Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-05-25
The TRAMP NUISANCE.
A Perpiexing Problem that Now Faces
Berkeley county----Coamsy Court to
Pass Law Heqnsring Prisoners
60 work Out their Fines.

60 Work Out their Fines.
The tramp nuisance, ii seems, mas
become one of the most pernlpxing
problems that now confronts Berkeley
county Portions of the comfy along
the Baltimore & Ohio railroad simply
swarm with these dirty, lazy habi-
tuals Of the box cars, who know
neither work nor decency and COM
plants Of their annoying actions are
pouring into the offices Of the county
officials.
To ill the Jail with these men,
tramps rather, tthev are not men in
the true sense of the word) brings
forth a mnrmur of disapproval from
~ Taxpayers, who complain of the
county boarding and feeding such
Characters.
cut it is the law and it is th
sworn duty of the officers to enforce
the law. The pesident of the County
Court stated yesterday that the bills
of the officers for arresting tramps
for trespassing on the b. q O. rail-
road, etc. would not be paid when
submitted 10 the court; but such
action would not be backed by law.
If the officers would push their claims
they would be compelled to pay them.
Ii is the law.
Prosecuting Attorney Pit2er stated
Court at the next term pass an order
requiring oil tramps and prisoners
OF like kind who fail to nay their
fines to be put at work on the county
roads under supervisor appointed for
that purpose and to work out their
fines Mt the rate Of dollar day.
Eleven Migrants belonging to sew
cral different gangs of tramps which
have been terrorizing and annoying
the citizens living on the outskirts OF
town were rounded up BY the officers
Tuesday afternoon and placed in the
county Jail.
Early in the afternoon Sheriff Stuck
ey, accompanied by Deputies q, II.
McBee, David Bartles. A. H. Walker.
| 4. G. Caldwell and 9. ID. Burnett.
started out in the direction Of the
tramp rendezvous near Flagg ) cross
ing and rounded up five tramps who
had been annoying Mr.. r. s. Eichel-
berger and about whom he had COM
planned to the officers.
After placing this gang in jail tho
officers started no the railroad toward
the other end of town and rounded up
six more tramps who had been annoy
ing the citizens in that section They
came across the tramps lying around
key OF beer and having picnic all
to themselves off Of the money thy
had begged on the streets. This dele
CATION was also escorted to jail.
The six tramps who were arrested
at Flagg's crossing were given hear
ing before Justice Martin this morn
ing and sentenced in default OF pay
ment of fine TO twenty days in iail.
They were all young men averaging
about twenty wears OF age and gave
their names as follows: Thomas ]
Walsh, A,3ert q. Hortz, VIM. X.
Smith. Joseph Nee and Joseph Frain.
The six tramps who were rounded
up by the officers in Stewards bot
| tom Tuesday evening were taken be-
fore Justice Snyder Wcdnesdavsafter
noon for hearing. The six prisoners
gave their names as follows: John
White, .IamessSmith, Andy Rutledge,
John Casey, John Wright and John
Fitzgerald.
AfterIhearing the tale Of woe Of
cache the prisoners. Justice Snyder
sent them to Jail for twenty days in
default ofzpayment Of a fine Of IS and
costs.