Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-05-21
TROUBLESOME TRaMPS.
Two OF Them Cal Sc Considerable Bother am
One Is Lodged in Jail.

n couple OF trhniS gave quite q III
til excitement in the city, vest clay
In the forenoon they went about coll
ing at various houses asking for some
thing to elt, etc. and wherever thtN
We're refused anything they asked fo'
they were very ugly ana insulting
They called at the house of John :
Hamilton on Warren street. Nit. Ham
ilton was not at homo ami when thcy
were refused food by Mrs. Hamilton
| they used some abusive language and
| instead of going away they went y
the stable where they examined tho
premises.
Mrs. Hamilton became considerably
frightened ana asked Charles Jones
who was passing to- drive thcm away
Mr.. Jones went to the stable ana found
the two men looking At Mr.. Hamilton.
horse. He ordered them away. anC
they refused. insolently inquiring If he
was the owner Of the horse. hut aftc'
some trouble he got them started
Meanwhile. Mrs. Hamilton had gone
to one Of the reighbors and telephoned
for Mr.. Hamilton, who went at one
with Marshal Church to the house
The men had gone, but Mr.. Church
Stsii ltA4 III Fui sun ana litlFllN NHNEEAt
one OF the men as he was coming ont
of 4 house ON the road to the quarry
The fellow offered some resistance hut
was finally landed in the locqur Til.
other had made the best of his start
and escaped. He was later reported on
the Augusta road.
The captured man was to be tried nj
about lis before Judge Stafford.
The judge. marshal witnesses
Journal man and several poo
pie who wished to he present
were ut the City hall ana tho
marshal went from the court room Il
the lookup to secure the mans name
for the warrant. When he returned he
did not lock the door to the lookup, but
merely closed it, as lie was going t.
take in the man in a minute or two.
but while the officers were preparing
the legal papers the prisoner evidently
became tired of waiting. for all At
once. everyone was electrified by hear
ing someone say: Marshal, there goes
your prisoner" and sure enough he
had gone.
The way they piled out Of the room
was a caution, the marshal in the lead,
suit. When the crowd reached the
corner Of the building they saw the
man sprintinE up Winthrop street at
great clip. about 100 feet ahead Of the
marshal, who was showing speed that
would certainly have won laurels for
him. if it had been put forth in some
professional 100-yard dash.
The men disappeared in second or
two, as the prisoner started up the
railroad track. but he soon turned off
across rubbish heaps. through bushes
and mp n hill. The marshal could not
be shaken off, and was seen in a few
minutes leading his prisoner back down
over the side hill.
1t seems that the fellow ran about q
third of a mile and then. his wind Civ
ing out. he was obliged to surrender.
and was soon brought into court. 1t
was evident that he was not feeling
like taking another sprint. But the
marshal was taking no chances and
kept between him and the door.
The man was charged with vag-
rancy. and the marshal mentioned SOW
for food. Charles Jones, who had
driven him away from Mr.. Hamiton's.
identified the man. who gave his name
as Frank White of Bath, as the man
he had seen in the forenoon. but the
fellow stoutly denied it and claimed
that he had offered to pay for food at
every place he had called
Judge Stafford found him guilty and
sentenced him to Jail for 60 days and
to pay the costs amounting to $3.50.