The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-05-10
TRAMP MANIA
IS SPREADING
Federal Authority Again Invoked Against
Train Thieves.
Their FACES ARE EVER EASTWARD
Extreme Measures Taken to Capture
Stolen Missouri Pacific Freight
Train-A Passenger Train Held Up
in Ohio-CoxeYite rain-Steaers in
Jail at Pittsburg-Breaking Up
Western Bands.

PUEBLO, Col, May o.
~ ANDERS' Cripple Creek band OF
" Coxeyites, who seized a freight
mn train here last night and started
" east on the Missouri Pacific rail.
road, succeeded in getting around the
obstruction near Oiney caused by
ditching u box car in a cut, and re.
sumed their journey eastward st about
3 30, o'clock this morning. Superin.
,endent Derby, whom notified by wire
that the train-s-izors were again in
motion, ordered four locomotives. whicn
had been waiting at Arlington, seventy.
five miles from here, 20 90 east ~ rap
idly as possible He also ordered an.
other locomotive to be ditohed near
Haswsll, which is beyond Arlington.
Not train except the stolen one is
now running on the Missouri Pacific
road in Colorado. The tank at ORD .
way, ten miles below Onley. has been
emptied and water for the locomotive
can be secured only from wells. Il is
thought likely that the tramus' engine
will Tun dry before the new obstruction
is reached. Much anxiety was felt
when it was learned that the track
around the overturned engine was com
pleted, lest the tramps should cut the
telegraph wires, but the train went
through without any molestqtion Of
the wires. IL will be almost impossible
to pursue the baud from this direction,
since to build their tracks around the
ditch they have taken up 100 feet Of
rail
United States Marshall Jones, in
Denver has been advised Of the inter.
ference with the movement Of the
mails, and counsel for the Missouri
Pacific in Denver has been instructed
to apply to the feieral court for an in
junction TO prevent further interference
by Sanders and his men.
The stolen train encountered the OBJ
struetion near Arlington, where four
engines were dilched, but the tramps
promptly began laying tracks around
the obstruction. Sheriff Moses andeav.
pred to raise posse to capture Sanders
sud his men, but could not secure more
thaa forty men. The railroad author
tiles then communicated with Judge
haIlett, at Denver, in regard to secur-
ing federal aid,
At Ordway the water in the stolen
engine gave out aud the tramps were
obliged to obtain supply from we'll,
carrying 1t in their dinner pals and
soifee-cups
HELD Up by TRANPs
CINCINNATI. May 0 The Cleveland
passenger express ou the Baltimore
and Ohio Southwestern railroad. lray-
ng Cincinnati at 8 o'clock, was held
np near Wyoming last night by about
twenty tramps. The train crew drove
the lntruders of, but as soon as the
train was started the tramps boarded
it again. The trainmen notified the
Lockland police and stopped tho train
just outside the town. The police were
about to attSck them when the tramps
began TO brSndish rsvolYers and clubs.
he terrified passengers persuaded the
police to make no attempt to drive off
the tramps and the train proceeded on
its way without their being molested.
PlTTsBURG. May "A section Of Gal
wins band OF Co1eyites was brought to
the Central police station this morn.
ing under arrest for taking possession
OF Baltimore and Ohio freight train
1T Bissell. There were twenty-tbree
men in the party. The men deserted
Galyin's band yesterday. After the
public meeting in MeKeesport last
night they went up the track as far as
Bissell When the fast freight train
reached Bissell it was stopped. and
they climbed on top Of box cars. Bnlti
more and Ohio detectives, who had
been expecting this action, were on
hand, captured the men and brought
them to this city on special train and
locked them up
The men were srraignad in court and
held on a charge Of trespass preferred
by the officers of the railway company.
They gave Los Angeles as their ad-
dress Galvin's band is still at Nc
ksesport
SAN BERNARDINo, Cal. May 0. -"Col.
onel" Vinette, of the second Los Ange-
les contingent Of Coxeyites. and seven
of his comrades. were taken before
Justice Knox today on a complaint
charging them with attempting to
evade the payment Of railroad fares,
and were held to answer, bail fixed at
800 each, in default Of which they
were remanded to the custody OF the
sheriff. The band is going to pieces
here.
SACRAMENTO, May 0. - There is
trouble In the industrial army's"
ranks here. Several of its officere we're
deposed this morning for drunkness
and new officers were chosen. Four OF
the old officers disappeared with the
bands money. Two Of them were cap-
tured near Clarksburg, ten miles
south, today, but no money was found
On them. The bands treasurer, Inman.
and "Capt" Savage disappeared, and
squads of the band found them In the
gas works and exchanged shots with
them. About 5000 has disappeared and
the men have nothing to eat.
TACOMA, May 9.-Superintendent
McCabe Of the Northern Pacific rail-
road says that all the Coxeyites are
east Of the Cascade mountains They
were not allowed to 90 through the
tunnel and walked over the mountains,
Trains are now running regularly.