New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-25

ing the tears flow down your mothers chsaks. trs
way you doing
L could send you away, you know. for this bat
I would much rather let you out parole. and sec
II you can't brace up all by yourself VIII YOU
promise 10 try TO be good II let you out or parole
ny boy?
And want you to come back on December e.
that's the day before Christmas Day. You know
and be able 10 tell me you've been good. Make me
a Christmas present Of good. clean record. won't
you?'
And with that ;Ae Judge would look at the young
prisoner with his penetrating friendly eyes. anu.
OF course, there wasn't boy or girl that did not
promise 10 do his her best and come back on
December "a with a lovely Christmas present III
the shape Of a good conduct record for his honor
Yesterday they all came back with their mothers
or fathers. to see their friend the Judge There
were forty OF them 1t was nearly u before the
regular panel of cases was disposed Of Then a
happy time began in that grinly. dirty courtroom
with its assembage Of bad smells. One after an
other the boys and girls tripped Up. smiling and
dimpling, pleased and proud. And the Judge smiled
back. looking pleased and proud. TOO.
Judge Deuel. had reason to look pleased. II was
the first time this Christmas present parole system
had been used. and it all Judge Deuegs idea
He had further planned 10 make a Christmas pres
ent on his part TO every child who brought n a
good record-a handsome certificate. bearing g0ls
seal in the case OF Al boy sirI. a silver sea-
for the child who had been good. but not quite
good enough to merit the gold seal certificate The
gold seal meant discharge; the silver seal meant
ContlnuanCe o. parole. Tor the chhds own good
OF the forty parole children who came back WIN
their Christmas presents for his honor. seventeen
received g gold seal cert1cate, twelve s4Ne5. -
the remaining eleven, al of whom had had res
ords for the last month. some must continue u
sent away.
Judge deuel. especially requested that 10 names
be mentioned BY any newspaper IN It's report 4'sl
part Of his Christmas present
The certificates bore at the top inc legend ~,
esty. TruthfuIness Industry and PoGteuess tn
elemental virtues OF manhood and the eay SUE
f FaFfi Guy and county '' New '''''
AT a regular session of the ChiITeu's court.
held the oath day OF December in The year nHs,
teen hundred and four. this Certidcate OF Special
APPRECIATION was awarded 10 name Of the recipient
10 be written IN here) 1or his excellent ie-,,d -
willie on parole. JOSEPH NJ. DEUEL. Justice.
\ brand new seal Of the Chitdrgna Court wa
used 10 stamp the certificate IN tae lower laLi h@-
Each child who received the judges certificate
got also printed invitation to attend the onGaaI
Christmas tree OF The Gerry society IN the ever
t faFe at the society rooms and 's" cents 'o' -
present It Is Judge Deueys habit when desPs
engrossed in case To have a pad In troAt
it, He thinks it helps him 70 concentrate his ma
Some of the results OF this mental cCtGef1IItu.Do
collect ten OF these impTomptu sketches and fra1ns
RSm m Ssk sR SS gees ee S Judge peS
pen sketches by one % the Chitren's FrenGs.
how minSle the plea OF guilty With law GU,
mercy and compassion, and FENDER decisions tr
unfortunate. misguided and unCared for little one
waiting at the bar OF Justice in the sight o. w.
II have been very much interested" said eN,
Mayor Low as he was leaving the court an
This method of dealing With childrtr marks
immense advance over INC ola Tnetho'iS, sl1 :.
latlOns between society and the children who ~
wrong"