The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-17
EXCELLENT SHOWING
BY JUVENILE COURT
Annual Report Indicates That
Much Good Work Is Be-
ing Done.
OFFICIALS ARE PLEASED
Decrease Shown in Number
of Cases Handled Dur
ing Year.

fishing n great deal of excellent work
in the community is forcibly shown IL
the annual report OF Judge Alexander
McMaster, which was submitted 20
Governor William Spry and the stat
juvenile court commission yesterday,
The report shows decrease IN the
number OF children handled by the
court during the last year, but an M
crease in the number of adults prose
cuted ior contributing 10 the Jclln-
aueucy of minors :,
This, to the mind OF the juvenile
court officials, is ii most gratifying
showing. Not only does it Indicate a
decrease in the delinquency among
minors but 1t shows that the court
is removing from minors ttosc tempta-
lions which often result in the down
fall OF the young.
Comment by Judge.
Judge NcMastcr. of course. desires
il 10 he understood that ii gives the
court no pleasure TO punish adult OF
tenders, but he thinks that tho result
Of such punishment is wholesome. In
his report Judge McMaster says:
''Thcre being no conditions before
the court at present requiring special
mcptiou. this document will be some
what brief, the accompanying tapl-
lated statement OF Chief Probation Of
ticer GuardclIo Brown giving n com
prebeusivc exhibit of our activities FOR
the wear.
..Thc work has been prosecuted With
patience, Kindness and vigoT and OF the
hundreds of parents who have had chill
deu before the court practically all
have united with us in tho care and
treatment which has been bestowed
upou them, anil this has resulted ID
much good.
''Thc report shows j decrease III the
number Of children handled ana an
increase in the number of a.lul!s prose
cuted for contributing to the le-
liuuucncv among children; aud the lat.
ter showing that with a certainty of
apprehension and punishment, the
adults who would otherwise start luyc'
u;les on the downward path, arc dc
tered from so doing, or course. IT is
not intepcl 20 infer that 1t gives MS
pleasure 10 punish adult offenders but
rather that the results OF the PUNISH
rucut arc wholesome. IL is earnestly
hopcd that our next report may show
that the class of juvenile waywar l.
ness, encouraged by furnishing prohib,
tied articles 10 children is eliminated
eT al least reduced 10 i minimum.
Few Repcaters Shown.
''3eference to the tables shows very
few 'repeaters, adJ that only one case
was dismissed for want Of evidence.
These conditions imply that excellent
work is being done by tho probation
officers, and that all cases arc care
fully investigated before being brought
into court.
Another matter of importance. not
contained in the report is the case OF
dependent and deserted cbjl.lreu. Many
such lave been placed in good homes
during the year.
4It should be mentioned, too, that
n number Of leading doctors Of salt
Lake county have generously tcniercd
their services. absolutely free of charge.
IN behalf Of BOYS anl girls coming be
fore The court who may he suffering
from physical or mental weakness, The
fact that the delinquen,y Of MANY chill
,lrcu is due 10 causes that can be re-
moved BY medical or surgical aid, shows
the great value of this addition TO
onr working force.
Statistics Are Given.
The report of Chief Probation Of
fcer Gaurdcllo Brown. which is attached
TO The Juvenile court report shows that
a total of 96 cases of delinquent boys
and lJ5 cases of delinquent girls were
handled by the probation officers dur,
ing the wear, 4 total of 500 cases OF
boys were handled ont Of court AMI
353 in court. Only ~ cages OF de-
lipquent girls were handled in court
and 1916 out OF court. The total number
Of cases handled by the probation OF
6cers on various offenscs were as fol
lows:
Incorrigibilty, boys 81; girls AZ;
malicious mischief. boys. 4S; girls, o:
visiting saloons and p0olroons BOYS, 24
girls l. drunkenness boys, 80; girls, T;
x,r1. l-,
ceny boys 229; girls, ); assault and
battery. boys, /; girls, /; growing ny
In i;lleuess (crime). boys. 10; girls. i;
smoking, boys. ll6; girls. ]; fighting
bows. 10; girls, .; dependent anJ neg
lected, boys. 80; girls, 80; immora
conduct, boys. IL: girls. So; violation
OF court S order, boys, 4 girls, 3; oh
tanning property under false pretenscs
boys, .; girls, none; violating curfew
ordinance, boys, Is; girls. 6; violating
bicvele ordinance. boys, 3; girls, none
abusive language. boys. 3; girls, none
discharging firearms, boys, is; girls
none
The following is the disposition o.
cases handled in the court:
Dismissed for insufficient evidence
boys i; girls none; dismissed Will
on probation. boys 1o1: girls IL; com
mittei to reform sthool, boys 50: girl
-; committed to detcnIon school
boys SO; girls l6: upler suspended sen
tenee, boys "a: girls 4; eases continued
bows 1c4; girls 10; placed in other in
NtItutions. boys Z; girls @.
The report shows that o. adult case
for contributing 10 the delinquency O.
minors were handled in other courts o
the judicial district.
BOARD OF MANAGERS