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Show and they endeavored to explain their financial condition by stating why they were beating their way over the railroad instead of being at work on some respectable job. The story told by most of these men was that they had been to the big fight, lost their money and were now on tbe way hofe or to some place where they could get work. One man,, giving his name as McCabe, stated that at Montello. Nevada, be and others oth-ers were ordered to "move on" by the sheriff, and were authorized tu board the train and ride. The train crew also told them to "get on" and leac the country. 'We were virtually forced to ride into this city," the man said, "and, being be-ing without mcanB, we may be considered con-sidered 'vags.' There was nothing for us to do but come this way. It. has been quite impossible for all of us to get work In the country between this city and Reno, and we have to go I somewhere. 1 am not a vagrant aud 1 nearly always have money, but I spent It all this time. Some was lost on the fight, some spent for whisky and some for living." Two seventee nyear-old boys, Lee Kelsey, colored, and Harry Bckhart, were among the gang, and they were told bv Judge Murphy that it would be.weil for them to get a good start fo home at an early time, or they would be sent to the reform school. The laJs stated that they would go at a rapid pace and would try to keep from such trouble In the future. Tho bovs said they had a desire to see the big fight and that, while at Reno, they lost what Utle money they had. THEY CAME FROM -TBE FIGHT ' Yesterday afternoon the police department de-partment of Ogdr-n was advised by l'jl-gram that quite an army of men were beating their way on the railroad rail-road trains toward the eastern country, coun-try, and that they would land in Ogden Og-den during the eariy port ot the evening. even-ing. To g;:ard against the possibly commission com-mission oi crime during the sojourn of the tramps in the city, Chief Browning decided to meet the train when it arrived and arrest the men and take them to the station for an explanation as to where they were g dng und what their financial condition condi-tion is. The roundup was made and something like twenty-five men were arrested and locked up in the city jail for the night. The crowd was a peaceable one, tho officers stating that ihere was not a bad looking man in the entire lot. This morning the men were arraigned ar-raigned before Judge Murphy In the municipal court, charged with vagrancy. vagran-cy. Those who pleaded guilty were sentenced l- pay a fiue of $10 or nerve ten days ut hard labor. Somo who pleaded not guilty were placed under un-der bonds of $10 each until tomorrow, when witnesses can be had in court to te?tlfy against them. Others who. jileaded guilty were given a; herlng |