St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-25
BEGGING IN GERMANY.

Il Business WTticI. IS Protitdbte-Misers
Who Hare accumulated FOrtmnes-.Smc-
cessfM ImpOstOrs.
Probably good many people doubt wheth
er begging is profitable business, says the
Dresdener Correspondent. The superintendent
of the house of correction in Zwickau, NJ
d'Alinga, estimates that common beggar
will average no less than 1 mark 70 pfennige
(about Al cents) nor more than 4 marks (S1)
per day
A newspaper man the other day ran across
tramp belonging to village near August
usburg, and doing some little labor now and
then, but preferring vagabond's life above
everything. This worthy stated that even in
the poor villages between Annaberg and
Chemnitz, where he carried on his trade, he
averaged from 2 mark, so pfennige to 3
marks daily.
A little while ago man was discovered in
Munich who for years had made business
of begging, and had been eminently success
full Years ago he had been forester's as
sistant, and had later tried his luck as COM
mercial traveller, as agent, etc. In his pos
session was found well-kept journal FUN
ming back to 1878, in which he had kept a
correct account of all the begging letters he
had written and the moneys he had received
During November, 1888, his book shows
sixty-six letters sent and $50 marks 1886 re-
ceived. In December he sent ninety-two
letters and received 210.T marks $50 SOY,
and during the first two weeks of January he
wrote forty-nine letters and received 70.40
marks (S16 90). He even kept account of
dunning letters he sent out when his first
begging letter did not receive prompt re-
ply. His total receipts since the beginning
of 1879 had been upward of 5000 marks
(nearly 81, 500,)
In Glagan, the other day, beggar tramp
was arrested who had so marks in his pocket
besides a number of receipts for money sent
home by mail. From Dresden a supervisor
of the poor reports a similar case. A butcher
and stock-dealer, having failed in business,
used to go on long begging excursions when,
ever he became very impecunious. In this
way he supported himself and the six mem
bers of his family. IN 1883 he was arrested
when on begging excursion from Dresden
to Cassel. The first thing he did after being
locked up was to write home: 'I can no
longer take care of you. Apply to the super
visor of the poor for assistance"
rested who had in his possession In coins
ranging from pennies to 10-mark pieces, the
flor those parts) very comfortable sum of
263.53 marks (S62.25.)
In the village of Wehlen, an apparently
penniless beggar was living in miserable,
half-decaSed shanty, He felt sick and had
to be taken to the hospital. He was so COW
cred with vermin that the rags serving him
4 d l.
after his admission to the hospital When
the hole in which he had lived was subjected
to closer inspection there were found four
bank-books representing an aggregate of
3, ITO marks, on which for ten years past no
interest had been collected, over 220 marks
in good coin, some $50 marks in uncurrent
money Gin all over $1,000, besides a lot of
well-preserved bedroom furniture, bed-linen
and wearing apparel Crows
During the sensational trial in Berun of
Dickhoff for the murder of the woman Koe-
mig, who was considered a pauper, and had
drawn Is marks a month from the charity
funds, it was ascertained that this apparent
pauper carried with her in her petticoat all
the time from 5000 to 5000 marks, and had
at various times lent sums ranging from
1880 to 2,400 marks, making her well-of
even according to American ideas.
In -the-Main recently fellow
was arrested for beating saloon and for beg
ging, and had to be acquitted on account of
insufficient proof. Later it was found that
this beggar had SIS, 900 marks deposited in va
rious saving banks. This man was such an
expert in begging that he ''earned'' 20 marks
(S5) day. For eating and drinking he
paid nothing, the servant girls being great
friends of his. He also did some business as
a matrimonial broker.
At the police station in Chemintz, not long