Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-20
rHE Dali, BEE -CoUNL.L BLUFFS IOWA FRIDAY APRIL 20
SEIZED BY The STARS.
A Gang Of Fellows Arrested as
TrampS Have a Banquet in
the CalabOOSe.
Other Matters Which Olaime d
the Attention of the
Authorities.

Judge Aylesworth's court yesterday
moving was we'll thronged, there be.
Ing inside the rail-, besides attorneys
and officials eleven husky young fell
lows who had been arrested a. va.
grants, while outside the rail was an
unusually large audience Of sight
seekers. The judge interviewed the
eleven accused, one by one, inquiring
where they came from, how they got
there and whittier they were bound.
It appears they came from all points,
but CHANGED to be together on an In
coming freight train on the Kansas
City road, and were sleeping the box
cars when arrested. Their stories
varied in meny details but agreed In
this, that they were all hunting work,
and being short of funds we're travel
Ing as economical as possible. Their
statements led to the conclusion that
1t Is not an unusual thing for brake.
men on freight trains to give some Of
this class of travellers q chanceto ride In
q boxoar, for q mere pittanoe, a quar-.
ter or O half q dollar, which amount
1t is naturally supposed goes into the
pocket, rather than Into the oompany's
vaults. These fellows are thus slipped
Into q boxcar whsn the conductor 10
not looking, and the door Is looked.
There Ia a natural query arises from
this state of facts, and that is, how
would 1t be In case of an accident, by
which one or more of these men shall
be hurt2 What would be the COM.
pany's. liability In such O case, Its own
employees having been parties to this
peculiar mode of carrying human live
stock? The court had no occasion to
pass upon this question, however.
The eleven men gave their names and
hailing places as follows: Mike Sulli.
van, Kansas; Thomas Young, Wiscon.
sin; M. McGetrich, Vermont; John
Palmipg, Missouri; VIM. Wilson, I'LL.
nois; James McCabe. Massachusetts,;
John Stephen, New York; 8. Stewart,
Missouri; M. Myers, Dennis Darrin,
Ed. Madden, Ohio. Most Of them
had no money. The liberated land.
holder Of the party having %, while
the smallest capitalist had q dime.
One of the party, o V~ermonter,
claimed to have had between 5000
and $500 about three weeks ago, but
penitently confessed to having spent
1t In riotous living. The court con.
Guided that they we're men hunting
for work and that the fact of their
peculiar method of travelling was not
sufficient to cause conviction as va
grants. Rev. MI. Fisk, who has
practioed at the bar and who was for.
merly district attorney at New Orleans
appeared In their behalf, and
argued to the same effect. His clients
were accordingly discharged, and as
they had not had their breakfast, the
court ordered that they be fed, They
gratefully ~spplauded him, and gave
the judge an encore, sfter which they
repaired to the calsboose, where they
INDUCED in q banquet consisting of
beef, bread and coffee, served with tin
plates and cups, with fingers for forks
and newspapers for napkins, and after
finishing their meal started of In high
glee.
There were two DRINKS disposed Of
In police court yesterday. One was
CHARLES Robertson, who settled by
80. so In cash and 81 in work. The
other wa 3. McClane, who had to
settle all by work.
Thomas OLsary who, while drunk,
fell down some stairs ct Lowers hatch,
was so badly injured thst 1t seemed
cruel TO punish him further for his
spree, and the court accordingly dis.
charged him. DR.. Bellinger attended
to his dislooated shoulder and put him
In a. comfortable condition O. posi-.
BILE.
A. T. Wallace, the young man who
stands on the street corner and sells
the unwary Q little bit of soap for
fifty cents with the tempting prospect
of drawing an elegant gold watch OF
some other big prize, was yesterday In
court. He showed that he had 9
license for the city and the court held
that this debarred the city from
prosecuting him. or course
he could be brought up under
the state law f~orbidding such schemes
but that was not this case. 1t seeml
that the olty fathers, In framing thu
present license ordinance, had an cyl
out for making every kind of business
contribute to the finances of the city
without SO much regard as to whether
the business was otherwise helpful O.
hurtful to the morals and prosperit,
of the citx.