The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-06-06
At Least no More Burglsries Wore
Reported As Occurring Sum
day Night
Four OF the Men onathe Chain
Gang Make Their
Escape.
The Annual EprIng Migration OF Tramp
u Now on with All the Attending
Circumstancsss

Judging from the fact that no complaints
OF robbery wore made to ths police yestsr-
day. tho burglars must have attended
strictly to their religious duties Sunday
night. When the Sabbath influence wears
of they will probably be heard from again.
During Sunday night the police ran N nve
men who could give NO account OF shsm-
selves. From . conversation heard ID Sne
"frse-for-alr' At the city jail, u II thouRhs
some OF the men .wsrs from Butte. Tnsy
we're heard TO talk OF having knocked down
and robbed Two men In ths Smoky city.
One of these robberios. judging from the
conversation, must have noted the men
HbO. md 20 one of those under arrest had
on a nne new suit of clothes. II ID Thought
part Of tho money. at least. was put into
immediate 81, cuiation. Judge CrutoheE
sentenced each ono OF tho men to ton days
work on the street. Two of ! b an were I'M
ruly and had 10 have o bali and chain
attached to their legs whom the crowd
was marched to work. The Butte authors
ties, II they havo any knowledge OF any
such robberies 90 were boasted OF will
probably be over looking for the men. The
police say they arc welcome TO, take the
whole gang back. bat as Butte has bsen
busy driving the hobo element out, IL 10 not
likely the authorities there will want any
of the men unless IL Is for the purpose OF
convictinR aud sending them to Deer
Lodge.
Four Of the Aixtesn men on the chain
Qang made their escape yesterday. Ine
men we're working on the bank Of sarth on
III, Lawrence street out. In charge OF. Police
man Adams. About v O'Clock four OF
the men suddenly dropped their picks and
ehoyeis and made a break for llbersy.
Three OF them started up lawrence street
toward Warren, and the foui th mado to-
wards Main street. Adams fred his pistol
into the air to SCARE the men. but II had NO
effect, a. they kept on running a were
soon out Of sight. The officer could NOS
leave the others to chase the four runaways.
The names of the men who escaped are
Williams Donovan. .O'Brien and Buck.
Two of them had been chained tooether
with leg irons, but Adams had to release
them 10 enable them to work.
A robbery was reported to the police YES
terday, thouRh It Is supposed to = taken
place some weeks aRo. probably between
NAV 7 and Is, II was ct the house Of Judge
w. II. Hunt At Ksnwood. Judge Hunt and
his family have been away for quite q time
and there has been no ono IN the honss.
The judge returned on Saturday. wlen ne
was informed that on the 2bth OF May y
had been discovered that the house had
been entered and robbed. About &l0O
worth Of rugs. lap robes and other light
articles were stolen.
Reports from all over ths country indi-
cate that the annual spring migration OF
the tramp element has begun. They travs!
in gangs. Food 10 usually obtained 81
farm houses whore there are no dogs. or
where the mon happen to be absent. In
approaching q kitchen door the tramps
generally 20 in bunohes Of from. three TO
five. Numbers inspire confidence among
themselves and d. terror 9sot to tho na h9n:S,
to be at home, he usually stands o few feet
from the door with a Winchester in readi-
ness. while the womnn deals with the visit
o1s. This Is to impose Ioltteness and re-
/, spect. Where there IL no man about the
tramps are very apt TO be impudsnt. Some
of the incidents attending these tramp Wis
it's are possessed of a certain species Of
Lumor. One instance described IL that Of
q visit of three Of the hobo class to o farm
house for food. Not seeing any man of the
house in sight their request took the form
of demand. The man was near the door.
though unseen, and promptly ssspped for
ward and brought q rifle to bear on the Wis
itors. "There's five bullets for zach Of you
if YOU don't clear out" no said. IF you
wouldn't mind buttsring 'em We wouldn't
mind.'' replied tho spokesman of tho gang
10 tnoy tufneO AWAY Ane IauCum0u
promptly called the men back and gave
them some bread. and butter on II. too. At
another place the ranchman was sick. His
wife told the solitary visitor that she had
sickness in the house and couldn't spare
time to bother with him. 'If you don't
give me something to fill my stomach you'll
have two sick men on your hands" replied
the tramv. He got something.
-The tramps have a regular code OF sia.
nails for the guidance of the profession.
These signals are chalked on the fences Of
farms and en- the gates OF CITY houses.
They mean nothing TO the average person.
but to the tramp they mean: Good place
for food; or Nothing to be had hsse"; or
Bad dog. keep away; or Have to work
for all you gct"; or Nothing hero but pie"
md numerous other devices that are in
tended to save those who follow any I'M
necessary trouble. A great many houses in
Helena have been vnriously ohnlked.