The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-10-10
SCARES HOBOES
Inspector Archibold Makes
a Tour Of Lodging
Houses.
INMATES DASH FOR VINDaH J
Incidents Of an Anti Coloni-
zation Expedition Last
Night.


Inspector of Police Samuel Archibold
and Captain John Cody of the First Pre-
cinct commanded a squad of officers who
made a thorough canvass Of the lodging
houses and hotels in the lower section OF
the city last night to investigate the
standing of the inmates and their eliglbil-
ity as voters at the coming election. Conn
plete. lists of those who make their homes
III the houses visited were obtained and
the qualifications necessary were explain-
ed to those found "at home" Though
there has not been the merest hint of any
attempt at colonization, Chief Murphy IS
determined that every precaution shall be
taken.
Inspector Archibold, when asked II the
number of dodgers found showed that
there was or was not any increased NUM-
Der in this city at this time. said:--
ssThere is not an unusual number Of
dodgers In the city at this time. 1t is al
ways the case at this season that the
lodging houses are more crowded than a
few months ago, because it Is too cold
now for the homeless to sleep outdoors.
There has been no talk about colonization.
The police are merely acting up to an old
established custom, which is carefully fol-
lowed every election season as precau-
tionary measure
The Investigators did not begin their
work until after ten o'clock and their ap-
pearance in the various lodging houses
startled some of the inmates, especially
as the hour was rather late when the
end of the rounds was reached. The
life of the ordinary lodging house in
mate is no more than one remove from
that Of the tramp in Hoboland and both
look upon the police as persons to be
avoided
IN the Montauk a group of seedy, UNI
shorn and unshaven "roadsters" sat in a
corner exchanging tales of experiences,
4 roar of laughter was cut short by the
entrance of Inspector Archibold and his
men.
s.pinchedv, shouted bewhiskered vet
eran of sshand-outs, and he started to-
ward a window
"Dey amt on ter We. sYer quitter,
scornfully remarked lantern 1awed per-
SON who turned on the officers and giareu-
"Oh, for little rough house with that
guy just to bring me back to prize ring
days, yawned Detective Larkins, the
former prize tighter. and his biceps swell
ed perceptibly.
After some excitement the dodgers
ouieted down and laughed at the recollec-
tion of their scare. Then they got into
the s'jollying" humor.
whats your name?" asked Inspector
Archibold Of a dirty, unkempt individual.
sTheodore Roosevelt Washington, p
e.; white; United States; man OF leisure
promptly answered the man as seriously
as possible After half dozen such ef-
forts at wit, the men were impressed with
the necessity Of telling facts. and they
gave what were perhaps no more truth, !,
fuI details than the above. Don't tell ell
va,1r name IS q motto that is strictly
adhered to by this class Of soclety.
There were pathetic features as we'll
Inspector Archibold came upon Worn- osn-
out man who said he was eighty-s1x years
old While the old man was Delae inter-
viewed he looked constantly ana cioseiy
at the Inspectors face as II trying 70
ed up ana there was suspicion Of =
tear as he s9claimed
prised. Ha asked who the old man was
5ssa7ii 5s:Why, boy .nember ye whin " wuz
Z isetle kid u kits; & us t wuEk sa's w1d y,
ant ye Us: 4 cum, round de ahop baNlin,
know ys hey ys srqva & sinss Z g: d,is nat
wid one leg ii der grave an on Der turf
vile yous 'spector q R'lics an 'vestt-
Eatin' me bout votin'.'
The 0d H;s sP fas ss sooK &c ns xss naa nv
sobs. The inspector was touched ana /, ha
cheered the old man with eqme kindly
words and passed him dollaxs
fergit We, an dis bean Is 4 Godsend.
| Archibold afterward said the old man