Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-01-11
DEALING With
YOUTHFUL ASTRAYS
Juvenile Delinquent Law
Reported On BY
Whitney
SHOWS RESULT OF NEW
DRUNKENNESS STATUTE
STATISTICS FOR THE PAST YEAR
SHOW VERY LARGE PERCENT.
AGE OF CONVICTIONS
FOR GAMBLING.

! (From Wednesdays First Edition.
District Magistrate Whitney has sen,
to the Supreme Court special reports
dealing with the operation on the new
laws passed by the 1905 legislature on
the subject OF Juvenile delinquents and
drunkenness. He also sends In report
on the subject of fines and costs collect.
ed and statistics regarding arrests and
convictions.
Ia the special report on Juvenile do
linQuents whitney shows that In ac
cordance with the law passed last yeai
he has appointed the following proba
ton officers: Father Stephen Allen
caster, p. w. Rider, Il. b. Turner, Mira
James, Hon. Lyle A. Dickey. Chas. X
Hemenway, ais. II. Boyd and ]. A.
Rath
"These officers, serving without pay
or remuneration of any sort. were to
report to the Judge or Magistrate ap
pointing them at such times as dreg,
ed and were to look after and keel
track of the Juveniles entrusted in their
care. Upon the expiration of the time
OF probation Of such juvenile. the Off
Ger in charge was to report to tho
Judge and make such suggestions as
were by the officer deemed advisable as
to the further disposition OF the case.
"The Magistrate having met and dis
cussed methods with his officers. certain
forms for the better handling of the
work were agreed on, and the same
printed at the expense OF the Magls'
trate."
The report shows the form OF the re
ports made primarily for the use OF
teachers. the officers bi-weekly reports
on their charges and that giving in
formation to the magistrate for furthoI
disposition Of cases.
The following charges have beer
made: Larceny IL, truancy Is, dis
obedience 6, gambling 6. idle and dis
solute 6, assault and battery 2, arson
/. and malicious injury 1 total 81.
BY nationality the cases are divided
as follows: Hawaiian IS. English ant
American 2, negro 3, Portuguese q
and Chinese 1.
The following disposition was mad,
of the cases: Appealed 2, discharged
3, left country 3, committed 10, admit
ted to probation 33.
"Of these cases where the Offender
was admitted to probation five hay,
been surrendered by officers and hav'
thereupon been committed to the RI.
formatory school. The balance of tn,
2S have passed their terms OF proba
tion and. on the recommendation Of tn,
various officers. have been discharged.
The report ends with an account o
the expense Of the Boys Industrial
/ GphnpI "a hainsy about az ON war
| In the special report on drunken
ness Whitney dwells on the law passeS
by the last Legislature requiring "a
ports Of convictions OF drunkenness t
be filed with the Treasurer, giving til,
name and address of the defendant
This Court Immediately thereafter
commenced the systematic reporting
of persons found guilty of being founI
drunk In public place from the vol
untary use OF intoxicating liquors. 4
card index OF judgments was installed
From July /. 1905, there have beel
426 convictions reported to the Treas
urer. Under the act providing tina
those found guilty twice are deeme
habitual drunkards. SO have been r,
ported,
| Under the act providing that a habit
nal drunkard or minor. or any perso
to whom II Is unlawful TO sell liquor |
convicted of drunkenness, shall be d.
tained by the Judge and examined a
TO who sold him the liquor. the pei
sons have been examined and full note
sent to the Treasurer. The Treasure
has taken no action to cancel the liz
ense OF the sellers on grounds Of breael
OF the conditions of their licenses.
a schedule shows that fines and cost
In criminal cases were imposed an
balls forfeited from January 2, 100;
to October 80, 1905. In the sum Of 1872
800.
A statistical report shows that in III
year OF 1905, 4i0l arrests were mad
from which 1856 convictions resulted
or the arrests 426 we're made for AZ
sault and battery, 500 for drunkenness
~ for liquor selling. SO for maliciou
; injury, " for nuisance, l0i for profal
|, ity Pa for vagrancy and PISA 70
gambling, from which latter humble
1880 convictions were obtained.