The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-01
THE CITY BOYS DAY AFTER
I6O CiNEN TOuE CROWDING
I'M CHIL DREA'S C0CRT.
coo Persaus Try 10 Occup, % seats n
thr stiniRG Recon- where Justice hs,'
knits Ik Rrnw over Pr",'lrn's Not
MrntIonrd m the uoakS of law.

Most 81 them, Judging by their faces
and bearing we're not bad boys nor gopd
boys. but just boys II they had had the
good fortune "a live in the country in
stead of a big city Memorial Pay prob
ably would have passed with NO more
serious happening than an interviev with
father concerning he necessity for iol-
lowing the tradition that that Is the day
for the first swim. But SATURDAY.. sun
day aud holiday coming together had
been too great a strain and Their. had
been hall playing in me Streets, harryiUg
ofthe neighbors' pigeons and more serious
offences where high spirits without proper
outlet had hecomc a nuisance to the public
80 the Childrcn's Court opeuei with
ioO cases on the DAYS calendar. which Is
almost a record and the little room wherr
Justice Hoyt spent all day trying patiently
TO separate the really had from the merely
unfortunate was crowded beyond the last
inch oi breathing space. For every hoy
prisoner there were one or two parents
most Of them Inclined 20 think that their
jurisdiction was equal 10 the Courts
There were also witnesses. In all there
were more than 40 persons.
Clerk Coulter, after a silent prayer thai
the committee Of the Beard OF Estimate
which N considering the appropriation
for q new and larger court would hurry
iia deliberations. went 70 work to rescue
women. each Of whom carried one or
more children. from tho sitting room
where there are only seats for ninety.
The Childrens society rooms on thu
upper floor were filed and then seats
we're found for few more IN the corridor
where the prisoners usually sit But the
court room remained crowded and a
throng Of women outside. come to see
what would happen 10 Johnny or Willie,
pushed and struggled
Two perspiring policemen tried 20 keep
some semblance Of order az thew were
hustled about bv the women. Justice
Hoyt. his voice almost lost in the con-
fusion which was added to By the roar
Of the elevated and surface cars. ~
marked a. he took the bench. II 10 q
crying shame that the city cannot PRO-
vide better quarters. but We must DO the
best We can
The boys who had heen caught playing
hall in the street got on With a warning
IN cases where . soft hall and no bat had
been used. The Others we're fined from 80
cents to 81. ths Judge SAYING that he was
inclined 70 be lenient because many OF
the boys had no proper place TO play,
u was easy 10 see that the Court wa-
pleased when the case 10 b. disposed Of
was Of the sort where the offence might
properly he laid 10 the fact that the cul-
prit was how Bat there were others
which offered more puzziing problems
Steve Salinsky ~ n Morris street b.
Z only years Oh. but a policeman who
had watched him for several DAYS declare!
that Steve j. an expert at working 'nr
PENNY lon the lot machines. A. evidence
the policeman poured out on Che judge
desk a small ha-fJi % tia disks rr. 900 tHn
shape OF cDils Ines. h. said rarr'-
ssuted the tikIugs Of % week from a slot
machine Q the Aquarium and Steve wa-
one % several boys who had done the
trick Steve -sid that lllriin-ou-tls-
,-sick and Gee-tD. two other BOYS wprs
reas'v the guilty ones. he was rrmanded
10 the care Of the Child0pns -Ooietv o.
await further Investi cation Of The scheme.
There was the usual after holiday line
up Of boys who had made trouble On sub .
way trains on the WY down town from
Fairgrounds and parks IN The Bronx.
Most Of these were hncd and ectursi .
The spokesman for one group. all ~ whom
bore Celtic names. confessed to fighting
on the cars bat explained.
Twas tho E-etalHrz started DO
Judge They started % and den iav makes
a getaway aud We felier- punched
Eleven other noyE. o. and lj years old .
Who had teen gathered iD hy -uuwa
special policeman were fined g each
The court Interpreter gathered from tha F.
remarks made ny the parents vino paIi-l. b
fines that " any % the eleven were -Ioiled .
u would not he heCausa 20 .parIag 81 Ca.
rod.
After disn0sing % the sIbway rowdis-
and few more ball piayer Justice How
listened 20 the story Of Irving Lee. 70 small
negro newsUoy VINO accused Louis Middle
ton. IS years Old, also oolored. of robbnR
him n " cents u appeared that Louis
who leads a real gang and h lo0ked az
10 by the boys OF he neighhorhood o.,
West Forty-Ar,t street. had heel rirky
a. craps early IN Tuesday night and hal
won 81. louis has hero 10 tho rsr~on
Of Chunk. wh0 i- sometimes introduced
- also a member of this club and he
spent most ~ the ~ in treating Chjpk
Then Louis felt he really must attend a
hall az a F1rty--acond street music hall
but u Co-r 80 cents u go IN and he had
only % left. II was then that he asked
Irving lee for A loan.
lee explained that he had only " cents
and owed 81 Of that for hi- naper4. but
when Louis said Lets couut it IA.
who admired Louis just a. the latter
did Chink handed over the money
Louis didn't stop 10 count a. uuf bolted
for the music hall When noicprnan
told MIN an hour later that he vas wanted
Louis's reply was. -AW, go on let me
finish this two step
Justice Hoyt was told that Louis came
from savannah, Ga, and that be- had hsen
in trouble five times before Louis
went 81 the House Of Refuge.
Some Of tho boys had haen nayiiIing on
the street. solomon Morris said that he
had come from Turkey year ago - live
with his brother He didn't like 10 ns.idIe
anyway and wis glad that b Wa ago ms.
the law he promised - ct a xonI
job as soon as he could learn - wrlta
English a. he had learned - sneak Il
from other boys on tho street Tho
Judge vt HIM 20. Jacob Feldheiuar had
been caught Iediling before. Hs ex-
planned that hi- mother sent him out 4,
peddle and Mr. Feidhoimer replied with
a shrIg. Ven. has tp eat him and dr.--
him don't r. Jacob was remsndad FOR
a further hearing.
There were a few girls among tho
prisoners one ~ fisss Sadie Ger4o.
IL years old. m court on % charge ~ run
ming away from home. combined ~ rff!Cb
worldly wisdom and ignorance a. ro
puzzle the tour' 1aiio said thar she
had been married al least she thogrLr
so-to a man wuU=s name sha couldn't
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