The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-22
TIED, TO A TREE BY TRAMPS.
MISS cxL,s ADVENTURE ~ THE RAM
lPO MOUNTAINS
she was wayinid. dragged. and Bound NJ
Two OF n Gang OF Migrants Csmped IN
tho Neiehborhood-A Tramp Honf In TN
UiIis Almost Followed nv dynching.

she was wayinId. Gagged, ana Bound NJ
Two OF n Gang OF Migrants tsmpeu /"
the Neirhborhood-A Tramp uunf In IN
uiIis Almost Followed nv a Lynehing'
surrrpS. y. Y. Oct. cl.--This village has
lust narrowly escaped q lynchine. nnd ior thc
reason that tho principal constituent was mol
forthcoming. A telegraph polo hal been Sc
iected. and for six hours asst night q gang OF
City men secured tho country In search oil Two
dolinauents who,were badly wanted.
For weeks PAST the neighborhood has been
ovorrun with tran,ps OF Nh advanced stage oil
,vickedness, who havestolen from tho farmers.
stopped mon in the highways TO demand
money, and terrorized women and chlidren'
Thee etramps have established CAMPS IN the
adjacent hills. and make daily and nightly
doscents upon the villages OF the Ramapo
Valley, Two Of the camps lie on tho two miles
stretch OF road between Suffern and hamapo.
and zach has been for month the homo OF a
seore or more uncouth and uncombed
yagrants. No one cares to pass along that
road nfter dirk But tho excitement that was
che precursor OF last nights uprising was
called forth by an offence more ,lagrant thah
ANYTHING OF which the tranips have been
guilty heretofore.
Miss Lucetta Call. who lives In the hamlet OF
Rnmapo with her aged father. two sisters ana
two brothers. started yesterday afternoon Tor
this village to pay some bills thnt she owed TO
yarloua tradesmen. She carried small COW
orod basket and satchel. in which she piaced
her purse. Tho money to pay tho bills. how
syer. she had taken care to pin into the breast
of hcr Jacket. md there was nothing In tho
purse but tho tradesmen's bills. She had
walked about mile. whom. crossing the bridge
over tho Ramapo River. she deserted ahead two
trnmps. They waited for her. and when she
oame no stood on ono either side OF the road
us this tho read TO Port Jerv!s" asked one
OF the mon.
Mise Call answered that It was.
"Well. we'd like to have some money to get
thorc." said the oshe..
Miss Chill protested that she had no m onNy.
but one nt tho tramps grabbed hor By the arms
and tho other scised tho satehel. Then Miss
eEouGh TO hear Then she, struggled. vne
man struck her with his flat between the
har into tho bushes at tho side of the road.
They selected a dump OF oms. five trees grow
from tho ant S 90 ne
body and arms. They then took from her two
forced into her mouth; In two minutes shs
was bound hand and foot tight to the tree rec:
faSa The ' parse the sstche and the BASKET
but found nothing. They looked at her mo-
tnent and backed away: .w ., ,o.
sr luck than an we've hsd6 ~
The place where they left Miss Call tied is
G da hFy se ha
SSss % s m by sf lss Esrs 90 nd n Mn
nearly two hours before relief came; Walter
jackson. John NuEent. and Joseph MGToskie.
from from Work. and we're attrasted by the noise she
made When they released her she was speech
lagR nd unable stand.
The news thst was brought, down to the yil,
ings shortly aiterward stirred up crowd that
Under the leadership OF Constable Myers L;
Taylor n search party was at once orga nized
places where the tramps were known to con-
groGatc. This was about o'clock. and the
nn Stsrp party were on the
The prin cirni tramp camp. ut place called
the Hay barracks. was found deserted; but at
Iariapo River. a group OF half dozen were
seen about a :lre. enjoying late supper com;
efSr search
Mpon them AMI captured all without resistance,
on. and about midnight the, party returned to
this Village sE marching two by two down the
thoy we're greeted hvi. mob OF 300 bowling
and excited men. Many wanted to finish the
the Eureka House was selected as the place OF
II settins the men SAFELY into RI sss Ta
whore M Re EeGt them while he sent for Miss
Identity them. and they wore released. Then
the mob peaceably dispersed and Gavo up the
search for ihe night,
there are no tramp1 to h8 found within ten
miles. Miss Call was not badly hurt, and she
rapted p@ym"nts nt tho Shops Where she deals
Rhe came on the train. and the last informa-
ton she gave was that sho was going back on