Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-31
COURT SCORES "SOME MEN"
Judge Estelle Would Like to Throw a
Few Out Of the Window.
PRESENCE OF WOMEN Restraints
Remark is Provoked by Hearing Of
Charges against Father who
Fails 90 Provide for sup
port of Children.


Saturday mornings session OF the ju-
vonile court was quite an extensive ono.
Some OF the testimony led Mrs. Heller OF
tho Detention home to remark: 1T Is a
great pity that there are not in Omaha
places Of deccntly comfortable construc-
ton where the very poor can afford TO
live" The remark was drawn forth by a
story told by the divorced wife OF a res
taurant worker and her mother.
The divorce occurred five years ago and
the mother was given custody of three
little boys. who are now aged II, 10 and 3
The father was present and had no denial
for the mothers statement mat he had
contributed very skimpily TO the support
Of his boys since the divorce, something
under $40 ard q basket 60 two of grub that
che women insisted made them all sick.
THE woman IL a member Of the Salvation
Army and the father said 1t was the ad-
jutant OF the army who was responsible
for the charge against the mother-that
she was neglecting her children. To com
bat this testimony appeared the captain Of
the Salvation Army and several members,
who insisted that the mother was doing the
very best she could under the circum-
stances.
II want these children fetched up as
Christians" asserted the father. 81 have
since become a Christian and I don't like
TO hear reports that these boys are not
being properly fetched up"
on assurances from the Salvation Army
people and Probation Officers Bernstein
and Carver as to the character and the
struggle of the mother, she was allowed
20 keep the boys. They did not look like
abused children, had good school reports.
even to the smallest, and evidently were
.atfoffoA 90 rov,afn uftb THAR mother and
grandmother.
When the decision had been made and
the parties had retired. Judge Estelle was
moved to say, The presence of women
here often keeps me from saying things
that throb on my tongue. and some men
show up here at times that I would like
TO throw bodily out of the window"
Two OF the new breed OF children that
pick up profanity and vulgarity like they
get their growth and who refuse to submit
to a whipping at home for disobedience
were in from South Omaha They were
committed to the care of the Detention
home by the court, when the judge had
satisfied himself that a little discipline
without ugly accomplishments is the thing
they mainly need. After a study at close
hand under her immediate care. Mrs. Hell
ler expressed the view that the lads get
their temper and their dirty language from
examples set by their father, a Russian of
hostile heart easily stirred to violent wrath.
when one boy stole from a car or a
distillery a barrel and a case OF whisky
he laid the foundation for bringing Paul
Kriegler and Matt Kirschbaum into the
juvenile court. Paul is II and Matt is
about 16.
IT never drank whisky before" said
Matt to Judge Estelle, and his assertion
was believed, because after drinking he
was dead to the world at his home for
many hours. The older lad confessed that
once in a while he had drank liquor, and
Judge Estelle thereupon went into details
to convince him that a diploma in bum
land would be his shortly IL he did not
abandon the habit.
Both boys gave their words that here
after they will attend to their work and
let drink alone, II 1t is offered them free.
Their parole was accepted. The alleged
whisky thief is in the county jail.
Account was submitted of three little
girls who have disappeared who are wanted
in Kansas City. The father of two, who ia
stepfather to the third, appeared in court
with one little girl, the fourth of the
family. Divorce has split the parents out
OF personal communication but the father
asserts that every now and again the
mother dumps the children onto him, al.
though she has legal custody. Then, after
he has clothed them and got them into
good condition she takes them away again
on a court warrant from the Missouri city
Transportation is here for them now or
that kind OF a deal, but three got away
in some fashion before the parent ir
Omaha could have Judge Estelle attempI
"a permanent solution of the miserable