John McKey (Page 1)

Thank you Susan Sonju for your translation of this document!

John McKey of Rutland, VT was a vagrant who got caught "riding the rails" and was tried and convicted for it.

Transcribed as follows...

"Transcribed as follows...

John McKey Aug 10, 1909

Respondent in _____

and arraigned Pled

not guilty. Trial by

The Court. Found

guilty the

Evidence, and sentenced

to be confined in the

Chittenden County Jail

for a term of 90 days.

Geo W Deberville, JP

Writ issued

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To Geo W Deberville

John McKey

Rutland 10th Aug 1909

Burlington

being a transient

person roving from place

to place begging living

without labor or visible

means of support riding

or attempting to ride

on railroad freight trains

or engines without the

consent of the parties in

charge thereof

became and was a tramp"