They Held Up The Train

They Held Up the Train

Fourteen Tramps at the Michigan Central Yards

Seven of them Escaped the Officers and Six are now in Jail while One was Released

Fourteen tramps practically held up a train on the Michigan Central in this city Wednesday afternoon. It was a train loaded with merchandise and there were no empty cars. At about4 o'clock, the sheriff 's office was telephoned that officers were needed at the Michigan Central yards as there were 14 tramps on board a train who refused to get off at the command of the train crew. Undersheriff Fred Gillen, Marshal Gerstner and Officers Bert Gillen and Isbell responded to the call. On their arrival at the yards, seven of the tramps took to their heels and ran down the track making their escape, the other seven were brought in by the officers. They were a tough lot apparently of the Chicago breed. One of the seven who appeared to be a clean respectable fellow proved to the satisfaction of the sheriff that he was not one of the gang and was allowed to go. His home was in Detroit and he was trying to make his way to Mason. The tramps resisted arrest and it was necessary to use some force in making the arrests. Several of the tramps were thoroughly jagged and when brought into the sheriff's office displayed much bad blood, using rough and vile language. They gave the names of James Casey, Edward Martin, William Myers, Herman Dood, Lewis Lucerne and William Grant. Two of them were boys who do not look to be over 16 years of ago.

Yesterday the first three named were taken before Justice Duffy on complaint of John Tice, the gateman at the Central depot and given 30 days in jail. The other three were taken before Justice Doty and given 10 days each. The alternative of a fine was given them and one of them who had $7 on his person refused to pay the fine preferring to take the 10 days in jail. The first three declared they would not linger long about Ann Arbor when released from jail. At present there is a very large number of tramps in the city, the number being unusually large.