Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-15
TEN IN ONE GROUP.
Nine White Men and n Mascot Sur
round Campfire.

Nine White Men and n Mascot Sur.
round Campfire.
Nine white men, alleged tramps, and
one black mascot were in camp in the
Anacostia freight yard yesterday after
noon, enjoying a camp fire. when Police.
men Allen and Dyer reached there. The
officers had heard of the presence Of the
tramps in the freight yard, and they went
out to enforce the law.
Having a good time old man." the
mascot was asked by one of the officers.
Bet your life we are" was his response
land we came out here in the country to
keep out of trouble"
You don't call this country?"
Certainly l do. If the woods amt in
the country don't know where they are
Some of his white companions, who had
been On the road, long enough to know
something of the 81. laws and the police
showed no interest whatever in the con-
versation, but were making a quiet effort
to desert the camp They were prevented
from doing so, however, and the order of
the officers: You are under arrest" was
followed by the formation Of a line and,
headed by the bluecoats, the captives were
marched to the Anacostia olice station.
In camp some the men were enjoying the
leavings of dinner tables, while others
We're indulging in an after-dinner smoke.
In the cells until they were transferred to
the fifth precinct station. The mascot gave
his name as Henry Jones, while his white
friends registered as Thomas Cook, VIM.
Waller, Frank Wills, John Shea, Samuel
Roberts, James Smith, John Curran, John
Frawley and Eugene Sanger.
Judge Scott heard the case this morning.
The officers who made the arrest told of
the county, and said they had been try
Ing to break up the practice of building
fires along the line of the railroad and in
the woods. Seven, of the party pleaded
guilty but when given chance to talk
to the Judge they begged to be let go.
Il came over here from Sparrow's Point,
NJ D., Maryland.as sadd Jones, the colored
member of the ,eEaEH.
I'll rhe IN, you you a ere d9nbly certain you are
Yes, SIR yl1soIc
"And then what7TT
well, Judge" Jle answered. Il had some
money when l came here, but it's all gone
Sesterday was BUT duf ee ge poa Gay before
Il see you didnnt,e said the judge, who
afterward maded :aA order OBTAINING him
here $50 days. stn,I
Eugene Sanger and John Curran had
The former lives IN Baltimore, while the
latter's home is Ih Bangor, Me.
We Were down the bay on an oyster
boat. said Curpan. strand now were look
ul.a
Why did you leave the oyster boat?"
We only shipped for one trip
Why didn't you make 1t two?'
Because the captains wife took sick
and he had to give up the business. Then
we left"
Sanger told similar story.
Another of the party said he had been
In Alexandria looking for work. and still
another said he had been here to see the
British minister
And" the latter added. I'm due on a
boat the 22d of May"
I've no doubt you Will be able to reach
1t by that time" the judge told him.
After the prisoners had finished giving
their testimony Judge Scott had something
to say. 1t was this:
Unless we protect ourselves we will
have all the men of this class In the coun-
try here. Sanger and curran, thirty days;
Smith and Frawley. sixty days; Roberts
and Shea, ninety days; Wells and Waller,
I'D days. and Cook and Jones, 150 days"
They all went down.