Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-11-12
CHILDREN ARE
BUSY IN CRIME.
About Ten Before Recorder.
Need of Institution.

There is a wave of crime among
juveniles of this city with no appar-
ent means of checking it because of
the lack of an institution to send
small boy criminals to, the authori-
ties declare. Out of half a score OF
cases in police court last night, about
two-thirds were Juvenile complaints
of thefts and property damage. The
lads accused ranged from the tender
age of seven years to fourteen years.
A number had been before the court
on several previous occasions for
theft and Recorder Kehoe said he
would send them. to a suitable in
stitution, but he declared their ages
would not permit it.
Assistant Prosecutor Joseph e.
Stricken was on hand to view the
proceedings. He was told by the
court that nothing could be done
with the boys of such tender ages,
as several had been sent before
County Judge Daily and had been re-
turned to this city to be discharged.
Mr.. Stricken said, after viewing the
arraignment of several boys, that
there seemed to be an epidemic OF
crime among Juveniles. He advan-
ced no suggestions as to the best
method of c%urtailing it.
Arrangement of John Kasky, four
teen years old. and John Smith, thir-
teen years old, on a charge OF steal
ing copper wire from the c. Pardee
Works, aroused sympathy In the
court room. Kasky said he was an
orphan and homeless. He had "ho-
boed" from Chicago to this city, had
lived as best he could and slept
nights under sheds and porches. The
lads were given a hearing last night
complaint of Detective Sergeant
HUFF and James McCabe, 4 Pardee
foreman and were remanded until
today in an effort to have Kasky. II
not both, sem to the State Home for
Boys at Jamesburg-
Joseph Kehm, eleven years old, OF
AL Mechanic street; Mike Maren-
chic, nine years old, Of 463 Mechanic
street, and Fred Mantz, nine years
old, Of 446 Mechanic street, arrested
early Sunday night by Detective Ser
geant Huff, on a charge OF stealing
cabbage from a freight car, dis
charged with a reprimand last nigt.h
The lads admitted having broken in
to the car and stealing five heads of
cabbage, which we're in the possess
sion of the police, but said other boys
were implicated. Recorder Kehoe in
formed them that such acts must
cease and that their next offence
would mean a Jail term.
Samuel and Louis Vlador, eleven
and six years old. Of 172 Grant street
and Victor and Edward Ostergaard,
twelve and nine years old, were ar
raigned at 7 O'Clock last night on a
charge of breaking windows, stealing
lumber and otherwise destroying
property belonging to contractors,
Herman Frederick and Jens M. Sor-
ensen. Truman Gano, a public school
also made complaint against
boys for destroying school property,
In breaking up lawns. All were dis
charged with warnings to desist from
such practices in the future.
Frederick said he lost about 500
of property and Sorensen lost
about $500 worth. He said the boys
broke twelve windows in n house
in Sherman street. In the hearing 1t
that, Louis Vlador, thirty
nine years old, father of the Vlador
boys previously arraigned, was guilty
Of stealing 2x4 inch lumber, property
Of Frederic. For doing this and al
his boys to steal, he was
SIS and lodged in Jail until
the amount is paid.
Recorder Kehoe said after the
hearings, that it was a pity there
were no suitable institutions to send
boys to. Boys of the ages of those
before him last night were %adjudged
too young for J%amesburg and Rah-
way, yet, some of them should be in
Institutions, it was declared.