Evening journal., 1895-03-09
COMELEBEN, ,STAYSEBEN
Tramps Must Steer Clear of
Wilmington or Take the Dose.
ABIa BATCH LANDED LAST NIGHT

A Gang Captures Freight-Later Ran
Into Hornets Nest-Omcers Get
Eleven Squire sasse Fines Seven.
Another Held for Upper Court.
Last evening a freight train on the
p. w. & B. railroad just after 1t pulled
out OF Baltimore was boarded by gang
Of over 6fty tramps, who &C once pro.
ceeded to terrorize the crew. consisting OF
Conductor John Riley and Tralnmen
Elmer Ovens, William Il Whitten and
Joseph A. Hughes
The tramps were armed with knifes,
clubs and stones, and several Of them
had revolyers, The train crew attempted
to dislodge them but were overpowered
and forced to take refuge In the engine,
one of the brakemen being beaten and
his lantern being broken In the melee
From Choate to Newport several fights
sprung up and In one of them a tramp
was thrown of
Word was sent to this city andsDetec-
tive William II. Jones. aud Sergeant
/ Welsh laid plans for reception. Some
OF the tramps were long headed and left
the train at Newport, but there was
| still goodly sized crowd on deck when
the train pulled In TO West Yard,
bet ween two lines OF officers in command
OF Sergeant Welch aud Detective Jones.
and, comprising Officers Lucas, Scott
Aiken, Davidson, Kelley, Lane, Peterson
and Riley.
1t was Just a triHe before the witchlng
hour of midnight when the visitors
arrived AS soon as the cars stopped
there WAS general scramble for safety
and in minute the marshes we're filed
with fleeing tramps and pursuing Off
GERS There was some lively shooting
the tramps replying No one was hurt.
however Many got away but eleven
were captured and marched to police
station where they we're given room on
the ground floor with an eastern ex
posure.
This morning a line was formed, right
resting on the City Hall, and made up OF
Captain Chambers, In uniform Officers
Scott and Lucas; visiting delegates Sons
Of Rest; platoon of officers; representa-
tive Of the s P. O. A.. members Of the
curiosity club and committee OF ninety
representatives Of the press The parade
started at 3 70 and marched over the
following route: Market to Fifth to
shipley, TO Magistrate Sasse's Office,
where a reception had been arranged for
After the visitors had been seated
infoTmations were sworn out by Detec-
tive William 7. Jones against Martin
Kilday James Kelley, James Clear, Johr
Conner, Edward Johnson, George VII
son, Harry Cintia, William Roach
George Foos and Lynn f Spelling
charging them with trespass aud va
grancy, and against John Wilson, Of
whose person had been found q pistol
Z o.. g.
and an additional one OF carrying con
} sealed deadly weapons
Harry Cintia said he lived at Twelfth
and Race, Philadelphia. and was a cigar
maker. He was IA years old, and wa
working his way home from Jacksonville
Fla He said it would take him Just ffteel
minutes to get out OF town and wa
allowed to try the experiment.
Lynn + Spelling had a card as
printer member OF Philadelphia Union
He was on his way from Norfolk. HI
was discharged as was James Clear, al
Englishman, having a card as a membe
of Paterson. N. j., stonecutter's union.
Kildsy, Conner, Foos, Kelley Georgi
Wilson, johnson, and Roach we're eacl
fined s. for trespass aud given thirt,
! days on the stone pile for Vagrancy.
John Wilson got 50 for trespass, THIRTY
! days for vAgrancy, and WAS held In $40
for trial at the upper court for carrying
! concealed deadly weapon.
The climate OF Wilmington Is becom
, ing slightly unhealthy for knights Of th
road and it is by far the safest plan 70
! them to skirt it's borders The rules o
! hospitality have become considerably
{ strained and members of the tram
fraternity are advised to paste this OF
the inside Of their pockst-books.I