Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-07-15
NURSING VICE.

During the sitting of the last Legislature
an effort was made to secure the passage of a
bill providing for State Home of Refuge
Finally, after a long struggle, the bill passed
the House; but it was permitted to die of
neglect in the Senate. Indeed, it is very
doubtful if it would have received majority
vote in the Senate. The opposition to the
bill came mainly from Washoe county The
representatives of that county came to the
Capitol to make a special fight for an appro-
priation to complete the prison at Reno The
burden of the Washoe county members
speech was that the State was too poor to
| afford to construct and maintain a Reform
School. The advocates of the bill took the
position that the State could no longer afford
to neglect taking so important step toward
| the prevention of crime-nipping it in the
bud. But the opposition was very strenuous
and very persistant But arguments are only
too plentiful in support of such measure.
The Reno Gazette of Thursday evening
furnishes the following most conclusive one
This morning two young lads were separ-
ately brought before Justice Richardson to
answer to the mild charge of vagrancy, this
charge being preferred by the complaining
witness, Mr.. Charles Simmons, because of
the tender age of the boys, who night before
last robbed his store of So in coin, some
tabaccO, brass jewelry, fish hooks, etc. The
boys stopped at an old house down by the
railroad bridge with a Dutchman. On the
night of the burglary the boys came home
lot.
to the division of the spoils, were over
heard by the German. "Shon" yesterday told
another German friend that he believed that
the boys had been stealing, and that he inten-
ded making them leave his place, as he was
afraid that the boys would get themselves and
perhaps himself into trouble. The friend last
night informed Constable Barlow of the facts
and who the boys suspected are. Barlow
hunted around for the youngsters and found
them in the Railroad Hotel. The younger
one, L. Woodward, lad of 10 years, was
throwing dice for money. This was about II |
O'Clock last night. Both boys were arrested |
and most of the stolen property recovered |
from them. The names of the boys are Henry |
Fahler and L. Woodward Fahler is a stran- |
ger and about II years OF age. He seems to |
bave been led to the commission of the act by |
the other boy. He told a straight forward |
story and received 4 sentence of 90 days in |
the county Jail. L. Woodward is a lad not |
to be over IL or IA. He was for
some time and until within two or three
weeks messenger boy for the Western Union
office of this place The Justices
office was crowded when he was brought in by
the officer. On being questioned he said that
he was born in Missouri; had no relatives in
this country, and had been on this cast about
months. He at first denied all knowledge
Of the affair, but when Barlow showed him
he tin can which contained the stolen articles,
le, with some little confusion, plead guilty
md was sentenced to 90 days imprisonment.
The charge of vagrancy was entered against
he boys because it was thought iIl-advised to
end them to the State Prison, on account of
heir youth. 1t is thought that this impress
i've lesson may have good effect, and that
10Th boys may change their course.