The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-09
lPLAGUE OF TRAMPS.
Trains on the Pennsylvania Road
Held Up Daily
Frsiuht Crews PowerIsss Against
tho Army Of Unemployed.
aThe Queen" Of the Hobocs Cap
tured and Locked Up.

II is very easy and simple matter
10 steal train on The Pennsylvania
railroad, between New York and Phila-
d,lpbia. according to information given
IA an Evening World" reporter this
manning by an official of that Company
IN Jersey City and by several of the
men Ct the freight train crews.
The official was Freight Train Mas
t,r william Headley. and he acknowl-
edged unwillingly that the railroad was
unable to keep gangs Of tramps from
virtually taking possession Of the trains
between Jersey City and Philadelphia
and remaining on them, despite the re-
distance OF the crews.
What are train crews of ave or six
men to do against gangs of fifteen or
N twenty young toughs, who get on their
trsins?" Mr.. Headley asked.
IF our men try to put the tramps off,
they have trouble, and as likely as not
are stoned by them. Then, II the
roughs are put Off the forward cars,
they will get right on the rear cars
again. So, although our men have or
ders 20 put the tramps Off. as a matter
Of fact they cannot always do 1t, and
so they let them ride"
Yesterday a report came in that a
gang Of 150 tramps had taken possession
OF freight train near New Brunswick
and had with them q young woman
whom they called THE Queen"
Mr.. Head.ey said first that the report
was utterly false but afterwards &C,
tramps" had virtual possession OF the
train. and that n younP woman aued
Sadie Rockman had been with them.
Detective Allen In New Brunswick
was telegraphed to. and In company
train at East Brunswick. They they found ind
the young woman and arrested her
for trespass. but they made no at
tempt to arrest the male tramps, who
got OF the train when they saw the
The young woman told the Justice in
New Brunswick that she wanted to go
to Philadelphia, and had boarded the
Summer resort. She said that the
tramps on the cars had told her to get
aboard. as that was the cheapest way to
reach Philadelphia. Sadie is said to be
two years old. She was under the infiu-
ence Of liquor when she was locked up
n New. Brunswick.
Mr.: nsadley said that the report that
stealing rides was false.
They 30 and come all the time he
said s Tnsy are on every train. both
the past twelve months than ever be-
fore, but they have not increased ma
terlally within the past few weeks. 1t
Is the same on all of the railroads."
THE Evening World" man talked to
several Of the brakemen at other freight
yards about the tramp nuisance. One
6f the brakemen said:
Hundreds of tramps 60 over this
road every day and we can't do, any
thing with them. Twenty or thirty or
more Of them will climb on the cars
and they will show fight II we try to
put them off. They are getting worse
oil the time. Even II we do turn some
Of them over to the officers in the New
Jersey towns now and then. 1t does no
food The town authorities won't hold
hem. but turn them loose. and tell them
10 get away.
When a gang board a train we just
trains In the West! why, It is done
very day on the Pennsylvania Rail-
road and nothing is thought Of 1t. We
are used to It."