
plants was led to issue the order for the arrest Of all
such people and the object in keeping the matter so
onie was to prevent any knowledge OF 1t from getting
| abroad.
In accordance with instructions, the police Of all
the Wards executing the Eleventh, T Telfth. Nine
| teenth Twenty.second and Twenty third made de-
scent upon all beggars whom they found soliciting
aims and persons VINO had the appearance OF Migrants
They were taken soon as arrested to the various
| Police Courts where the scene that ensued between
tie cficers aud prisoners and those attracted TO the
Court out Of curiosity more re3embled riot than
| court Of Justice.
AT the First District Police Court Tombsl, it be.
came 90 ntolerable that Justice Welsh could stand
no longer and SO cosed Court at early hoar of the
afternoon. The Justice arose from his seat aud an
nourced that these proceedings calculated to dis
organize his Court and therefore must be stopped.
He then directed the officers having Migrants in
charge TO return them the statonhouse Of the wards
to which they respectively belonged, and there keep
the prsoDers Till lac should send for them. He furtler
more announced that if possible he would get Judge
Kelley or some other magistrate to transact the ordi-
nary busiDess of the Court on Wednesday morning.
aid he WeshD would devote hs time to the vsgrant
cases 80 that innocent parties should not suffer.
1t would be impossible to find words to portray the
scenes in the various courts about the city Toe
rooms were for several hours crowded almost to sui
location aod the stencil that from the dirty gar
ments of tie still ditier crowd at times 30 offensive
that The police and clerks wore obliged to leave their
| seats.
OF those apprehended all under IA years of age
were sent 10 the Juvenile Asylum the adults being
cent TO the Alms-IIouse. Seventy.fve were disposed
| CT BY Justice Brennan at the Essex Market Police
Courtj $50 al the Tombs, by Justices Kelly and
Welsh and 200 at "a. Jeferson Market Police Court
by justices Connolly and Quaekenbush.
One OF the Fifteenth Ward Police, while looking for
yagraIts came across and arrested sneak thief who