The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-05-16
HIS LAST TRAMP.
A Rambling Rake of Poverty Meets
His Death Under the Wheels.
And Takes Sudden Departure from
O Earth to the Region Beyond
the Styx.
ONE TRAMP LESS.

ONE TRAMP LESS.
There Is one tramp less in the world, and
while II is TO be regretted that aGy man
should be hurried into eternity without a
moments warning, caused ~ appear before
Ills Maker without an instant's preparation,
still when he il a tramp, a nornadic son Of
poverty, who shuns work and makes his
living by theft when he C mt beg, we don't
feel 50 sorry as perhaps We ought. AT tie
same time we do ieel
TwINGE o. SORROW
al the untirnely d-cesse OF such a n indIvid-
ud, usually they but i'll prepared for
the great transition. The Bible and prayer
book Is not a part OF their stock in trade,
ths-t and deceit usually comprises their lug
gage, and according to The accepted Chris
tisn creed such peoDle don't go TO Heaven.
In every cass the tranpis
CUMBERER OF THE GROUND,
a superfiuouS nuissDc,-sll nuissnces are
super fiuous for that matter-bui the tramp Is
the most unnecessary piece OF furniture ever
turned out of natures factory. He Is abso-
lutely good for nothing. dead or alive; when
alive, he is elthers torment or a terror, or
both, and when dead his memory is cherish
ed by n-body.
HIS LAST TRAMP.
Night before last the midnight freight on
the Kansas City, st. Joseph Council Bit ifs
road stopped at Beverly station, the crossing
witk the Chicago, Rock Island s Pacific road,
10 switch. One Of the cars set upon a side
track contained a number Of tramps, possibly
a party which had been driven out OF Omaha
by the recent action of the citizen. OF that
town In organizing a vigilance commit
tee to take care of these pests These passed.
gers, seeing their coach thus set aside, and
NOT CARING 10 CAMP OUT
at a place where railroad iron and cross-ties
were the only articles OF diet, made rush
for the train Jnst rs IL WAS gliding out from
the depot All made IL in safety except one,
who, while climbing up. slipped and fell
across the track, the cruel iron wheel of the
heavy car passing over him across the mid
die OF the body, rending and tearing the
flesh, and cutting him clean in twain, and
KILLING HIM INSTANTLY
So suddenly was this done that 40 one could
give the signal for stopping the train, and
consequently every car passed over him,
mangling him beyond all recognition. The
remains were carefully gathered up and laid
out in the station, when yesterday morning
the coroner WAS summoned, who held an in
quest, the jury rendering . decision In &C.
cordance with the facts. II was ascertained
that the mans name was Cross, but where he
came from il not known. He and his COM
panions were en- route for Kansas City.
THE TRAMP QUESTION
is becoming quite q serious one, and one
which is, At the present time, commanding Q
large share of attention. The killing Of one
doesn't have any perceptible effect upon the
Ippetites Of those remaining. so that the good
philanthropist no suppos-s that an occur
renee like the one sbove related will induce
any of the Arxbs to change their mode OF
living, and become an honest citizen, will be
badly fooled. A shot gun, properly handled.
A POWERFUL ANTIDorE,
but every man don't possess one, aud then
again il might stand loaded in the corner a
year before he had the opportunity 10 use IT,
Your average tramp Is q sick one, and isn't
likely TO put the rope around his neck which
il to hang him-not IL he knows it. Our po-
lice force il entirely too small To afford the
city any protection II there should be more
than an ordinary influx OF these vermin,
something v hich is veiy likely TO happen,
rs they are being driven out OF the towns
above US by the wholesale. The general
prosperity OF the west and the stringency
and tightness OF the times in the East has
sent tramps by the thousand 10 the fertile re-
gion west Of the Mississippi, and nothing re-
mains now, but for US TO protect ourselves,
which We should At once proceed to do. Cold
lead is q more substantial ration than soft
IL the former and not the latter is resorted to.