Evening journal., 1888-07-27
FIVE O'CLOCK EDITION,
TEAmPS I'm COURT.
They Promise 10 Get out OF Town
$50 Long. Judge.n.

$50 Long. Judges.
Tramps have been great annoyance to
the railroad companies and farmers 10 the
vicinity Of the West Yard ever since the
peaca season opened. Most Of the men are
on their w0y to the peach or
chards snd others are the chronic
tramp. The men jump on moving
traiss. milh COWS and steal vegetables
Last evening about s O'Clock Detectives
Jones and Vandsgrift boarded special
train and with Special officer Welsh and
Sergeauts Tucker, Blackburn and Welsh,
proceeded to the West Yard. where they
fell upon colony OF the tramps at
at sHarrigan's farm, brought them into
the city aud placed them in the police
station. The party was brought In in
squads 10 the first squad were Joseph
King. Paul Como, George Wilson and vii
liam Harrison.
all were bright looking men and claimtd
chat they did not drink a drop. King
hailed from New York and was travelling
with Como, who claimed that he was going
down country to pick peaches, but came
back to Wilmington to work for J. Ragey,
the dyer. Harrison said that he had at
tended Manhattan College, New York. X.
Downs OF Nav York claimed to have a
patent right on a combination coat rack,
but as bis stock had run out be was on his
way to Philadelphia to solicit capital.
Edward Zsrby was a railroader from
Georgetown, d. c., but having lost his job
had left for pastures new. The judge asked
him IL he would leave town IL he allowed
\ him to 20.
Il will" be replied. "Well go on and
keep agoing, said the judge. zerby started
of, threw up bis hands aud said: "Well
80 long, judge" Thomas Berry was from
Columhs, Pa, and, having lost his job
started Do peach picking expedition. AL
4 of the crowd up to John Robinson were
u dismissed. When Johns turn came bis
d appearance was "aginn him, but he proved
that money talked. When his tnrn came
he said: Judge, don't. know what 1 an
here for. have got money" ''Let
us see your money" said thu
Ri Judge. John started on a search and aftel
a few minutes fishsd out on old piece o.
Y paper which after being unrolled explored
" a roll Of notes. "You may go,n said thu
Re judge, instanter. James Taggert was q bus
" iuess man OF South St., Philadelphia, bu
had closed bis business for the summer ant
was taking an outing John Morsy worked
for the Williamsport Steam Heating Com
pany. Henry Rogers was a trucker. bu
n denied very emphatically being native o
NJ Jersey. John Thompson was boy Of j
ri and had nun away from home a few mont
sgo. James Bradley claimed to be New
M Yorker.
The last five were re.committed until to
morning CT 6 O'Clock. The next crowd wa
G. Wesley Holdings worth, Robert jackson
Daniel Moore, Charles Martin, George Sul
@ livan, John EicCrane. John Burke, Alvii
Bennett, Howard Jackson, Edward Stone
Joseph Wilson, William Schultz, RobeI
Newman George He'll, Samuel Reiehei
@ Herbert Rsichsr, Christopher Douegan an
@ John Adams. Joseph Wilso
had been very sick latsiy and visa on b
way to the peach country to recuperatl
He was re-confmiftsd.
Detective Jonas cal.el the judges after
tion to Edward Srene, remarking tbs
''that man ia too ssons Tor tramp" Stor
i. bowed his acknowledgment to the detectiS
and in reply to the judges query as
where he lived, hereplied: Most anywhel
when am broker Stout had bean in Il
circus business for IS years and was loo
ing for o job The judge let him of. Job
Burke showed rs cents, and upon promi
ing to take James McCrea and Alvi
Bennett with him to Philadelphia tbs
were allowed TO go. Robert Newman VI
Indignant &C his arrest and was q
e wealthiest man OF the crowd. he producl
$500 and was let of. George Hall look
more like a tramp than anyone in 4
Z crowd, but George had $3.50, and he lie
N smiling. G. Wesley Holliogsworlh W
what the next man called himself, 4
there was such lack Of memory on
part in saying his name that Il
judge asked him his other nam
He said he hadn's any. He "
from the Western Shore OF Maryland, al
his father had been wealthy doctor wi
had become poor. HollingsWorth was t
best dressed man in the entire lot, having
new hat and coat The judge let him {
The possession of so cents let John Adsl
Off, but the remainder were commit
until TO. morrow morning at o'cloC
when they will be requested TO leave to'
M in a hurry.