Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-05-10

ter. The statements made TO Mrs.
Young, the probation officer, were so
positive and the mothers story sub
stsntated thom, that the complaint
was made charging the girl with being
delinquent, the charge being mat she
was incorriglble and beyond the con-
troll OF her parents.
DIDN'T EXPECT EXPOSURE.
The facts stated above were not
known to me prior 20 the examination
Of the girl. which occurred after all
other cases had been disposed Of re-
cess ordered and all persons not wit
nesses or interested I'm the case, re-
luested 10 leavo the court room, az 1t
was not our custom 10 hear cases OF
this kind In open court Three re-
porters remained In the court room,
and owing to the fact that these re-
porters and the papers that they r9p-
resented have been SO kind and con-
siierate OF the children who have come
before me, even TO the suppression OF
names. and not imagining for one mo-
ment that this case would develop In
such an unprecedented manner, ! did
not ask them to retire, The probation
and police officers made the statement
outlined above, The girl was called
10 the stand, and ! proceeded IN my
usual way 10 conduct this case and
questioned the girl 'atiyc to Der con-
duct with this M with whom she
was staying. She became Immediate
~ defiant, ignored tho order OF the
court, upbraided her mother and
charged her with cruelty and other Of
fenses. used unseeming language,stat-
Ing that she was a lady and that the
officers, relatives and, In fact every
one. was lying about her, that she
would obey no orders OF the court, no
commands Of her mother. would go no.
where that she did not want TO go,
would answer no question that she did
not want 10 answer, and would listen
70 no one who talked to her. Notwith-
standing that she ran away from home
with this man and was staying with
him, she insisted with such yehemence
as to her chastity that J was forced,
having no other alternative, to Inform
the girl that II she would not assist the
court In establishing her Innocence
IN the face OF all the damaging tostl-
inony, there was but one way for the
court 10 ascertain the real facts. and
that was 10 have the court physician
make an examination II her mother
was agreeable.
is THIS THE TRUTH?
The mother being agreeable 10 this
arrangement. the court was adjourned
20 give the mother and the girl an OPP
portunlty to visit the physicians Office
and they went out In charge OF Pro-
baton Officer Clark, accompanied by
the police officer, who volunteered TO go
with them. as he had some
ladp on. ~
defiance OF the law IN similar
episode M the city jail. The girl LEFT
my courtroom, giving no evidence that
she would offer any resistance, and the
only display on her as noticed by me
was as she was leaving the door ths
officer placed his hand on her arm ana
she ierked away, saying. Don't you
dare touch me-" As 10 what transpired
after she left the courtroom know
not until on looking out Of the window
| saw her standing on the lawn IN ar
attitude Of defiance. Being opposed TO
any violence whatever, and not wish"
Ing tho officer to exercise II, | imme-
dlately sent clerk ON the run out OF
the courtroom TO tell them not TO h'.'
initiate the girl by taking her through
the streets and 10 order carriage,
which was done, and the girl and the
Ace where she talked In the same de-
iiant manner as she had in the court
room. This was communicated to me
by phone by Or. Beatty. who IN q Kind
way tried TO convince the girl that II
was for her own good Tho mother also
requested the doctor 10 examine the
girl and pleaded With the girl to SUBJ
init. which she refused Ia do. The girl
and her mother then returned TO my
chambers, where the girl told Mrs.
Young that she would not have OBJ
jected 10 the examination TO prove her
Innocence had Il not been for the tnl-
lowing facts, VIZ that her mother He'd
about her, that her sister abused her
that hci. clothing was unclean and mat
no one could make her do anything bnt
that she was perfectly Wiling 10 submit
"a an examination under conditions tnat
she thought would be congenlal.
DISPUTES WITNESSES TEsTl-
MONY.
Mrs Young accompanied the girl
10 the Deacohess home, where, after
preparing herself, she willingly IL not
anxlously. let Dr. Realty make the ex-
animation which showed negative
condition and did not make II impos~
sjble for tho girls story to be true,
Mrs. Young then took the girl To her
home where she stayed that night.
/ believe the outcome established
the fact beyond question OF doubt that
the proceedings saved the girl from
commitment to ogden and enabled our
probation system TO prove It's saving
power Ia misunderstood, misguided
and weak girl
Furthermore would state that 1t
would he impossible for me or anyone
else 70 have used milder language OF To
! have put my questions In more
delicate manner In case where II girl
of l6 was caught In bed room with
man of ~, having run away from
home with him and had been known to
have been with him on previous occa-
aons.
I will say that this case shows the
necessity OF having some place Of de-
tcntion for girls other than the city
and county jail for as our custom Is
10 spend some days in investigation all
cases OF boys rs reason OF our Morris
school where We can detain boys who
DEFY the authority Of the court, but III
the case Of girls we have no place
where they can be put in q norma
condition and where our lady proba-
ton officer can befricnd them and give
them the saving beneht ~ our pr0ba'
ton system.
Respectfully submitted
WILLIS BROWN.
The Investigation Is practically CON
cluded although the commission vii
meet In the morning and further con-
slider the matter and may examine
other witnesses.