The New York herald., 1875-08-20
THE TRAMPs.

three years old tho other day and provided with
food. amer which he demanded tea coffee and
a. there was none IN the house ordered her 10 make
some At once Upon tins she got angry and made for
him, rcmarkne 'Now leave, or Tn put my foot
against youn-and be len
rnmR ARR rRkxPs AND rRANPs
Tramps as plenty this summer as sands upon the
shore but IL doosnf follow that every who wears
a ragged aud asks for aid belongs 10 that class
Think Of this when poor unfortunate comes
your door begging Tor food There's something said
in the Bible about entertaining angels unawares, you
know-Hart'ord Post
ScENpIARisM
The recent hre at Bradford, Conn is attributed to
tramps number Of whom have been perambulatng
about here Several the barn destroyed
a short time before the nre.
THE CRIMES rRAMPs.
From the AlbanN Evening Journall
From being a nuisance the tramps that are prowling
about all parts OF the country have become robbers
burglars desperadoes and murderers Outrages OF
most henous character are committed almost daily bv
these migratory miscreants. Farmers are watched,
waylad and robbed Farmhouses entered and
plundered and other fearful crimes committed There
is feeling Of dread and insecurity throughout the
community, especially in the rural and sparsely settled
sections
TRAMP IN TIGHT PLACE
odst church Stratford Conn heard cries of distress
in that building and an investigation Instituted
On their arrival they heard strange noise of
one in great pain, but on thorough search
through the building failed TO discover any one
therein. They completely myst1ed; the
agonzing cries which were growing fainter and
fainter, seemed 10 be in their very midst;
visions of .,choss and pobns danedii revsting this
subunary sphere fitted through their brains their
checks banched and the ague took possession Of their
limbs, Finally some Of the party bethought them
selves to make search outside the building, and thus
discovered that the sounds proceeded from the cold air
ue of the furnace Closer inspection revealed the fact
that in the 1ue head downward. They at
tempted to pull him out by the heels but found him
firmly wedged n- The hue was Of zinc, II by Is
inches and shaped like z and his shoulders. were
wedgcd in the lower bend Fastening 70 the inside OF
the church. they made hole in the hue pos
sibe 10 his head, in order TO give him That ac-
complished the hue had be taken down and broken
open the entire length before he could be extrcated
He proved 10 be tramp, but didn't explain how he
came there
-Four desperadoes made an assault upon the wife OF
Thomas 0'Hern, at his farmhouse in Paxton, Mass
the Leicester line Sunday afternoon, about Eve
O'Clock. Mr. o'Hern was short distance from the
house at work in his garden and his wife alone in
the house with her infant child The four entered
the house and demanded money of the lady, Offering
violence and threatening to kill her and her child.
Deputy Sheriff brennan, OF Worcester has arrested
OF the men, named Daniel Hunt and the other three
known
A few days since a tramp called at the house OF lady
in Hudson n Y, and begged for some food. The lady
kindly asked him TO enter and set before him a good
meal Of wholesome food This he hastily despatched
and, turning toward her, he demanded money
at the same time threatening her that If it
the consequences. She told him 10 wait while
she procured it up stairs He followed her, however
up the stairs She went to her bureau and in searching
for the money the first object that attracted her aen
ton her husbands loaded revolver This she took
up at once and fired at the man. who stood at that time
close beside her. This shot, however. missed its mark
and she then fired second, which took effect and he
stumbled backwards down the stairs and effected his
escape the woods close by The neighbors soon
aroused, but after searching for long time could find
A tramp who was refused cider by Josiah B. Corbln
of llo oil tn fna tnl
bed and rolled In IL tearing up the plants whereupon
Mt Cobn set his dog upon him. but the tramp whipped
the dog and then pummeled Mr.. Corbin who went 10
its assistance, after which he fed and though Mr. Cor
bin pursued him several miles with musket not
overtaken
rRAMP1vG IN NEW HAMPTON Il
r. J. Fiheld, farmer in the southern part Of New
Hampton, three miles from HILL tells of attack on
his house by tramps last Sunday night substantially
follows-Having retired in good season, he
awakened by the rafting of the outside door, this
repeated and cautiously peerng out Of the window
he crouching there, revolver in hand watch
ing the opening othe door Another person seen
by tree, and still third near by. Having
through the shed get his wife and three children
Of the house, and TO neighbours some half mile dis
tant Leaving them there he and friend, with guns,
went back, and after some lodging about they man
aged to get into the shed. He asked what wanted
and was answered by voley of stones. After some
the tramps left Examining the house. II
found that during his absence they had entered
took what food they wanted his wallet but IL was
empty and some little change belonging to the chill
dren. 1t was evident that plunder was their object
CLOTHES sTRALERs.
From the Taunton Mass Gazcttel
curious of abduction took place at Worcester
on Monday afternoon. AS little Peter Harper years
old playing in front of his fathers residence on
Summer street. man drove up in a buggy and asked
him If he would like to go TO work. Peter suggested
that his mother be consulted, whereupon the man |
jumped from the buggy placed his hand the little
fellows mouth and lifting him into the buggy, drove
on, stopping few rods further to take in asso-
ciate. The then drove TO Davis woods, where !
they stripped the boy and left him stark naked in the
la a IN
men do not appear to have abused the child and what
their object might have been is difficult to determine
MORE MASSACHUSETTS, ExPERIEScB
[From the Fitchburg Mass. Sentinel
Most OF them give Fitchburg, Mass, a wide berth |
Correction for few months but hear of them in |
the smaller villages The Seectmen should make an |
example Of a few, and thus avoid future trouble.
In Princeton, Mass, the other day. tramp demanded
money of lady and frightened her that she seized
her little child and fed her neighbors The
rascal escaped and will doubtless be heard from in
At Palmer Mass, the tramps got so high toned that
they refused to eat anything but the luxuries Of the
and sent ten Of the vagabonds to the House Of Corre
ZION.
The Boston and Albany road is doing good work by
siang gp every tramp found in their freight
7, 49,, ~sSing them before the courts for vagrancy |
Snce in while these IsuoTs come across woman who
Is able 70 defend herself OHs eaea ~ mouse IN not
wich the other day and, after beLs Nu "sAeu h so
man Of the house was at home. mo- replied sho
who had served him, 'but I let you kraM ~ 11,'sty
quick that the woman OF the <dnSe Is AZ bssne anu
taking down an old sWorp, she Started for him and
drove him out Of fhe house
The tramps IN Bristol county are happy over new
dodge Every diapidated straeger who now calls for
aid rs poor man thrown out of work by the strike at
Fall River" which little has been successfully |
practsed the hearts pockets and dinner tables Of
many deluded housekeepers. Out in Berkshire county
the tramps turning into highway robbers. A |
special despatch from Lee to the Springfield Union
says:-'As Samuel Rogers, Jr., son of Mr.
Rogers of the Grm of May II Rogers, coming from
Stockbridge Monday afternoon, with 81 200 from the
Housatonic Bank to pay his fathers paper mill help at
East Lee, he met masked man, who demanded his |
money Young Rogers instantly whipped up his horse,
his carriage wheel hitting the man and knocking him
over, and Rogers escaped with the cash"
From the Rutland (Vt) Herald
Tramps are beginning TO infest quiet vlage-not
long, lean lanklooking lads but short stout strong,
stubbcd fellows. One called on Mrs. g. yesterday
morning and wanted breakfast but she, offered HIM
broad and milk. He said 'Not for Jol" Oh, mol he
wanted something better.
THE BAVARIANS.