The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-15
NORTH END
WAS TERRORIZED BY TWO
TRAMPS LAST NIGHT.
Three Hoid-ups and Attempted Muir
der Charged Against Them.

TWO tramps terrorized the North End
last night. held up boy. Harry Graefe.
Mrs. James Comfy and her son. and an
unknown man near the Watson mill.
Both OF the men are now in the city
jail and dozens of the residents Of the
north part Of the city secured the coun-
try for three hours in search of them.
About $3.50 O'Clock two men appeared at
the store Of a Mr.. Gardner at the corner
Of Eighteenth street and Lawrence ave
nue.. Here some men were playing cards.
The two fellows acted as if they wanted
to get into trouble and after parleying
around the place for a few minutes. they
went on north on Lawrence avenue.
The only one the men saw. was a
Dutchman. tail and rather heavy built
with light hair and eyes. The other one
was not seen at Gardner's place At the
corner OF Nineteenth and Lawrence they
met Harry Graefe carrying a bundle of
clothes. 1t is alleged that these men beat
this little fellow, who is less than a years
of age. with the butt of their gun and
then dragged him into a field of corn
nearby and attempted to commit a helm
Gus crime. The lad got away from them
and ran south to Eighteenth street. where
he told the crowd OF men at Gardner's
what had happened and they started in
pursuit Before they were notified, how
ever the tramps had attempted 10 hold
up Mrs. James Comfy and her son, who
were driving along the road. The horse
became frightened and started to run.
and when he passed the men shot. the
bullet passing through Master Conly's
ear
Policeman Washburn heard this shot
and started after the men. and they ran
south along the Santa Fe railway TO Wat
sens mill where they held UP man.
whose name could not be learned BY
this time everyone IN the neighborhood
of Eighteenth street and Lawrence ave
nue. was aroused and looking for the two
men. s 2 Cunningham and a number
CT others. found them south Of the Wat
son mill and stopped them. Washburn
came up at this time. having followed
the men down the railroad tracks.
Meyers. one of the tramps. drew a gun
and told the officer if he moved another
step the tramp would blow out the
officer brains. Mr. Cunningham made a
jump and placed his revolver at the
tramp's ear and told him 10 blaze away.
The tramp did not shoot and the officer
took the gun away. During the mixup
the other tramp got away into a cornaeld
and officer Washburn turned the captive
over 10 the two men standing near and
started in pursuit He had hardly step
ped away when the prisoner began 10
Gght and he came hack and the tramp
was going TO wade in on MIN. hut the
officer judiciously used his club and soon
the tramp was asleep.
Then the chase began for the other
tramp There were several revolvers in
the crowd and these were brought into
play bat the tramp managed TO dodge
al the bullets and was soon lost in the
corndeld
The one captured was brought to the
city building. he was very sleepy from
the effects OF the clubbing. but stm had q
li,tle sight in him. but tbs did him little
good. for DE was landed in the tsil. where
he VIII receive The tender sympathiss Of
the eighteen or twenty fellows who are
IN the same box
with him was brought man Who gave
his name as 3 FLYNN. re was NOT I'm
pIicated in the robbsries. but he vas seen
with the tranps and he was brought
along for investigation 4 man named
Rcwlee was also locked up. but ne had
10 hand in the~ight He seemed to know
al about The two men. however 50 the
officers thought Ne had better stay in tan
over night.
For three hours the people in the North
End secured thst part OF town and the
country north. looking for tbs o1her
tramp. George Cubbon and another man
caught him about seven miles north Of
town. little after Il O'Clock ard he Is
now in jail He is tan and slim. about
: years of age and with dark hair and
EYES The police believe thar the Dgtch-
man was the one who did the work while
the other helped when it was needed
He gave his name as otto Benz
Both men have been positively Identified
b. Harrv Grasse.