The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-28


home and was placed on the basket ball
team. He could play basket ball to
perfection, in some ways. When told
to throw the ball TO the basket. his aim
and delivery were perfect He could
block with precision and skill. In a
scrimmage he could Squirm out of the
highest places with comparative ease
and in crossing he was the equal of
any other member of the team. He was
given number for signaling purposes
His first number was 81.
Could Not Remember Numbers.
This he seemed unable to remember.
What is your number, Jin1?'' the
coach asked. ''Doan'o," said Jim, with
a vacant look.
Again his number was given him.
and to impress it upon his mind il was
written and the figures were given him
Soon the game proceeded with vim,
and Jim was again asked his number.
Six" he said
Thinking that perhaps some peculiar
mental twist made il difficult for Jim
TO remember that particular number.
he was given the number Sc. but ne
was equally at sea with this figure.
As a test instead of giving Jim a
number. the coach gave him a color
name Jim was desidnated as red" in
stead of by number. The difficulty was
not entirely eradicated by this change
but an improvement was noted.
Brain Trouble Responsible.
The fact that Jim cannot remember
numbers or figures, and that he cannot
count money to the value of 81, would
make 1t seem improbable that he would
steal because he appreciated the value
of the article stolen. but would point
almost conclusively TO some mental de-
feet caused by malforma ton of the
brain.
Since being remanded to the Morris
home, Jim has stolen but once. On
that occasion he took 20 cents from an
other boy, but gave it back when he
was questioned about it and confessed
his wrongdoing without hesitation.
Is Cruel and lnhuman.t
John is 10 years old. and his Pc
culiar bent is TO BE cruel and iTlhuman
in his behavior toward the members of
his family and toward domestic ami
mails. A few days ago, John beat his
mother on the shins withNa club, nearly
breaking the bones. and bruising her
shamefully. He also kicked his. gray
haired father. until the parent was un-
able to leave his bed for DAYS "A little
sister. refused to give him sons; dainty
that had been locked up for the family
meal. and John seized her; by. the hair
and, knocking her down. dragged her
across the back yard through a. patch
of cookie burrs. filling her hair with
the burrs. -t1-.<-7.f: r
This boy, was taken to the Juvenile
court on complaint of his. father, and
when confronted by the court. denied
| that he had done the acts With which
he had been charged. and declared EN-
phatically that his father. who made
the complaints, was a liar and that
there was not any, vestiges of truth in
the statements made by mis- parent.
Placed ION His Honor"
The boy was however. reinanded TO
the industrial school at Ogden. Judge
Brown gave him 10 cents for car fare,
his railroad ticket. and commitment
papers. and started him. for the train.
ION honor" He was seen TO stop in
the grounds of the city and county
building and look at, the. dime. and then
at the. commitment papers. but he went
on toward the city. ~ t,,ei
Thinking that.perhaps there had been
misrepresentation on the. part, of the
complainant. Judge Brown telephoned
to one of the probation officers to meet
the boy at the train and send him back
to the judges chambers, while further
| Investigation was made. The bow wa s
caught as he was boarding the train
and returned tos the court There ne
returned the commitment papers. the
ticket and the dime. and was rernandej
temporarily to the Morris home
The story of the father was inyesti-
gated and II was found that sthe acts
of the boy had been, fully as badvas had
been stated At the Morris home Jor1
has behaved himself as well as any boy
| could have done, and has been I'm many