Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-21
THE LEADERS SCORED
Judge Miller Denounces the Industrial Gen
erals and Oolonels.
HIS Remarks I'm the Case of the Mes
Arrested for Begstng-CarryinS
Concealed Weapons.

The decision Of Judge Miller in the Case
OF the membc's OF the Kelly crowd OF men.
VINO have tramped and beat their way on
ralIroad trains In order to reach here from
the west was a surprise to the leaders Of
the army. who do not go out on begging ex.
peditions, but who probably remain I'm tamp
and wait for the alleged Migrants to make
their returns Judge Miller in deciding the
case upheld the police in the efforts TO keen
these besgars out OF this District, and a
stated In yesterdays Star he relea sei them.
not because they were innocent but f,r the
reason that they were the first ones brought
In before him. The commonwealers EXPECT.
ed no such decision. They remembered all
the circumstances attending the arrest trial
and acQuittal Of the crowd of men whe
came here from Texas under the leader.
snip OF a man named Primrose early IN the
spring. and they were confident that judge
miller yesterday would follow the action OF
Instead OF 30 doing he held that these beg.
cars are vagrants. and denounced the con.
duct OF the leaders.
A. f. Redstone. who has associated with
lne so-cailed industrials, was at the Police
Court yesterday. but he did not arrive un-
III after the cases had been disposed Of.
ana tho men arrested had to look out foS
themselves
Tho fact was commented upon nv J,a-.
sainer. VINO told the men that when their
readers We're arrested there were plenty Of
volunteers TO defend them
Late In the afternoon Charles rparL .n>
OF the men who had been tried as q va Grant
was called In the United States end of the
court 10 answer a charge of Concealed
Weapons Although he had been nearly
starved and had suffered for want OF the
necessaries of life. he certainly ala not
want TO go to prison, where he would bo
s serin OF regular meals. He admitted
however. that he had the razor
commenting on the condition of the men
Judge Miller said that although they had
violated the law. humanity should play \
part In the transaction. and he only wished
them home.
II suppose" said the court, that these
Fellows argue that they belong TO an army
ana that they have a right to their equip
ments, but they have no such right when
they are within the limits of this District !"
MI Jenords suggested that the poor man
might be sent down for a few days In or.
DER to recuperate and then he VIII be in
condition to tramp west
But Judge Miller could not well get over
the action of the leaders
These young men have good faces" he
saia. ana IT'S disgrace and a shame that
such strong, able-bodied American citizens
should be turned into . band Of rowing
tramps.
There should certainly be a law 10 ham,
Gle the leaders and then these poor fellows
according to their own statements not one
OF them ever suffered the pangs OF hunger
until he Joined this organized body of men
who have been transformed into tramps and
II 8 too bad that they have to suffer for the
sins and iniquities OF their misguiders'
Cerk said that he had been sleeping on
the bare ground. without any covering,
while Kelly has carpet and covering.
In conclusion Judge Miller told him THAI
he had violated the law by having the razor
on him. Residents OF the city cannot carry
such weapons. and certainly outsiders can.
not A fine of $50 or thirty days In jaal wal
Imposed. and IL is safe to predict that the
leader of this crowd who styles himself
Gen" Kelly, will not pay the fine.
IN this virginia camp Is "A man named
Morrison, and the members OF the crowd
call him colonel" II Is said that he Is a
member OF the ST. Louis bar, and has been
twice defeated for Congress. He has called
at police headquarters recently, and asked
that his men be permitted TO beg from
door 10 door. in violation OF the vagrancy
act but was promptly iold that no such
acts OF lawlessness would be counteranced
for an instant Then he Tx cred his crowd
or misguided men to respectable charitable
organizations. agents OF which collect food
from the stores and markets. but his argu.
ment was OF no avail The police no doubt
had the idea expressed by Judge Miller IN
his remarks yesterday afternoon. when he
said: This city is willing to look after its
own poor but IL cannot and Will not at
tempt to feed the poor from all over the
country"
The police are still looking after thess
beggsrs. and will arrest every one found
on the streets and I'm the country terrortz.
ing the women and children. as the evil
dence In the cases yesterday showed they
had been doing.