The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-19
Big TRAMP ROUND tP
2. r. RS Organized Raid on
the Knights Of tho
Road.
Special to the Jersev City Ns,rs.

TRENTON, Aug. Is, lss6.-Twenty-nine
tramps and seven members of the notori-
Gus "Growler Gang of East Trenton were
arrested yesterday along the tracks OF
the Pennsylvania Railroad. The capture
was made by Marshal Hawkins, of the
borough of Wilbur. and Special Railroad
Officers John Feitch and Amos Greip. OF
Trenton Daniel McNally, Jersey City. ana
William Allen. New Brunswick. Mayor
Barlow held court inthe Wilbur Borough
Hall until after midnight. Eighteen Of the
hoboes were committed to the Workhcuse
for terms ranging from thirty to ninety
days, ten were held until this morning
and seven We're discharged.
The raid is the outcome of the vigorous
war being waged against tramps by the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company. For
many years they have been a nuisance
around the coal chutes in East Trenton,
but they have never been so numerous as
at the present time. Probably all the
Tired Tins and Weary wiilies in the
country have visited the coal dumps IN
Mfllham urabil they have come to look
upon it as their right to stop here and ex-
change greetings. The Growler Gang
is the remnants Of the famous Dirty
Dozen that infested Mnlaan in days
The members of the gang captured
we're Patrick Brady, who got thirty days;
George Farrell Thomas Brady, William
and Daniel Connell.
They hang about a spring just beyond
the Taylor Provision Company's siding
and rush the growlera shoot crap"
ally in q way contrary to the laws of
society. The crowd is a very dangerous
one. It is composed of of some of Tren-
tons most desperate characters who
would stop at nothing to accomplish their
ends. They often cengregate ON Olden
avenue. just beyond Ef's brewery, and
hold up citizens long enough to get sufi-
Gent to buy a can" The Brady brothers
are the recognized leaders of this gang.
and more competent generals for the pur-
pose probably could not be found. Many
times the authorities of the borough of
Wnbur have notified these loafers to keep
away from the railroads. but without
effecting the desired result. OF late the
"Growler Gang has been allying itself
with the various armies Of tramps that
come along; SO in the raid yesterday the
railroad not only got rid Of a large num-
Der OF wanderers, but Trenton Is also
temporarily at least rid of an organized
gang of the worst element of its popu-
lace.
1t was nearly four o'clock when the spe-
cial officers left Clinton street station
with an engine and passenger coach, to
which were attached a complete crew of
tldtifIuch. 4ae UfftctES lfIt Enc car at
the spring and captured the seven mem
bers of the sGrowler Gang" The men
We're handcuffed and placed in the car,
and the train then proceeded to the coal
chutes.
Here the other men were captured and
placed in the car. lust as the train was
about to start back TO Wilbur, one of the
men,, Frank King. a middle-aged rounder,
claiming New York as his home, jumped
out of one of the windows. He started to
run across a field. but was holly pur-
sued by Marshal Hawkins. The Marshal
fred at him twice. and must have stun
ned King as he fell over. He was not
injured and Mayor Barlow gave him nine
ty days at the Workhouse.
No other mfshap marked the trip to Will
bur. The t~hirty-sfx men were crowded
into the three cells at the Borough Hall,
and arraigned one by one before the May
or. All ages were represented. from IA to
So years. There were many lads of six
teen n seventeen years.
William Bryan claimed the West as his
home, but said he had been in New York
for a few days. When asked by the
Mayor where he stopped he said that
while In New York he lost himself and
didn't know where he was at"
There were several among the lot who
appeared TO be woTkingmen and these the
Mayor reprimanded and released.
About half of those who were sentenc-
ed are in the cells at the Borough Hail,
the remainder being In the cellar under
g3lard.