The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-12-25
A POLITICAL TRAMP.
lie Writes Some Verses and Escapes a
Term IN the House of Correction.

Among the prisoners before Chief Justice
William Baer at his office, on Court street,
last Saturday. was one William Brandt. whose
home is the wide world. He was arrested b
Chief Of Police Beaver, and was charged with
being "A tramp. While in Jail he wrote some
verses, in which he gave his impressions OF
the law officers, the Jail, &c. He showed the
verses 10 Deputy Sheriff Wilson, who was so
pleased with them that he spent his leisure
hours in setting them to music. After he had
completed it he turned his rich baritone voice
loose and sang the piece, and so well pleased
was he with the performance, like Blind Tom,
he could not restrain from applauding himself.
At Brandt's hearing last Saturday the evi-
dence against him was not very convincing.
VIM. H. Thomas, Esq, appeared for the
state. in the absence of the States Attorney,
and did not press conviction.
Brandt poetry so completely won Deputy
Sheriff Wilson : admiration that he could not
resist laying before the court the verses.
The Judge. with bald headed gravity. took up
the verses and read as follows:
In the flr-G,mcd Carroll county.
In the good old Maryland state.
There is Il tOWn-WcStmnSter-
It's men are brave and great.
There is Il gentle justice,
Whom they cali Billy Bacr:
lie has such lovely whiskers
And upon his head no hair.
On cold and frosty mornings,
When the ground is white with snow.
The gentle northwest ZephyrS
Through his auburn lilacS blow;
And the flies in playful moments
So smoothly slide and skate
pom the barren desert
He has upon his pate:
And when the marks at
And upon the ice you slip
You Will see our noble justice
Take quiet little nip.
There is a brown-stOne cottage
With nice large window paneS
IT'S owned by Carroll county
And in charge of Mr. HaineS.
Both he and Mr.. Wilson
Ever watch from morn till night
The poor and hayward children
And keep them out of sight.
In the soft and quiet evening,
When we hear the sweet church bells,
Mr.. HaincS and Mr. Wilson
Lock lis all within our cells:
And carly in the morning,
When loud crows the chanticeer,
We know our welcome breakfast
Will ever find us here
Long sheriff, may you prosper,
And your brave assistant, too;
Three cheers for Carroll county,
And her noble sons, so true
The New York daily papers
OF their police force do pirate:
of the broadway Squad" of giants.
An honor to the state.
They boast of their fine marching
on the streets in dress parades;
But the police of Westminster
Can give them cards anu StRttltS
Take, for instance. Beaver:
Where could you find Il man
More noble in his carriage
In all the police clan"
When the streets are very muddy,
Like noble knight so true,
He takes charge OF the ladies
And leads them safely through.
He is liked by ali the people.
And cen those who would be rash
Are scared into submission
When they see his fierce mOtstnche.
After finishing the Court said-Nr Wilson,
I learn that you have set this poetry 10 music
and can sing it. The Court would like to
hear YOU The Deputy began, and enchanted
the Court and all the spectators. After the
last trIl Of his sweet voice died away, the
court looked up and said
The prisoner is discharged. man with
such brilliant attanments, who possesses such
grand poetical inspiration, vino no doubt is
fitted for grand and noble life, should not
he confined in prison, but sent forth 10 en-
tighten the world. This man can shake with
Shakespeare and soc with Socrates. lie can
make better tariff bill than Bingley and
better free silver speech than Bryan. Let
him 20. and with the Courts blessing