The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-01
HARD LUCK STORY
BRINGS BOY GRIEF
Forced to Give Up Shoes He Grated
BY Means Of Lie to Judge and
Goes to D'Arcambal Farm.

Anthony Smythe. the lad who sue
cessfully worked Judge Rohnert for a
pair OF shoes, when he told pitiful
story OF poverty, faced the Judge In
the Juvenile court. Friday morning.
Are those the shoes | gave you.
Tony!" the judge asked.
Tony loked hard at the floor. twist
ed his cap minute, then mumbled.
Yes"
You came TO me with hard-luck
story about your mother sending you
after them. when as a matter OF fact
you had run away from school all
week. Well. take the shoes on.
don't give shoes To bad boys"
A glance proved to Tony that the
Judge meant what he said. and he
slowly and tearfully removed the
shoes. then shifted about in his chair
To hide hole In the heel OF his stock
ing.
with Tony In court was his mother.
and a sister. Mrs. Smythe Is dear
and dumb, but the girl. who Is IL
years old, acted as interpreter. using
the sign language, Tony can also talk
on his fingers.
ASK your mother what she wants
done with YOU" commanded the Judge.
Then the fingers few for few Sec
onds
What did she say Tony?"
She said she wanted me sent to
Lansing. but don't want to go there. "
Through the daughter Mrs. Smythe
told the judge that she was unable to
do anything with the boy. that he
n har bNv a
for weeks at a time, and was always
disobedient. The sister told OF Tony's
behavior
We'll. kiss your mother goodbye.
Tony, I'm going To send you away
Tony went over by his mothers
chair, where he stood crying bitterly,
but he refused to kiss her. and was
led away. He will be sent to the
ID Areambal farm.
Mike" Jahnkowski. who has been
before the judge nearly every week
for months. always on a charge OF
stealing. was in again on the same
charge. This time he led another lad.
Charles Suta. into trouble.
After learning the particulars OF the
case Judge Rohnert announced that
the boys would be sent to Lansing.
Then Mike" cried and begged for
just another chance. He rushed over
10 his mother, an aged Polish woman,
threw his arms about her. and chung
TO her till the officers tore him away.
Later the Judge announced that
Mike" would have to go TO Lansing,
but he would give the other boy an
other chance.
Gale Arndt told an improbable tale
about strange man giving him a BIZ
cycle. The officers say he stole II
from in front OF the Royal theater. Ii
was his first offense, and he was let
go. but will have to attend school,
something he has not done for year
Rose Richter. girl of 10. charged
with running away from home. told a
pitiful story OF abuse ut the hands or
her mother and step-father. which the
court officers will investigate. She ad-
mitted leaving home. but said that her
step-father put her out OF the house
and kept her out until II o'clock at
night. AT another time she said he
kept her out until o'clock in the
morning. and she had to sleep In a
shed. She said that when she went
home after her clothes her step-father
struck her in the face twice with his
fist. She also charged that her moth.
er held her while her stepfather beat
her.
The case was postponed until the
girls story can be looked into.