Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1904-09-22
yAGRANCY NOT ALLOWED.
Chief FurIong Says He Has De-
terrmined to Free Whining
ton of Nagrants--Crowd z
of Negroes Arrested
Yesterday.
Yesterday.

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Mayor Springer and Chief of Po-
lice Furlong have determined to rid
Wilmington of the negroes who
lounge around the streets and have
no regular employment. There are
large numbers of this worthless
crowd, and if they don't either get
to work or leave Wilmington they
will all be on the roads of New Han
over and that in an exceedingly
short time.
Chief Furlong has been running a
vagrant in every now and then, but
yesterday evening is the first time
he has made a wholesale haul. For
some time he has been noticing a
crowd of young negroes loafng in
front of a negro store on Tenth
street, and yesterday he bagged the
entire crowd. He went to the place
with officers E. l.. Smith, II. w.
Howell, r. l.. Truelove and G.. R.
Holt. When the officers arrived
the negroes were standing in front
of the store. The negroes began to
grow suspicious when the officers
kept coming in their direction, and
one of them ran. He was ordered
to halt, but the order had no effect
on him as he increased his pace.
Officer Smith started in pursuit of
him, both running at full speed. The
officers who were watching the race
said it was very amusing. just as
the negro went to run across the
railroad track he tripped and felland
Officer Smith followed suit. Before
the officer could regain his feet the
negro was up and gone. By this
time some of the other officers saw
the negro was about to escape, so
they helped officer Smith arrest him.
The qu~intette will be before Mayor
Springer to-day, and they will likely
get 80 days each on the county
roads. The names of the negroes
are Willie Herring, Robert Hill,
G0OTS~ bryan JUG AAFIIAuS anu Jill
Bizzell.
The mayor and chief Of police are
being highly commended for the
course they are pursuing in clearing
the city of Migrants. Chief of Po-
lice Furlong says he has determined
to free Wilmington OF Migrants, and
those negroes who know Chief Fur
long will not stop before they either
find employment, or if they are not
looking for work, they will hit the
grit for some other town.
There is an object lessonin this for
Goldsboro. The ARGUS has on sew
eral occasions called attention to the
worthless loafers around this city
both young and old-Who absolutely
refuse to work for love or money. If
you want to get insulted, just speak
to one of these fellows about work.
They will quickly tell you they
don't have to work. #g2 llflgz
The cotton fields are white with
open cotton, not more than half a
mile from the city, in some places,
and soc perhundreds in cash isoffered
by our farmers to have it picked
out, and the money paid every
night; if SO desired, and yet they
cannot get hands tospickit out,
There is plenty Of labor, bdt as
above}said they Will not work.AAnd
why: Because they want to 4iFe
easy-and to do this they steal,
gamble and do anything to keep
from work. Just visit the court
house, for example, and you can
find daily from twenty-five to fifty
loafers occupying seats, litening tt
the proceedings. IF these lpeopl,
were at work as they should be, they
could not find time TO attend cour
as they do. ZrHl bn8 Esns .mni
Around the hotel Kennon and
the ticket Office and baggage room
can be seen daily crowds Of nesgerr'
boys, from 5 to 20 years of age, tina
have become a great nuisance an
espesIziyy0 On the arriyhf@ tsainI
Passengers "a hardly get on apd q
the trains ter-them andthey are eeI