Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-15
MELANCHOLY DAYS
ARE COME, SADDEST
FOR CITY BEGGARS
Hard Times for Mendicant
Amy, Due to the Police.
Jimmy Conners in Correc-
ton, "Slats" Despondent,
"Shoestring Mary" Gone.

Hard times have befallen the beggaI
to be. Men who once made" S to s.
a day have been either driven from the
streets or are serving sentences in tht
House Of Correction.
Even Jimmy Connors. who was the life
OF a saloon near Eighth and Callowhill
streets, is in the House of Correction
and what grieves James most is that
he cannot get out, although he hired two
lawyers to accomplish the object.
James got out of the Correction"
twice Just for brief breathing spells.
while his attorneys argued writs in the
courts, but each time James was re-
turned. He is mourned by his valet and
his companions Yes-James, tho beggar.
has a valet.
In some manner Connors lost both his
arms, 1t happened when he was a child
and he does not know exactly how the
accident occurred. but it was lucky
accident, he thinks. for since then James
mas not worked He had a valet and the
iunds to keep more or less in state OF
Drunkenness.
Connors is only one of nearly 300 beg
safs VINO In the last few months have
neen driven from the streets or sent to
the House of Correction. He It was who
openly hoasted that he never had been
locked up for more than an hour or so.
ne always had an attorney whom he
PAID 10 keep him out OF Jail The attOr-
hey, generally one who could draw q
Palmetto picture OF Connors' aftiiction,
70 pathetic indeed that Connors himself
UeHeVed him when he was arraigned in
v0uIt' t' put Connors afterward boasted TO
mmlIam Won Beyern, an agent for the
...hllauelphia Society for Organizing Char
Mes' that he would not change positions
win a man who was whole.
WHERE CoNNORs RULED HIS KIND.
Near Eighth and CallowhllI streets ia
oarroom. 1t is dirty and dingy, but it
hsroors the men who never work. Here
"ey assemble 10 drink seats" a FIVE
Tht whisky, when times are bad; to
sIllA better grade of whisky when
telsune Is more kind. Times are now
pSu-heYer were worse.
~ here that James Connors met his
s'oh'es, ss, It was here he carried the tin
"a SoA which hung about his neck during
t,o Mhs hours into which money flowed
-''NtAHAg lHtlliltu persons James
"o.'u empty the box on the bar, and he
ana his companions would drink until
rs.n aiter daybreak. They would not stop
So1n lhe money from kind hearts had
sSme IN a debauch,
,o,,n James would mark an unsteady
st,ase toward his room on CaIlowhill
~ accompanied by his man. The
,a,., "pull undresB Connors and see him
Ls V IN bed. II Connors happened TO
rsr'. 'hat frame OF mind that he did not
bst t'IIuer or care how much money he
II CO man would return 10 the saloon.
msrrSa.'s was peevish and could re-
H. MI 20 nickel how much he had In
EouId sstshed about his neck the man
tenSsr.a return, lie would dance at
saay master anu james was no
asls,O ass,oo schmidt is known 10 the police as
arrs1,, lie expressed his opinion OF
ucs eu 80 eharity. its agents and the po-
'iAAAYs FRIEND STATS"
hs Is personal friend. even when
/, |" sober Of Jimmy connors. When he
e0nR0rs. ''''' 'rSh a 'rlehd OF
ain, 0u can say what you please. but oops
sAd ,good' society agents are worse, |
Ing @slats. gong to the dogs" Is quot |
"slatEn IN an eNpurgated manner.
Saptv :, sazed mounrfully into thu |
hoSsyS whisky glass before him Hs tbep
and a. hopefully toward his intervlewer. /
ysFsn,, l NOD from the man he was con- |
he bss WIN Stats" raped the glass on .
ssptbI,, - % rchlled. He brlghtened per- I
sh oH,,-er after two or three drinks ana in .
lany ula,s,i ,,sistie mood prophesied that |
"0ula soon be out OF the cor ]