The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-04-13
THIEVING TRAMPs.
The Benefit Sedalia n Receiv.
ing 1t the Hands Of Pro-
feosional "Bums".
They Come and 90, Picking up
What They osn Get Here
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The BAzOo hiss Of late had occasion to
mention the TACT sevslsI times that Sedalia
10 overrun With irsmps. professional beg.
gar, but the writer had M conception OF
the true state Of sffiir. until he visited
East Sedslia yesterday afternoon. There
are more than . dos.n oi them, stout,
healthy. able-bod;ed fellows. who.e daily
occupation consists in louns,ny about the
city. smoking. ssearios. telling su.ut,y
yarns. chewing tobacco. or i~sily dosing
% the sunny side OF . bosri until .ou.
one starts eight and there is . Prospect Of
lively round Of 6slicuff,; then they are
in their element. Fighting seems To BE-
their chief source ii amu-ement Ye.,-r-
day there we're several ''beautifui bisck
eyes" sr,isticslly placed on three or four
members Of the gang. and early yesterday
afternoon = dssPers,e rou0i occurred he
tween tvo Of the men in which bah werr
badly bruised. There are = dozen Of the
most indolen,. ignorant AMI filthy looking
indis,dn sls that ever mortal lsi.i eve. IN.
Besides thee thee are iour oihe-.: tso
ale youths not over fifteen years ri ast.
and the rem ,in'"g to- s,- rviiea,Is the
men Who do the sharp bI-in-.s for the
whole crew.
During the brief time the reporter h,i ~
his comn,s".i AMI b-i"g j,.' th-n I'm otn.r
business %; impnr,sn"~ IL VA founi To- b..
impossible to draw them ont, T. snv
great ev,eps anil inter si-~ th-ns a. To- th-ir
travels. their h"p-.. Intentions. eIr bat
rssl'x'"s IN" imn-n.itv nj an item ii tbi.
kini he resolved tn visit their h ,uat. - ,in
snd IL possible awe = cs.,- ~,th .on- a, .m-
Der al the purity. Ac-u,ita.iv tn. n-x'
hunter made snot,-r trip To the yrerIn J.
about dark tsst evening. an . ~ hi. >ur;,.i &c.
not tramp we u h. fDnnh. Ev.rv v,:
abond OF them hAi Apsn. AMI inq nv r.
vealed the fact that thsy sere oui -, ia .ir
nightly forAgins expeditions. Ho<ev-r a
pleasant chat With q gentleman residing IN
the eishborhood served tn make the visit
. profitable one and throw acme light upon
their mode Of living. He said that abou.
this number Of tramps, sometimes more, =,
others lea, hsd been about the place for
wssts, and that they hsd taken complete
possession Of two old shed. on the out
sk'rss and converted them into lodging.
The reporter stepped inside on
OF these sheds and Was At onc,.
convinced that il had served - q
rendesvOu for thst peculiar species ol
the genus homo known a. the tramp. Old
shoes and rags, oyster cam, leather strap.
bits Of leather, and straw sire s,d the ground
door and con.tisnted the tramp. bed an,
bediinz cover and ell. On every hand ~
dirt and 9Th and the stencil "a, nsu.eat-
ing 10 the extreme. Inquiry vac made o.
70 where one Of these festive gents coul.i
probably b found, and the reply VA that
most Of them had hustled OF about sun
dawn to take io" the city thu, few ID
remsined behind, but later they we're
frightened away. IL il said thu,
during the day ,hi. gang hss one or more
Of It's memhers constantly ont Begging ~
stealing and that WHEN suvthiny u brought
in il il divided up rmos. the crowd. Al
night thet scstter over the CITY md vicinity
and get hold Of nm, thing they can bv TAI,
! means or foul. 10 rid the city of ,hi- ne.
farious crowd !. ID :hst M,sshs! smith
gill find difficult os~.
1t spsskss iur it>..i, - shat y is.is
said of DIR. Bull Cpnxh Syrup the oth-u
dsy. for single bor,'- cared INV chill al
. ~ -, ,:s- ".;ui congh.
Peaks Of an Insane Man
A young msn named Herr. brother o.
Water Commissioner Kerr, Was found b,
Officer Trsniman, sb,'u, Que o'clock this
morning. wandering around the NJ X. \
I. yards, es'd~ntly mn, i" his night mind
The officer took him in charge aLd turned
him over to his relatives.
Friday evening Kerr, while greatly ex-
cited. seised his mother By the throat and
ga choking her severely when Graham
Richardson. who was passing BY, attempt.
ed to make h,m desist. whereuPon Kerr
.eised stone and dealt Mr.. r. q severe
blow upon the head, compelling him to
beat . hasty retreat. The unfortunate
young man should be looked sitter more
carefully.