Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-25
ExeITEMENFAT THE SHELTER. Released Inmates Insisted on Going
 Back Again Last Night.

Released Inmates Insisted on Going
 Back Again Last Night.
 There was something doing about the Salvation army shelter last night The boys expected that the place would be fit to sleep in, but i'll this they were sorely disappointed, and when they realized the situation they set up big "holler." Some of them were iqtoxi- cated, others were about three sheets in the wind," few were sober and tried to reason with the fellows who showed a disposition to be noisy. All were cold and apparently penniless. Some of them cursed the army high and low and pronounced the manage ment band of robbers, claiming that they had paid for their rooms in ad- vance and could get neither rooms nor their money. The officers tried to drive them away, but they refused to go and stated distinctly that they did not care whether they got arrested or not. One old fellow made a very pite- ous appeal. ''Where'll go?" he asked the officer. You won't take me to the station and I can't get in here won't be allowed in any place else. I'm cold and want some place to lie, down for the night. It is too chilly to sleep out doors. especially for man who has been housed in a warm build ing during the past month 1 had heavy clothing on me until today. when 1 received a light suit fit for summer weather only. What am | going to do? If you won't take me to Sta l.
 Shortly before 9 o'clock Harry Moses and Lieutenant Burns came out of the shelter building, both coughing Ike flremen that had just escaped from smoking building. It was then for mally announced that the buildine would not be fit for use for day or SO This was followed by lively tilt between the lieutenant and one of the boarders, as follows:
 The lieutenant: We expected to be able to open, but find now that such thing is out of the question:
 The boarder: What am I going to dor I'm one of the crowd that has trusted to you fellows and I think | ought to be taken care of. I don't feel wellandit is pretty hard to leave q sick man on the street such a night as this''
 The lieutenant: That's what I want to see the captain about I don't know where I'm going to stay my self''
 The boarder: "Oh, to h--ll with the captain, anyway. There's no captains m this country outside the regular army. l want my bed or the money I paid for it''
 
 The lieutenant: Can't you wait un- III l come back? I feel for you fel- lows. but l can't do anything until I see the captain.''
 At this juncture Harry Moses and the lieutenant drove away, the board CT sending volley of oaths after him. one of which was sufficient to smash Harry's fumigating apparatus if it had collided with it.
 one fellow attired in a beautiful suit or gray and tugging at a short pine spoke from the darkness around the corner. He called down all kinds of maledictions on the city and the Sal yation army and wound up by calling the Whole Of them a pack of frauds
 1ney wouldn't let us out for the past month he shouted, "and now they won't let us in''
 Officer Phelan was trying to talk sense 10 the fellows when Sergeant Blakely came along, and thinking he could do better he tried to dispnrse the ehinners. They wouldn't stir for the sergeant or anybody else. He acted as if he was. about to use force to compel one man to move when inc stranger stepped into the middle of the street and put his hand into his hin pocket and whipped out what every body supposed to be a revolver. hnt which turned out to be q copy of inc Democrat. Excuse me. sir'' he said as he approached the officer timidly
 Probably you might not believe me but here it is in your city paper" Then he started to read about what Captain Richardson had said regarding the opening of the place. and asked the officer if he would doubt what his own paper bad on it. The sergeant walked down South Main street and Officer Phelan headed towards the center. They wanted to go to the station. but the officers didn't care to escort them fbnro