Evening journal., 1901-10-14
CITY COURT
A KINDERGARTEN
Many Boys We're Arraigned
Before Judge ChurChman
VARIOUS OFFENSES CHARGED
Court Is PcrpIcXcd at The Number Of
Youthful Offenders That Are
Daily Tried

Judge Chmrdhman had another kim
dergaitcn session Of City Count this
morning. mo- fewer than eight boys,
ranging in age from ~ To l6 years be-
ing before him on various charges.
or late. Judge Clnrdhman has been
perplcxed at the great number of youth
full offenders that are brought before
him. Almost every day one or more
boys are charged with some offense,
and uhe number of offenders appear to
be Increasing daily. The offenders to-
day were Joseph Fem and Herman
Knapp, aged aozut IL years, disorderly
conduct Michael Jacet aged IA years.
larceny of four rubber shoes: David
Fhrnan and John Pufler aged about IA
years larceny OF four isn from Nor
ris Leschem: David McGrannery and
Alexander McGOwenL aged IA years.
playing football I'm The streets. and
James Gollen. aged IA years. two
charges of larceny OF bicycles. All the
cases We're continued until tomorrow
morning, pending investigation by
Agent Frank Stout. Of the 5. r. G. c.
Gclen's case prove dtO be the most
serious OF them all. 2 He was accused
OF stealing a wheel, OF tho value OF S25.
from Charles Oberly, son OF Former
Councilman Jamos b. Ober.y. ana a BIZ
cycle valued ait a like amount from
lloschah A. Norris, superintendent OF
lhiends' school, the wheel having been
taken from tlhs vestibule OF the insti-
tuuon, and was sod for $3.50. All the
cases will be reported upon tomorrow
morning by Mr.. Stout. and IL Is prob
abe that some OF the Offenders will be
sent TO The Ferris Industrial Suhool.
SOLDIER DISMISSED
Harvey Weaver was arraigned on n
charge Of disorderly conduct. preferred
by Eta Ricta keeper Of a disrepntable
house on Orange street The woman all
legged that Weaver late Saturday might
came to her house and. upon being re-
fused admittance. kicked the door.
Weaver denied the charge, and, al
though admitted having been in the
place, said ha did not kick the doo1.
j down. He said he had been in the city
onRy a short time having served four
years in the army. seventeen months of
which were spent in the Philippines
with the Twenty-eighth Infantry, u. S.
w. HE case was dismissed.
Harry Hall and Ferris Alexander.
both cOl0red, were charged by Officer
Robert McGarvey with acting in a dis
Iorderly manner in Front street. As the
evidence did net warrant imposing q
fine. the case was dismissed.
. William Hudson and Isaac Sisco. col.
ored men, We're charged with commit
ting an assault and battery upon
George Nickerson. also colored. Nick.
erEon alleged that the men We're in The
habit of frequenting his room i'm which
he and his wife live He ordered then
out on the evening Of September 10. ant
later they met him ON the street. strucl
r him several times. and pointed re
volvers at him, threatening his life. A
fine OF $40 and costs was imposed in
g each case. Several cases of drunken
Z ness were dismissed.
The statement appearing IN an issu,
r of this paper last week to- the eireo
. THAT Earl Smith had been committed {,
q the Ferris Industrial School on a charg,
d of larceny is incorrect. The boy wal
arrested for disorderly conduct abou
the Wilmington Theatre. and was com
mittcd to that institution for incorrigi
bility.