Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-02
THE TRAMPS KEEP BUSY.
STILL RAIDING AND PLUMBER
ING IN THE SUBURBS.

A Failing on in Numbers but No Dis
count on BOIdness-Driven from Their
Camping Ground They Take Refuge
tn the woods and Skulk into the City
At NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Residents Con-
tInuaIly on the Guard Against Raids
and Robbery.
The tramp nuisance has not been alto
gether abated in the outskirts of the city,
but recently there has been a perceptihle
falling off in the number of vagabOnds,
who have made the life of suburban resi-
dents a terror. They are still numerous
enough, however, to keep .hOusehOlders
on their guard, and rObberies continue to
be reported almost every day. Persons
passing over the City and Suburban RAIL
way outside line report that almost every
trip able-bOdled tramps are seen skulklng
through the woods and behind fences, and
on sunny days basking in the sunshine
and sleeping their time away with an
utter indifference to its value, and IN TACT
to the value Of anything except what they
are able. by thieving and ROBBERY, 10 con-
vert To their own use. teF SeNeral weeks
thev have not been seen IN large Groves
as heretofore. cOnfning their colonies 10
the woods in the day time, and going on
the skirmish singly instead OF In
gangs. Suburban residents are convinced
however, that the lull is only temporary,
and are holding themselves in readiness
for the next raid. The principal camps
near the city have been broken up, and
the vagabonds have been driven from the
city into the country where, they are CON-
paratively safe from arrest.
ssTramps and goats are our greatest
enemies out here" said an Anderson
street citizen TO a News reporter yester-
dav. Il am generally favored with
visit from tramp every day, and II
makes no difference how well hasten my
gate some wandering goat generally
| manages to but it open and devOur my
flowers and vines as fast as they get above
the ground. hauling out some of them by
/ the roots. The tramps who come around
| now are generally lean and hungry look
/ ing specimens. and the fat, sleek
/ looking villains are not so numer-
| Gus as they were when the NEWS
| first began calling attention TO their out
/ RACES. You see we have determined to
| starve them out, and the tramp who sue
| ceeds in begging a meal now must make
! out a good case: and the one who sue
/ cceds in stealing even cold lunch has
/ 10 be both active and vigilant II he
! ESCAPES a load of shot or cold lead IN
/ Iump: but we can't be on guard all the
| time, and they occasionally get In their
/ WNrk on Oul kllCuGAS anu ACA AN"oSS a.
| spite of everything"
| II Is the general IMPRESSION that as
I soon as the nOmadic villains turn their
face towards the North again, While the
/ tide is rolling past, savannah and the
| vicinity will again be OVerrun. 'MOst OF
| them have drifted SOUTH said one
! suburban resident, ''Out they will be
| back again on their way North as numer-
/ Gus as ever"
4 reckless negro tiend made bold raid
/ on the house of James Scott, at Browns
/ vile. Saturday night. He was seen skuIk-
! inc in the neighbOrhOOd during the day
| and appeared TO be watching the house
for some purpose. About : O'Clock all
| the grown members of the family We're
! absent. several small children oelng tne
/ only inmates. The villain considered his
| opportunity to rob the house had arriy-
| ed. The door being locked he I'M
I dertOOk to break in the window
sash, and had partly succeeded,
/ when a neighbOr who had been requested
TO watch the place saw him, and, climb
/ ing over the back fence, gave the alarm:
/ Several persons seized firearms anu
I rushed to the house, and would doubtless
have converted the live villain into a d2aG
one had he not been too quick for them.
| Jumping over the fence, he made his
escape in the darkness before any OF his
| pursuers could get a shot at him.
| Prince Wood, an industrious colored
! man. employed in the city and living 10
| Brownsville, got a severe scare in the
Park late Friday night, that made
his ewes bulge and caused him
! 70 do some of the tallest running
on record. As he was passing through
/ the park he was accOsted hy man VINO
asked him the way to Whitaker street.
Woods stopped TO point out the way, when
he suddenly discovered villainous looking
men of the tramp species emerging out OF
l the shadows Ofthe trees from every point OF
/ tle compass, evidently intent on robbery
/ He didn't stand on the order of his going
hut went for all mis- legs would carry MIN.
4 lie saws ne made more tracks TO the min
NE than at any other period In his lie
[ until he got into the open streets. His as
| sailants pursued him only short dis
lance and then disappeared IN the shad-
ows as mysteriOusly as they had appeared.
On Saturday night three negro thieves
broke into the yard of George Jacks0n's
/ house. south of Anderson street, and got
/ away with brace OF chickens. jackson
AZ once discovered his loss, and two OF
| the thieves. Parish Jones and William
/ Riley, were arrested and lodged in the
/ barracks by Officer Anglin. The third, a
/ negro named Richard POllins, was arrest
/ ed Yesterday morning. The trio will be
| 5-fvnr, a hoariu0 in the Police Court to-day.