Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-12
Finding Man Much Worse
for Wear Leads to Roundup
HObOes-Nine in Tolls

A man whose name is supposed to
be Hawes and whose domicile is
thought by the police to be Augusta
was found early Thursday afternoon
lying in a state hall of inebriation
and half condition of collapse due to
rough treatment he had received at
the hands of someone near the river
bank just Gouth of the Colby College.
| When disco. cred his face was a mass
of bruises which caused the police to
summon a physician. Dr. James y.
! Foulin found that his nose had been
| broken and there were several contu-
sions which required treatment
! 1t was useless to try to secure any
statement from the man in his condi-
! ton ard it is doubtful if when he COM
pletely RECEIVERS he will be able to give
any very connected account of what
! happened to him. On the theory that
he had been involved in a fiistic dis
| cussion with tramps, the country round
about was reconnoitered by Deputy
Marshal George E. Simpson and Spe-
cial Officer Harry Roux. A circuit
was made of the surrounding country
and trip out North street resulted
! in the discovery Of nine tramps, who
had built campfire in the woods be-
yond the bridge above the Poor Farm.
| A barn belonging to Selden E. Whit
comb is frequently used as a rendez-
vous for Knights of the Road and they
were discovered in this vicinity. I'M
| mediately upon the appearance Of the
patrol wagon carrying the officers,
two of the nine started TO run. Deputy
| Simpson and Special Officer Roux at
once gave chase, the fleeing pair MAX
| ing bee line for the Maine Central
railroad track. Officer Roux succeeded
in turning their flank, however, fore
ing them back towards Waterville and
into the waiting arms Of Deputy
Simpson. The pair had paid no at
tention to two shots fired in the air
by the deputy when they started to
run. and Mr.. Simpson snapped the
handouts on them in a twinkling and
| they were loaded into the waiting pa
troll wagon. Deputy Simpson decided
that in order to corral the other seven
it would be necessary to have a little
assistance, so on the return trip Off
GER Beckett was taken along and the
Black Maria loaded up with four more
hoboes. These were landed in the
Hoosegau and back went the patrol
wagon and the officers for the rest of
the gang. who were somewhat sur
Pr ised evidently thinking that the po-
lice had gathered in al they intended
The three remaining men were bum
died into the patrol and the entire nine
passed the night in the police station.
The police believe that three of the
men know something about what hap
pened to Halves, and all of them will
be given close grilling by the police.
1t has been some little time since the
police have had so spectacular a man
hunt with so large a number of sus-
poets sought. but Deputy Simpson is
not man to let even a squad Of no.
boes get away from him. as the nine
found Thursday afternoon. much to
their discontinue. 1t was not known
last night just whatscharge would be
brought against the men. but the po-
lice can always fall back on the va
grancy charge. as evidences of a camp
fire were discernible. and a pot of cof-
fee was still hot when the police ar
rived.
There have been a large number of
Migrants in the city and the police
feel that it is about time there was
a roundup. even had the alleged as
sault on Halves not occurred. 1t is IN
derstood that it will be we'll for hoboes