New-York tribune., 1912-04-21
Items From Westchester County

I is done to try the new motors when the
company will use when the road Is opened
: to the public next month.
For three days last week the Westchester
Grand Jury Investigated vice which had
! hourished i'm YonEers, and Il s understood
that number Of indictments were found
Eight little girls ranging in age from four
! teen TO sixteen years were Witnesses ne
/ fore the jurymen. Thse girls were rounded
up BY the Yonkers police and An agent oil
! the Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty
/ IN Children. 1t is understood that when
/ the indictments are returned they VIII
cause q stir in Yonkcrs, as IT IL reporter
! that several prominent men were involved
| in the stories told by the girls.
: 1t is the Intention Of the societys agents
10 conduct vice crusade throughout west
chester County and to keep young slriS
/ of the streets after a certain hour al nigr''
/ Twelve Jurors in Westchester county dur
ing the last week took an unusual acuoh
when they all signed a petition asking ior
: judicial clemency in the case OF James car
gin. whom they had found guilty OF murder
! I'm the first degree. The petition Is 70 be
used b. John Hughes. representing 'he
prjsoner. on his appeal from the judgment
/ TO the Court Of Appeals.
! The PreshytNry Of Wesichester held lts
sprinc stated meeting in the First Presny-
! tsrian church OF New Rochelle, OF which
! tbe Rev. Benjamin r Marshall IS pastor
/ heginning on Monday. The event also
| marked the centennial Of the local church'
which is the direct descendant Of the First
French Church or New Rochelle.
! he theme # the Monday evening service
/ yas The Particular Contribution OF the
/ PRESBYTERIAN Church in the United States
IN Present Day Forces" with three sub
topics The Rev James A. McWiilisms. ot
! C,eeining. considered Her Contributions
! can't of the PAST" The Rev. Dr. Frank r.
! t1urnewel. Of White Plains, considered
"IIer contribution Through Her Efficient
! IIrganization." The Rev. Robert Gardner
NcGregor, of the North Avenue Presby-
! ,.riap church Of New Rochelle, talked on
! .I{er contribution by Reason OF Her Pos
session Of the Spirit OF the Master, His
vigion and Ills Gospel brief business
seeeion followed for the election OF modera-
tor and the organization OF the Presbytery
rrha Tuesday morning session began with
| O. devotional service led by the ReV' FRANK
VI carson. the new pastor OF the Pres
bv,er,an church IN Greenwich Conn fol-
,ou,ed nv presbyterlal business Luncheon
80 n"s served by the women Of the church.
THE Tuesday afternoon session convened
.. o'clock with conference led by the
pev Thomas c. straus on the theme The
rballenge in the Opportunity for h1pan-
s,on OF the Kingdom In the Fresoy'ery OF
Westchester"
nh. Grounds Of the westchester County
ra'r Association at White Plains were not
lo,a "a as nrst reported, but the sale was
"stnoned So'S' until June H. II is oeneved py
pOe iSat time the directors of the Westcnester
aar,cultural "@ Society and the "estcheSter
Ilerss SHOW Association may be able able TO get
,aostber ae, and purchase the properly, ."ere,
i%sf'4S SS prsveatns the end of horse shows and
iau9 IL. judgment held by Edward b. Long
nc tho property is about s2o'eO' for
.,nv aea, loaned to the fair association during
ITO ho",s ,ss, few years. As the charter o, the the
ociation 'ne has expired. there Is soine aouo'
aSsotrs a,sstbsp q new CHATTER can be aRia'asa---