Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-25
THE TRAMP CONUNDRUM.
Yesterdays Talk and Developments-A
Plan to Utilize the Vagabonds,

Yesterdays Talk and Developments-A
Plan to Utilize the Vagabonds.
The tramps are still source of general
annoyance, menace and discussion. There
are plenty of them around in odd lots
quests are not responded to, and otherwise
proving themselves an annoyance and the
cause of grave apprehension.
TRAMPING BY Twos.
The late persistent raids of the police, the
capture of many, and the pun
ishment-work-whic followed have
had the effect to disband or
disperse the gang into struggling couples.
That they are around very promiscuously
nearly every housewife in the city can attest.
They are importuned nearly every hour for
food, and not few tramps are dangerously
surly when refused
DINING AT OTHER PEOPLES EXPENSE.
These fellows manage the business we'll.
One approaches residence while his COM
panion waits. If the first conner is served
with banquet he departs and soon there
after knock is heard at the kitchen door,
and another tramp makes the request for a
meal. This little scheme was played on a
notonously frequent to tho number of five
times, five meals. He watched the proceed
ings, saw each tramp come from the same
direction and take the back track. The off,
cial took in the situation, and when tramp
No. finished his repast, he was requested
to not send No. 6, but direct him to another
hotel
THE TRAMP RENDEZVOUS.
how q ol,
they scatter to follow their vocation. The
Lake Superior depot was at first selected
but the frequent visits of the police drove
them to selecting another. Doubtless this
new place has been found. Yesterday res
ident out on Lincoln avenue came
to police headquarters and reported that
a large body of tramps had taken possession
of a vacant house out there, just beyond the
Burbank place. Due attention will be given
to the new abode, and the nomads will be
deprived of the temporary shelter, and be
put to a renewed tramp.
MR.. M cLUNG VISITED.
All these wanderers may not be criminals,
but they are an unsafe class to have around
The old adage that idle hands find much evil
to perpetrate, is applicable. AS an instance,
the following is related:
Saturday night a man supposed to be one
of the tramp fraternity called after 10
o'clock at the house of Mr.. j. w. McClung,
on Summit avenue, and without knocking
tried the door knob. Mrs. McClung hap
pened to be going into the hall at the time,
and discovering the gentleman asked him if
he wanted to see MIR. McClung. He made no
reply. The question was repeated. He
said, "You needn't be alarmed I have a
paper for him. or words to that effect. It
was after 10 o'clock and MIR. McClnng had
gone to bed. Mrs. McClung said, II will
tell him to come down and see you.'' She
did so, and when Mr.. McClung got to the
door the gentleman had decamped. For
several nights prior to this men had been
heard going through the yard.
The attempt at burglary at MI. Lamprey's
residence, Sunday night, and discovered
by Mr.. D. r. Noyes, may be classed among
the results of the grea t tramp Visitation.
WORD FOR THE TRAMPs.
That every question has two sides, is gen
orally accepted. In view of this, the follow
ING communication is judged to be an ap-
nropriate conclusion for this article:
ssThere is to be a mighty influx of "com-
mercial travellers" here this summer, owing