, 1885-05-01
vAGRANrs ii NEMnERs.
News Found III and Around police Head
quarters.

News Found In and Around Police Head
quarters.
A party giving his name as E. Lynch
was before Judge Lee yesterday on a
charge of being drunk and d~isorderly.
After hearing the evidence on both sides
the judge gave him the customary fine Of
$40. Not being able to pay the same he
was returned to the inner room in the city
jail, where he will remain a few days as a
guest Of Marshal Schnitger.
The case against Erbert Clarke, charged
with maltreating and abusing his son, was
dismissed before Judge Fisher yesterday.
1t was said that there was nothing in the
case to warrant a trial.
ID. r. Thonber, a guest at the Simmons
house, had an oyercoat stolen yesterday
afternoon, from room No. II, valued at
s25. How the thief or thieves effected
an entrance to the room was unknown,
but Mr.. Thomber is sure of one thing at
least, and that is, he lost his overcoat.
He proceeded at once to the Justices Office
and swore out q search warrant, having
reasons to believe that some person in the
hotel vas the guilty party. Officer Small
ley took the warrant and proceeded at
once to the hotel, and soon succeeded in
finding the party, named Thomas Len
nox. The coat was not found, but it was
soon ascertained by the officer that the
coat had been sent out OF the city by the
party, and a messenger was soon dis
patched and found the coat in a wagon.
The coat was returned, and Lennox was
taken before Judge Fisher and gave as an
excuse that he knew nothing in regard to
the theft, and if taken by him it was an
accident as he was greatly intoxicated.
Upon this the judge dismissed the case.
1t is said that Lennox will be rearrested
this morning upon a charge of grand lar
ceny.
Three persons named Frank Jones,
Joseph Lee and B. f. Green, were before
Judge Fisher yesterday afternoon upon a
charge of yagrancy and leading an idle
and immoral life. As the evidence showed
that they were without my visible means
of support they we're fined $40 each. They
made a somewhat pathetic plea to the
judge, and they were given until this
morning in which to pay the fine or stand
committed in the county jail. One of the
parties was in possession of two new
pocket knives, one new razor and Il fine
whisky flask. He gave no account of
whom he procured these and it looked
somewhat suspicious in itself.
The police continue to make it lively
and very interesting to that class of the
community known as Migrants. Each day
the officers land from three to five of these
characters in the city jail. They stand on
the street corners and beg, sleep in dry
goods boxes, in box cars and on steps,
and will not work under any circum-
stances. Large numbers of them arrive
daily from Denver and the west, aud they
make it their business to live upon the
earnings of the citizens of this city. The
many petty depredations are no doubt
committed by them, such as chicken and
petty stealing. The officers are only doing
their duty when they provide them with
quarters in the jail Any morning from
! O'Clock until A o'clock numbers of these
fellows can be seen On the street corners
asking every one hat passes by for a
quarter with which to buy something to
eat. A gentleman last night gave two of
them a half dollar with which to procure
a lunch, and her watched their move
ments. Instead of buying a supper they
proceeded at once to put the money over
a bar and procured four drinks Of whisky.
They evidently considered rye the staff of
life.
A couple of men INDUCED in a street
fight yesterday morning at the corner of
Seventeenth and Eddy streets. No par
ticular rules governed the contest, as one
was knocked in the gutter and severely
punished before his willy antagonist could
be made to desist-
On Tuesday evening some sneak thief
or thieves broke into the residence of
Herman Haas, On Eddy street, and sue
ceeded in stealing a lot of clothing. Moth
ing whatever has been heard or known as
to whom are the guilty parties.
Officer Smith landed a man named
Griffin in Jail last evening for throwing
stones promiscuously at pedestrians. He
will answer in the police courts this morn
ing.