The sun., 1884-05-04
AT TIE MERCY OF TRAMpS.
Az ARMY or YdSRdSrs OCERRUNNIN0
THE RGkt ~ DISIRICTs.

THE RGk.tL DIS7KICrs.
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tAss Aroused sss seArss 81 JadSs Lywsh.
suFFERN, N. r., May An army Of
| trnmpa has boen swarming through the
| country along the eastern division Of the Erie
| Railway for tho past two weeks. and reports OF
| robberios assaults nets Of inceniiarisn and
| other outrnges committed by them como from
| oil directions. Evory freight train going west
| on tho Eric carries numbers Of those trHmps.
| They rido wherever they can SECURE hold on
| bumpers. In tho most perilous Of positions.
cnging 10 the ladders nt tho ends Of tho cnrs.
| lying on cnr roofs. and In empty ears. In ono
| ompty freight car In train TINT stopped hero
| n few nights since. i've bury trnnps wore
| found asleep. They wero driven out. When
| the train pulled out they werc all again cling
Ing to tho cars. Ono of tho party being unable
| 10 get any other position. was seen to dart In
| under q car whlle the train was moving.
seize tho brace rod beneath the eur. and. draw
| ing himself upon II. cling to II with his hnnds
and feet. lying ut full length upon his stomach.
Tho rod Is not more than an inch and hall In
diameter. When tho train reached Turner's
ninetecn niles west OF this station. the man
was sill on the rod. but 'ell TO the track uncon-
sclous. He was nearly suftncatod with dust
| and his hands wero worn almost to tho bono
where he had gripped tho rod II the ride had
been minute longer. he could not have nnin-
tuined his position on tho rod. but would have
dropped to the track between the trucks and
been torn to pieces. Bcsides tho Ave tramps
that were driven from the empty car ut this
station. oight more wcro found on tho train
| when II reached Sulrcrn.
| A large gang Of tramps have kept to the rail-
rond trains. and have been pundering freight
cars OF merchandise. efrecting entrance while
the train Ia ut station. and throwing the goods
| out when II s under way. The goods thus OBJ
tanned they dispose Of by pedLling them about
among tho farmors. A barrel Of fresh fish WIS
thrown from a ear near Southlleds. and five
dorr in that place. This gitng, to obtain better
opportnnity for securing plundrr. nt!emptsd to
s"se s%ses 'I Nama" Tsy
chained q heavy railroad te across the truck
nri"5s the .5n va: DUE but xsGs for
The iramps made their escape.
AT Spring Valley. a few miles from this sta.
gang gang OF o. trSmps isTriled the community Tor
weeks. and we're only forced to quit the place
aroused the inhuhi,ants to the poin! Of resort.
Ing to lynch law. The tramps were about thirty
aSo not 'hss xsps sps"s vss
Rnn gathering there enrly this month. but.
BY 'a thsr I psrslsssn, SeSHins, tSss wors psneee
s e o
blss wore stolen from farm houses and
village residences. and poultry yards
a%a drawn sSs sssn NE Became bold and n.
rolcnt. ind in come ins,iinces striped clothes
10 know when women or children were alone in
ora sss aes and sssS ws@
sn to comply with shSI demands was sa aMays way
| inX u9fpnCeleSR woman CHI Il. Tile
trainps wny!aid school ehiliran and children
Eong srrs"ds and f2rt them nh TO "e1.sTr hnsrss
books. and any money hey might have. This
becams 30 common on that last week , many " pa, a.
''Si, One " day lust week a Miss Elliott. a young
GSalnixsy " 81 rssidsnce der 'e hall % mile from spring
Valley. while the family were absent Tor tho day
wSs aH ns" Eett lilo ss VIM she
sitting room the d"or oIsnsd md md % two y'',H,n h;
DOWN on lounge II IL. as ts t
. other recIined in an arm chair. They ordered
tho sSaS Ssns to ss sna
very much frightened. said she couid not do ~
they wished us II Was rot her house q, and & Si,t
! tramp on the. lounge drew . revolver. and
, pointing 1t 1T the girl, swore that unless, she
10 would ,how hsr brains out. Miss Elliott
r"se from her char and started for tho door tt
up. and. soiHng her by the throat. struck h.l
+. In the face ami twore he would choke her tc
The girl buried the ln9er nails Of both hol
hands In the flesh Of tho .ramps cheeks and
he noSsd ss ws ra hsr
She fell on the floor cl.'sa to the stove. and I
Sh q by r2n Blow sns
t poker. and regaininE her feet before the attack
. WAS renewed upon Lor she sprnng upon hs
the Hpa H m tn.
MS the reS"Iyer tried .wcs to shoot Miss Elliott
n holding the pistol al aimed ut her head but ho.i
% hnns Miss Elliott was lying u"c"nsciou on M In,
!! lounge Her throat had tho dark purple marx,
7 wna badly bruised and swollen from his blows
Among the trGmps encaInpsd In the %2"s w, .h
SH so h"f az Ss and ~
"s by sns ra Of IL. On
!, s snsorsa The H house Of g. Z snyder. Mrs. sssd"
towa1S ss sss iran Sar % ehs h"ns.
%ssnsGy md 5, ysIs%S Sf:s AaS oa: @
r h"S.s h"ass, @hen @hA hs Ssa arpsarsd i the tram
He'd olahs|d pursued u, him but seeing e, tina, .n III
. stons ana threw il with AZ his might a d.
. @ sroSnd @ and did not move: otiaeid thousS
had ksd II. 5uG SaS md Hisr rpv Rv
ton q the se"s %eeSrrsaes ~ @ &hsn he rss"rns,
Srsa % :ra%p was @ soas. @ s'I some behave Thai il
. was dead and WAS carried away by menb r
4 stunned BY tho stone. and that. regaininx CON
sci0nsness. had made good nis Escape.
p.s y
. preparing at once to deal summarily with tn