Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-29
THE TRAMPING TRAMPs.
Arraisnment Of tho Gang Captured in c
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Arraisnment Of tho Gang Captured in Car
ver's Cave.
There being literally no woman In the
case, " the attendance of spectators at the
municipal court yesterday morning was not
large. However, Whatever may have been
the shortcomings in point of numbers in the
audience, ample amends were afforded by
the multiplicity and disgusting quality of
the prisoners. Fourteen tramps were ar
raigned, of whom thirteen had been grabbed
in one grand haul by the police at Carver's
cave, as recounted in yesterday mornings
GLOBE. With the exception of one, the
half-breed elsewhere noted, they were all q
physically healthy lot, and ranged in age, as
given by themselves, from 10 to 80 years.
There was vast amount of pent-up, useful
hard work in their carcasses, if it
could only have been evoked,
and properly directed. And the prisoners,
too, presented, with the single exception
named, by no means starved appearance.
Scores of industriously inclined laborers,
whether In or out of employment, may be
daily seen upon the streets with far more of
the pinched lines of starvation traced deeply
upon their countenances, than these pariahs
had. Their garments, however, beggared
description. One was dressed with even a
show of responsibility and neatness, but the
balance constituted an unkempt, unwashed,
down-at-the-heel mass of humanity, that
must be seen to be appreciated, in all it's
mess OF unsavoriness.
The court proceeded with the trial, by
asking each one of the Ishmaelites his name,
age, occupation, and if he wanted work.
Without an exception, they all denied
being Migrants. OF whatever else they
might be uncertain, especially in the way
of occupation or desire for labor, they were
wonderfully clear upon that point. Most of
them declared they had only recently ar
rived in the city, and q few believed they
could get work, or had recently been at work
for day or two. One all-pervading horror
They didn't want to break stones.
"Would you like to break stones?'' queried
the judge of one of them.
sNot for the county'' was the promnt
reply.
The list having been put through this
course of inquiries, the court proceeded to 9
homily. They were informed they would
not be permitted to house themselves in
caves by night, and prowl about by day,
either in begging or stealing their food, OF
anything else. They must either get work
or leave the vicinity, or the court would put
them upon the stone pile.
"Hsw," asked one, sis a man to leave the
city without moneys
eff sharply replied the court, "you could
travel from St. Louis without money, you
can get ten miles outside of this city with
out money"
The court, continuing, said there were
abundant opportunities for labor if they
were willing to grasp them. Farmers ali
over the country would furnish them with
remunerative employment if they wished
They would be allowed twenty four hours to
do one of two things or leave the
city.
The court then asked all those to stand up
who were willing to accept those terms OF
imprisonment, when they rose to a man, and
were discharged, filing noisily out Of the
court room.