Evening star., 1896-11-14

when their demands are not complied with
tacy become insulting. In The city about
the thckly populated and business sections
their mode of operating is different.
Along pennsylVani MIA avenue aih and +
streets CHIEFLY they walk and do what the
police call The "hold-up" act, and many a
citizen who has refused them has been the
victim OF Wiley Of profdHe or indecent
words, while some few even go so far as 10
show fight. Considerable petty stealing is
done by this class. ana especially al this
season of the year they visit Railways and
stores and commit annoying thotts. Prob
ably ninety per cent of thern are men who
are exceedingly fond CT liquor. and who
speEd ali their money. the money they beg
or steal, in cheap saloons. Indeed, on
many occasions during the past fca DAYS
they have been given money and then fol-
lowed &c drinking saloons.
Depends ON the Weather.
The condition of the weather has great
deal TO do with where they spend their
nights. for if the weather is mild they don't
mind seeking shelter IN arcaways and door
ways. hut when too cold for this they go 10
stables. box 7ars, and other places where
they are protected from the frost. and in
severe weather they will actually SGT aside
their pride and saw wood for a place 20
sleep aid Someth hing not to eat. Bur in
these institutions many Of them refuse 10
work, and walk out in the cold rather than
a few sticks Of wood. In the institu-
an unusual thing lor one of them 30 get uP
in the morning and find that his clothing
has been taken by early riser.
The Baltimore and Ohio sand house is a
favorite stopping place for the Iramps dur
ing severe weather. and although scores of
them have been taken from there and
locked up. there still some who win
yield TO the temptation of a bed i'm the hot
sand ana chance a sentence the farm
the next morning. This sand is piled on
steam pipes for use on the railroad and as
III must bc kept dry. the steam is always
i'm the pipes. and 10y making SORT of nest
ia The warm sand they find it a comfortable
resting place.
Box cars in the freight yards. especially
al BenninG and lexington. as well as the
woods re2rby. prove quite an attraction.
and scores of tran:ps have been taken from
the ears or from around camp fires. About
the vicinity of the Long bridge thcy find
resting places in box cars and the lumber
yards, while on the flats the little roughly
constructed shacks attract many. The
raids made there by the police have been
successful. and each time the timbers and
b, ush used in the shacks have been burned.
In ikc vast army OF men on the road how
ever. there are many who do not belong to
This class. Some of them are unemnloyed
mechanics looking for work. or who have
been away from their homes and are re-
turning to resume work in the mills and
factories that have opened their doors since
the election last week
As rule there are very few colored men
Caught In the orCwds of so-called tramps.
but the police say that the number seens
to be increasing each year. During the
past year many young boys have been
1uurd associatng with this undesirable
class. and some have confessed that they
were taken long to do the begging and
stealing
With very few exceptions, all the cases
Of this kind are tried in Judge kimbalI
court. ana wien there has been a rail
made ii is not an unusual thing 10 see a
score or more of the trarlps in line IN court
the next morning Judge Kimball has not
Announced airy fixed rule of disposing of
these cases. but renders his decisions ac-
&C ording TO the merits Of the particular case.
As 4 rule. those who are found begging are
given but short terms the farm. while
longer terms are given those who are in
Sulting or who old offenders. a great
many of them are released their per
sonal bonds to leave the city. and if they
fail to leave and are brought into court
they are pretty certain of long sentence.