Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-09-30
MONEY OFFERED FOR
Juvenile COURT

II begins to look very mucn now as
II Judge Whitney would win out In the
fight he has been making for several
years, and Honolulu have a real juve
nile court, in court building put up or
re-modeled for the purpose, with reg.
ularly appointed juvenile magistrate.
Consequent to the publication some
days ago of an interview with Judge
whitney, I'm which he suggested that
Honolulu Hale be turned into a juve.
nile court, whitney has received three
offers Of very substantial contributions
from people who are Interested in the
work of making Honolulu place
without any bad boys and are willing
10 back their interest with their mon
cy.
Postmaster Joseph Pratt wrote a
note to Whitney, saying that he was
much interested In the plan advanced
hy the ex.Police Court magistrate and
would be glad to contribute $50 to-
ward the erection on the site of Homo
lulu Hale Of a building for the juve-
nile court. He suggested that the lot
lie parked aud room left next the post.
Office for the receiving and taking
away Of the mails.
Two other persons, who for the pres
ent wish to remain unknown, have
written offering 800 apiece toward the
proposed building.
II have no doubt at ALL" said Mr..
whitney this morning, that II the
Governor will approve of the plan. at
least $2500 can be raised by public
subscription for the erection of juve-
nile court on the present site of Homo
zulu Hale. AS soon as it was suggest.
ed that this building be torn down.
. thought Of the place as a suitable 10.
~htion for the court. have been try.
ing for several years to get a separate
building for the juvenile court. want
q place where the boys on probation
can report to the probation officers in.
stead d having to go to the homes Of
the officers. II they had regular
place to report, the matter would
seem more important to them and the
effect would be better. The principal
probation officers now are Mr.. Rath,
Mr.. Rider and Father Steven.
"A year or two ago | asked Governor
Carter to allow me to use the upper
Htory OF Honolulu Hale as a place
where the boys could report, and he
granted the permission asked. but
when came to look the place over
found that II leaked all over. Mr.. Hol.
loway examined It and said II would
cost at least $4,000 to repair 1t. so, as
the money was not available, the idea
had to be given up.
AT present there Is no regularly ap
pointed juvenile magistrate except
that the law passed by the Legislature
OF 1906 gives the District Magistrate
power to act as such. We are ut
work on a new law which we hope ia
get passed by the next Legislature.
which will provide a separate juvenile
court, with regularly appointed ju-
venile court Judge The idea Is to
have one OF the other judges, perhaps
one of the Circuit Judges, Judge Lind.
say, for instance. appointed Juvenile
Judge. He could meet the boys in the
Juvenile court at some regular time.
say Saturday morning.
Honolulu has few real bad boys,
and ! don't like to have them shut up
in the jail. And didn't like, when |
was District Magistrate. to send them
to the UNCONVENTIONAL schools. 1t
looked too much ss IL we we're trying
to proselyte them"
Judge whitney spent good deal
more time and worked a good deal
harder trying to do what he could for
the boys Of Honolulu than many peo
rle had any idea OF. His methods were
practically the same as those used by
Judge Lindsay of Denver. who is
known all over the country for what
he has done for the boys OF Denver.
Governor Frear when told OF the
three offers to contribute toward the
construction Of juvenile court build
Ing, was apparently much pleased aud
expressed the hope that there might
be other offers of a similar nature. Ho
holulu seems to be In fair way to get
this much-needed institution.