Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-17
,.IuvENjLE COURT REVEALS MORE
pEpRAv,rY AMONG WATER
LOO YOUTHS.
,GAMallNG IN Y. M. c. A.
ROOMS AND CITY PARKS
Theft Of Liquors and Much Drinking
Amona Boys-ssveraI Probably Will
Be Sent to Reform School because
Of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Are Blamed
For Lack Of Control
Waterloo, June 17-After consuming

Waterloo, June 17-After consuming
nearly the entire day Il en- examination
of fifteen or twenty boys, ranging IN
age from II to Il years, In juvenile
court Saturday to ascertain the extent
of their alleged immoral and unlawful
conduct, Judge F. c. Plat announced
he would continue the cases next Sat
urday, at which time disposition will
be made of all OF them. 1t is probable
that few of the boys examined Will
be sent to the reformatory at Eldora,
SO rank was some OF the evidence
against them.
In his private office at the court
7 house in the presence of attorneys,
parents or near relatives and news
paper men, Judge Plat had each lad
examined separately by Assistant
County Attorney E. H. Mccoy.
The examination of some of the boys
brought out that they had for some
time been engaged in Systematically
committing misdemeanors. many OF
which were revolving. Some of the
boys confessed that they. with others,
bought beer at various saloons; that
they held beer parties behind bill
boards, in cellars and at the residence
of a Bulgarian family near the power
house; that they have been gambling in
the west side park, in the Y. VI. Z. A.
rooms, in a room rented by them in the
Hummel Hotel, in one of the interurban
waiting stations and in other places
about the city; that few OF them nave
taken girls about s years old in auto
mobiles to Black Hawk creek for i'm
moral purposes; that they have stolen
small amounts Of money from restaur-
ants and other places, as we'll as from
clothes hanging in the y. NJ. c. A.;
that they have attended public dances
and have drunk beer there: that they
have been accustomed to playing pool
in certain Greek establishments; that
they have purchased cigarets and
papers at various places in the city;
and that few of them have become
so intoxicated that they had to lie down
in the grass at Washington park to
sleep off the stupor.
Parents Responsible.
It is held that for much Of this mis-
conduct, the parents Of the boys are
primarily responsible, inasmuch as they
have not kept close watch on their
boys, requiring them to observe strict
hours and because they have been too
tolerant In not questioning the veracity
of the boys.
When the boys were brought in and
assembled in the court room. E. H. Nc
Coy, assistant county attorney. stated
they were all charged with drinking
gambling. petty t!lieving and carousing
Judge Plat admAnished them TO sticl
to the truth absolutely during the ex
animation. Some of the boys had lief
the city and were absent when the roll
was called.
One by one the boys were examined
privately. some denying allegations
made against them and accepting
others the truth. A few denied
every accusation. Others admitted theil
guilt when detailed charges We're made
accepting them n their entirety.
The examination showed that the
boys had used Washington park as
place in which to gamble and to pla,
poker. The boys stated they were once
driven from the park by a police off
Ger and that they then took up a col.
lection and one of their number en-.
gagged a room in the Hummel hotel the
Others gaining access by way of the
fire escape. The poker game vas ther
resumed.
Gan1blecl at Y.
One or more of the boys testified
that the croGuet tables at the Y NJ. c
"A. were used in playing for money ant
that coins passed hands over the tables
and that on other occasions settlemen
was made by the boys outside tn
building.
Judge Plat gave a heart TO hear
talk to the boys assembled before him
stating that he was sorry he would b
obliged to deal more severely with til
boys who had not told the truth thai
with those who had been straightfor
ward and square in their testinlony
He admonished all of them to renlem
Der that there is such a thing as homo
in this world and that those who rec
ognized this fact were never found i
trouble.