Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-08-13

The Onicers Make Another Hau'
From the West Yard.


Notwithstanding the recent raid on
the tramps that frequent the West Yard
of the p. W. Il Is. Railroad Company,
they still continue 10 annoy the employ
ees and steal from persons Ia the vicini-
ty, and the nuisance has became 30
great that special officer Jones com
blamed to the Chief Of Police, and
another raid was determined upon.
Last evening about 8 o'clock Chief OF
Police Hawkins, with sergeant Black
burn and Mcconnell, special officer
j Jones and number of police Officers,
proceeded to the spot in the special car,
and AZ they approached the place saw
about fifty of the tramps around large
bonfire that they had started.
As soon as they seen the officers they
scattered in all directions, aud mum.
Der made their escape in the neighbor-
ing corn fields, where the officers were
unable to find them. They, however,
succeeded in capturing twenty-five,
who we're placed in the car and brought
TO Water and Market streets, and then
taken to the hall. This morning the
whole crew were marched into the
Courtroom, and gave their names and
places where they belonged as follows
Walter Davis, Providence, X. l.; Chas.
Turner, Cleveland, Ohio John Dugan,
Philadelphia; Frank Nelson, Balti-
more: Austin Howell said he was
transient and belonged anywhere
John Cummins, New Haven, Conn.,;
James Manning, New Haven; John
Paul, Camden, n. j.; Charles Osborne,
Baltimore John Griffith, Camden
Frank Moore, John Murray, James
Hogan, Charles Wood and Henry Wad-
dington, Philadelphia; John Devine,
New Haven; Louis Houser, New York,
James Smith, Chester; Harry Williams,
Glen Rock, Md, William Flagg, Brook.
Ign; Joseph Smell. Soldiers Home, Day
ton, Ohio.
William Flagg, one of the hardest
looking of the lot, claimed to be tele'
graph operator, and said that he is
member of the Brotherhood; had struck
and came here froom Brooklyn, in hope
of OBJ aiming employment He said ht
came on the train Saturday night and
went Immediately to the Western
Union office in this city, but when he
had found the operators here were on
strike he could not do anything.
The Judge informed him that thu
operators in this city had not struck
and then subjected him to a severe
cross-examination, during which h'
contradicted himself a number of times
Officer Jones said that when he askec
him where he belonged, when the party
were arrested last night, he said II
Wilmington, and officer Peterson testi
fed that he was the most unruly pris
oner of the lot, and had resisted 81
, much that they were compelled to p'l
, the nippers on him. John Aherl
claimed to be resident Of tEis city
and said that he worked for mai
= named Maloney at Front and Marke
, streets.
, David Wingate identified Ahern a
,, being one of the tramps, and havin
been with them for the past week
Joseph Smell showed his discharg
papers, and said that he left tn
Soldiers Home at Dayton, Ohio, to IT,.
e and make his own living. He ha
t been out two months, and wanted to &c
t to the Hsme at Hampton Roads, Va
t. In his statement he admitted that h
had been tramping around the countr
t ever since he left the Home, and ha
l been in this city IA week.
The whole party were identified b
i officer Jones and David Wingate d
hangers ON around the West yard, an
. j uuge CuImmins sentenced them to I
e days each in New Castle Jail, and r.
!. GREETED that he had not the power to pl
: them at work on the streets or roa,
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