Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-05-17
WHERE TRAMPSRULE
COLONY OF THEM TERRoRlzEs MoR-
 RlSTOWN, N. J.

Their Chief & DespOndent TaiIor-He Oc.
 cupies an Eight by Twelve Palace and
 Works Them In Organized squads-The
 Residents In Constant Fear.
 Residents of Morris county, N. J., are terrorized by regiment of tramps, who have been proving upon them for a month past, and who threaten to remain in the vicinity until next winter. Sher- if Edmund A, Bacl1er has been appeal ell to to drive the tramps out of the county, but thus far he has done noth- ing, and the people are afraid to raise their hands against tho vagabonds, lest they retaliate by burning their houses and barns or commit crimes of even worse character.
 There have lately been a few addi- tions to the company, so that there are now close to 90 tramps at large in the neighborhood
 The tramps have a leader named Cal lahan, who used to be a respectable tail or in Morristown He is about 55 years old and resembles Napoleon TIT. He has son, who is 6 law student and two daughters, who are employed in Newark as typewriters. He lost his business and in a fit of desperation took to the road. He was elected leader of his fellow tramps because of his expert ence and intimate knowledge of the roads and inhabitants of the county. He knows them all, and every morning the gang meets at his hut and receives or ders
 All do not forage on the same day 1t is not necessary for more than c third of their number to go out at once They take turns, so that all will have done their shares of "worll" every three days.
 Only a few of the tramps are accom- modated at night in Callahan's s hut. It Is small affair, about 12 feet by s, and not much more than feet high.
 The hut is mainly constructed of sto- len lumber and is fitted up with few shelves, which serve as seats by day and hunks by night. Mats and pieces of car pet relieve them somewhat of their hardness.
 Callahan has his regular lodgers, who pay him extra for the privilege of sleep ing i'll his foul den The rest have had to find sleeping quarters elsewhere. They accordingly have appropriated to their use several barns, which they pre- empted as if they had natural and legal claims to them, and the owners do not dare to object There is not a house within ten miles around that they do not visit regularly. Four or five will sometimes call ill one day at a single house and beg for vietuals or money, or both They are quite dainty in their tastes, and if food of inferior quality is offered them they will reject it, and if they are refused aims they will threaten to use force They often ask for cloth ing, but they are so independent that they will accept only garments that are ill good condition. One fellow told q Morristown woman who offered him her husband s castOff suit that he couldn't take it because it was too much worn.
 "Beggars, he said, "must bewell dressed and make a good appearance, or they won't succeed. If your husband hasn't got a better suit than that, let him come with me to camp, and I'll get him one that will look respectable "
 The tramps have already made friends of all the dogs in tho vicinity of the camp The dogs visit thon and are well fed, and consequently when tho tramps call at the houses tho dogs do not mo- lest them
 The tramps make no secret of their purpose, They say they intend to remain in their camp all summer, and they ex- pect to have Il good time if they are not driven out-New York Times.