The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-20
Gallons Are Wasted
Through Bottom
OF a Car
FIGHTERS PATH is A HARD ONE.
All Sorts OF Supposed Kiss
ing Bugs Appear in
Clinton.

Clinton, July 19.-There will be sor-
row in the hearts Of the large nomad
population of this town, when they read
IN The Spy, this morning, of the shame
ful loss of 20 kegs of beer, in violation
OF the first principle of "hobo" econ
omy, which is that food may be wasted,
but beer must be consumed.
When Fred A. Richter was arrested
for violation of the liquor law, a week
ago, he was compelled by the fact of
his incarceration to let score of kegs
Of beer, the greater portion of a con-
signment of part of a carload, to remain
IN car on one of the sidings of the
N. Y, N. H. & H. railroad.
For four or five days the stuff bore
the torrid weather with fortitude. Then
the anguish of the straining contents
OF one of the kegs was more than kes
nature could bear. The hoops parted,
with duh explosion, the gallons of
good, four per cent alcohol beer wasted
through the car bottom and was at-
sorbed by the dry sand beneath.
The kegs have been bursting at the
rate OF a key or two a day since Sat-
urday. Most Of the beer has been
spilled and not hobo" has profited.
A half dozen of the 20 kegs are still
In the game, but the contents are
spoiled. There has been no such whole
sale waste of beer in years before.
The police say that Richter might
have saved the beer, by reshipping it
to the wholesalers, if he had been
clever; or he might have disposed of 1t to
one of the local clubs that have a right
to sell beer, or to one of the licensed
dealers. He did not, and that Is Why
there will be weeping and vindictive
swearing among the fellows who sleep
in empty cars in the neighborhood, and
have not known that paradise was so
hear.
Richter continues to find the path Of
the Illegal seller of liquor hedged by
thorns. He was convicted in the dis
trict court this morning. Associate Jus
tice Jonathan D. Smith imposed fine
of SIS, which Richter is so far unable
to pay. Moreover, the unfortunate
mans bondsman julius Wittig, did not
feel like being responsible for his ap-
pearance in the higher court. So Rich
ter Is in a cell tonight, with an excl
lent prospect of having to work out
his fine, or at least of being incarcer-
ated for some time, pending a hearing
on his appeal to the higher court.
Officer James Freel told a story about
following Richter, and seeing Richter
take two kegs of lager and other stuff
from his covered wagon. He took the
stuff into the California house, where
he lived The police were unable to ind
the kegs, when they searched the fol-
lowing day. officer John M. Murphy
corroborated this tale.
| Richter and his wife testified in their
own behalf. The officers found several
| cold bottles on ice, when they called
Richter said he bought this stuff fol
| consumption by his wife. The officers
| also discovered Mrs. Richter in the act
of pouring out the contents of some OF
the cold bottles. She said she did this
because she didn't like the taste Of the
stuff.
Richter accounted for the empty bot
| ties by saying that he had always kept
| boarders and that the empties were &C.
cumulations. The police found 176 OF
these.
L. F. Larkin, who represented the
town in the absence of Town Solicitor
Il. A. Evans, was curious to know what
| boarders the defendant was keeping
| when he was arrested. He said four.
Their names were known to him
They were lack, Jimmy, Mike and
John"
He did not recollect ever having
heard their last names. Mrs. Richter
said that the names of the boarders
were Jack, Jim, John and Fred"
Neither of the Richters could give
any account of the holes dug in the
back yard from one of which the Off
GERS took an empty lager beer key.
James Moran, who is hostler to Rich
ters one horse, testified that he knew
of no holes in the back yard.
Chief Bates had last innings on the
witness stand. He told about standing
near the depot, one day before Richter
was arrested. He saw Richter and
Moran loading kegs into a covered
wagon.
One frail bicycle showed greater en-
durance than two men at noon today
The bicycle belonged to Charles Sey-
mour. Seymour was scorching down
Water street, just as Samuel Thomson
began to cross the street, in front OF
| the worsted mill There was a COLI
sion. Thompson arose with a great cut
on his forehead. He had to be taken tc
| his home Seymour was knocked un-
| conscious. When he recovered he
| found himself in the chiefs Office, In
the police station, with one or two Of
his upper front teeth knocked in and g
cash on the back of his head. He was
| bleeding at the mouth, and suffering
| from conclusion.
| Where am I?'' was the first question
he asked Neither did he know wher
| 1t happened, or how. Chief Bates hat
trouble in finding doctor DR.. ]. A
Coyne was reached by telephone. Sey