Tramps Make Resolutions

TRAMPS MAKE RESOLUTIONS

On New Years As Do Other Mortals

CRIMINAL WORK LIGHT

Interview With Sheriff Gauntlett as to Changes, etc., at the County Jail

This is the dull season in police circles throughout the entire country, and when Sheriff Gauntlett was seen yesterday he said that he had been in communication with the police headquarters at Detroit, Jackson, Lansing and other places and everywhere police are kept busy with routine work, which is seldom interrupted by criminals at this season of the year. Some very peculiar arguments are advanced for the inactivity of the common peace offenders and when the sheriff was asked what he thought to be the cause he said: "I can't say that this is the reason, but you know that the saloons always do a poor business right after the holidays and the reason is that a good many of the hard drinkers have made New Year's resolutions and live up to them for a time. So it is with the tramps and petty criminals. They make resolutions on the first of January, which have been known to hold good until the last of March, but our business always picks up in February. You know tramps are human and they life to make resolutions as well as the rest of us."

The sheriff was asked if he intended making any innovations in the county police department. "No, sir, I do not need to. Everything has been run so satisfactorily in the past administration of Sheriff Gillen that I feel that the pursuit of his work where he left off will give others was well as myself great credit for handling the department well."

The apartments for Sheriff Gauntlett and his family are being remodeled and will soon be ready for occupancy.