The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-06-05
NEARLY 100 vAGRANTs SENT
EASTWARD IN a BOX CAR.
NO RETURN TICKETS
vaes Held 0p in Billings by washouts
Are Rounded Up by the Police and
Sent Away-Northern Pacific Fur
nished Train.

{DSIWeeu 10 anu lOV lOUOeS, WHO
were stranded in this city as a result
Of the washouts west Of here and were
rounded up by the police, were locked
in a Northern Pacific box car attached
to the hobo special" which was pro-
vided by the railroad company yes
terday afternoon, and were shipped.
east The destination Of the "hobo
special" which consisted Of a box
car and passenger coach is unknown
but it is presumed that 1t will con
tinue on its journey eastward until
side tracked for a regular freight or
passenger train.
Officers Lavelle, Linkus and
Schneider accompanied the special as
far as Huntley and returned to Bill
ings last night. The occupants Of the
side door Pullman were given an op-
pcrtunity of leaving the train II they
SO desired at Huntley, where the doors
were unlocked. This was done to give
many Of them IN opportunity Of trans
ferring to Burlington freight trains
for Missouri river points.
As a dining car was not included in
tie hobo special, the police of Billings
(provided eating accommodations for
the tourists" by putting aboard So
loaves OF bread and 20 pounds Of boz
logna sausage.
Warned Not to Come Back.
None of the passengers were given
return trip tickets. On the contrary
Judge Mann ~admonished each one, in
dividually, that If he returned to Bill
ings a sentence Of IS days on the rock
pile, which is soon to be established
would await him. With few excep-
lions all Of the tourists expressed a
desire to go eastward. Five, who are
westward bound are held at the city
Jail until an opportunity is afforded
for starting them in the direction they
desire 20 go. Before the special start.
ed yesterday Judge Mann took pic
lures Of the bunch.
The Northern Pacific officials at
Livingston Immediately consented to
allowing General Agent Squirting to
run the special out OF Billings at the
request Of the police, when the mat.
ter was taken up with them yesterday
morning. s&8
Few Working Men.
Few OF the travellers bear the ear
marks Of working men, the majority
of them showing by their looks and
general demeanor that they are pro
fessional hoboes. Besides the Is men
who were working on the streets serv-
ling out short sentences for vagrancy
members Of the party Of tourists in
lcluded is Migrants arrested Tuesday
night, % arrested Wednesday night
and a large number arrested by the
day police force Tuesday, Wednesday
and yesterday.
FLOATING" the indigents was made
necessary on account Of the large
humber Of petty thefts reported and
the idle men loaflng about the streets
and "%mooching" from the citizens.
Chief Talgo is Of the opinion that ii
hoboes continue invading the city 1t
would be a good idea to run hobo
specials" two or three times a week. 81
Squaw Kelly, who holds the record
for being arrested more times than
any man in the county, was among
the passengers OF the special. Tailor
Heagney told Kelly that the police
fwere sending him along to cook for
the travellers. The job didn't appeal
to Kelly very much but he generously
consented to being a member Of the
party, which made 1t much easier for
the police because, it is very probable
that he would have accompanied the
party anyway. It is probable that
Kelly left the special at Huntley and
made for the reservation.
MINNESOTA RATE