The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-07-09
BAND OF GYPS|ES
/ GET IN TROUBLE
Ten Covered Wagons With
100 Men, Women and
Children.

Fargo. N. D., July "a band Of
gypsies. 100 men, women and children
and ten covered wagons, reached
Moorhead late Sunday night. The
travelling caravan came from the
south, coming in through Fargo over
the Eighth street road. They crossed
the south bridge and came to Moor
head. AT Fourth street and First ave
nue. south the party separated. five Of
and women. with their children, going
south and the other half north.
One party pitched camp just east
Of the Moorhead state normal school.
The other stopped for the night near
the Borquist brick yard. east of the
city along the Northern Pacific
tracks.
Phones Get Busy.
No sooner were the gypsies' horses
women and children in bed, than tele-
phone calls began coming In at the
local police station. Several calls
came from the normal school and
others from the Third ward. Mayor
w. H. Davy telephoned the police
that it had been reported to him that
the gypsies had turned their horses
out to Craze in his timothy field east
of the normal school.
AiC ~ 1Ou5i1ih 0SldllSu OlllCCE
Masterson to investigate matters.
Masterson had seen the five wagons
go north. but had not seen the five
that headed south and camped near
the normal school. Accordingly he
went north and east, following the
county road to the brick yard. where
he found n band of gypsies. The
women had just finished a big wash
ing, had, it on the line. the horses had
hp6n STA ka6 ont naorhy f0~ <lo ~:~L
and the women m children were in
the wagons in bed. The men were
still about, attending to the last
chores.
Masterson approached the camp
n told the men they would have to
move on They refused pointblank.
AT this juncture several of the wom-
en-. clad in the clothes they had worn
all day. appeared. They demonstrated
wouldn't do no HARM" in support Of
which statement they told the officer
a nearby farmer had brought them a
pailful of milk for the children.
Move Eastward.
But Masterson was firm; the band
must move Or go to Jail. Still the
gypsies objected. Masterson threat
ened to take n of their horses back
to town with him and hold 1t for Sc.
curity for the appearance of the lead
ers In police court in the morning.
This was enough and the band moved
east hitching up by lantern light and
taking their washing with them.
This was the last of the gypsies
until daylight Yesterday morning.
Then telephone calls began coming in
at the station from the vicinity of the
normal school. Masterson had failed
10 n the party which went south.
Officers went to the camping ground
of the gypsies n found several
horses in Mayor Davy's fine timothy
held. The gypsy band was camped
nearby and the women were getting
breakfast. This time the officers did
not give the gypsies an opportunity
10 move. Blu promptly seized the
horses which We're trespassing on the
them to town for security.
Tell Wicrd Stories.
When police our opened yesterday
morning Judge Wade found an audi
ence of nearly q dozen of the eypsv
leaders Women and children walked
the streets all morning. They told
a wierd story to officials. They said
they were Brazilians. who spent their
t thatz travelling about. They make
copper cooking utensils. In support
or this statement they showed rec
concentrations from leading hoteIs
ana restaurants in all sections Of the
United States. "e
Smith is King.
There are 100 persons, approxi-
mately in the band, thirty five Of them
cnlldren. They are governed BY a
KING. Guilamano Smith, whose word
Is law. King Smith keeps the money
Tor the entire band and all business is
transacted through him. King Smith
ewes way to mandates of the law in
tnis country only when he is forced TO
The gypsy band hat was in Moor.
mead yesterday spent last winter near
st. Louis. King Smith had annroxi-
mately $4,000 in his possession then.
Three men became intimate with him
the hiding place for the
and robbed him of it. One of
the men has been convicted of the
CRIME n was recently sentenced to
serve a term in the Missouri state
p~enltentiary. The other two men will
De placed on trial charged with the
ROBBERY shortly. The gypsy leader
yesterday produced documents. tele-
grams and other proof hat his story
OF the robbery Is correct,
The gypsy band spent Yesterday
morning in the city. They were loath
to settle for the timothy which their
horses destroyed. The police Row
ever. were obdurate and yesterdav
aa.ernoon the gypsy king settled the
damages. The band left the CITY yes
'eroay afternoon going east.