Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-10-03
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Arrest Of an Alleged Tramp Who is SIS.
pected Of Larceny Elsewhere -F1a
Strange Behavior.

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Strange Behavior.
The man.mentioned in the CAPITAL
/ yesterday as having been arrested as
a tramp is also suspected 81 being
the party wanted in Erie, PennsYl-
/ vania, for larceny. and for whose ar
rest reward Of $25 has been offered
by the authorities there. From the
description Of the party. whose name
is given as Patrick George, there IS i
strong possibility that the man ar
rested yesterday, who stated TO JUS
tice Gassaway that bis name was
Andrew Greenwalt, but gave Chief
of Police Small another name. Is the
man wanted 10 Pennsylvania.
Officers Small and Burlingame were
on the lookout for a stolen mule when
! Greenwalt came down the railroad
with satchel 10 hand. His shabby
makeup so strangely contrasted with
his genteel-looking face that the oiIi-
GERS could not help noticing the con
trast. Aside from bis clothing no
one would suspect him of being a
tramp. He stated to the officers that
be wanted to take the train for Wash
| ington, and when be was told to &C.
company them be replied Il guess
not;n and started off. Officer Bur-
lingame brought him before Justice
Gassaway. Greenwalt, when be
found that he was under arrest, en-
deavored to impress the officers with
the idea that be was insaOe. He be-
gan to pray, and made all kind Of
strange faces and spoke Ia incoderent
sentences at the magistrates Office
Those present said he was either a
| good imitation of an insane person,
or crazy man He said he had
worked in the hotel and restaurant
business as cook, or helper, but
that be was not a professional
cook. In answer to an inquiry by
Policeman Martin why he did not
seek work, he replied that people
would not let him work-they kept
hunting him up like slave"
While he remained at the magis-
trate's Office, Greenwalt would roll
his eyes up to the ceiling as il study
ing and break out in q merry laugh.
Turning round to one of the police
men present, be said I: afraid of
what I'm not afraid You could
point pistol at me this way, (and
he indicated what he meant by pac-
ing bis finger 10 close proximity TO
/ the policemen's face.)
I After preliminary examination,
/. daring which Greenwalt said no was
a German, % years old, and Bad
come here from Baltimore two days
before, but did not stop in that city
Justice Gassaway inquired of the
alleged tramp: s'Where will you 60
if discharge you?
About my business. This is a
free country | guess, and can 20
where | please, replied Greenwall,
continuing to roll bis eyes about in
merry manner.
Justice Gassaway (amused) Well,
don't know so much about that.
You can't do a. you please il you re.
main in the city, perhaps
| Greenwalt (apologetically - OF
course | don't expect to do anything
but what is right"
Justice Gassaway was debating in
his mind about the best way to rid
the community of the bealthy1ooking
tramp" when Chief of Police Small
called his attention to the striking re-
semblance between Greenwalt aud
the description of him as published
on the postal card which be had re
ceived from the authorities Of Erie,
Pennsylvania. While Justice Gas
saway and Chief OF Police Small were
comparing the description on the card
with the man before them the latter
interrupted them by asking 'sNhat IS
that you have there. Can't yon let
me see it too 7"
1t is not for you to see,n replied
the magistrate. / shall commit you
for further hearing, and the iuquisi-
tive tramp was marched off to jail 10
the custody of Officer Burlingame.