Evening star., 1896-10-31
THE CITY INFESTED.
Army of Migrants and Tramps Has
Arrived.

Army of Migrants and Tramps Has
Arrived.
Men Of the Coxey army stripe are focking
here in large numbers. and the police are
doing the best they can to get them on the
farm, where they will have to perform
some manual labor for their food and lodg-
ing. On Pennsylvania avenue at night
II csc so-caIled hoboes hold up citizens
and annoy them, and some of the more per-
sistent cnes become insulting and offensive
Several 6f them are now on the farm wear
ing striped clothes, and Judge Kimball sent
others there today. Most Of them refuse
to stop at the lodging house or mission, be-
cause they are required to saw and split
some wood for what they get. Those Who
are not accustomed to the manner of con-
Quoting these institutions sometimes Gail
and request accommodations, and then re-
fuse to remain, because they are opposed
to work. g.
SO many of them We're arrested in the
Baltimore and Ohio sand, house at Trim
load last winter that this season they are
seeking quarters elsewhere. The weather
has not yet been cold enough to warrant
the making of fires in the woods, and so
the trampS are contenting themselves with
sleeping in bCX cars. During they day they
remain III the City and beg, and at night
they saunter out to the lexington freight
yards to AnacoStia or South Washing
ton. This season most of those arrested in
box cars have been found at lexington,
where the police Of the eighth precinct are
especially vigilant Last night Policeman
Foley visited one of the box cars, and there
found four white men and one colored COM
panion. These men gave their names as
John Earring, Thomas Banks, john Will
Jams, George Tracy and John Baldwin, and
this morning they were in the tolls before
Judge krmball as vagrants. .,,,-,
Tracy was well-dressed young man.
whose appearance- was not that of the
q a
working:nan on his way to Cincinnati from
Philadelphia to go to work.
And why were you out there In the
carp the court asked him.
well, Judge" he answered, II handn't
very much money, and it was SO warm that
L th5tght I wUtfd sleep in the car apd save
my money" =, .,.,.
of the statement made by Tracy, and re-
leased him on his personal bonds r'-''
Earring and Banks failed to make good
showing, and were sent down for thirty
days each, while Williams, the colored
man, and Baldwin were put under their
personal bonds Hoo ~.
Pm guilty" was the plea entered by a
young man whose name was given as Will
lam Wilson. He was charged with va
grancy and suspicion. 81 jt-'h'
This young man was on Pennsylvania
avenue last night holding up people" said
the officer. He was very persistent, and
complaint was made about him.
I'm admit trat L asked for assistance"
said the young man. I've been under
treatment in the Emergency Hospital, and
l did not want to leave here until l got
cured
Then you should have remained in the
hospital said the court People who are
found on the streets begging will have to
go down. Thirty days.
Clement Torrance, F'renchman who
was found in a freight car at Takoma last
night, was in the tolls as vagrant. He
speaks but little English, but was able to
Sly that he had been sleeping in box cars
for some time
He was sent down for ten days.