New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-30
BOROUGH GOSSIP
Male Probation Officers Form Or
uanization of Their Own.


trates' courts of the I'd Division. which is
made I'd Of Brooklyn. Queens and Rich
mond. formed an association of their own
last week, and determined TO sever their re-
lations with the organization which has
women probation officers among It's MEM
bers. Nine of the ten male officers were
at the meeting John A. Higgins. OF the
Adams street police court. was made tenn
porary chairman. and the matter OF or
ganization was discussed. 1t was decided.
among other things, that the association
would limit its membership to men.
Nominations were finally called for. and
the following officers were elected: Presi-
dent. L. V. Fleckes. Of the Gates avenue
police court; vice-president Lionel Julian
Of the Butler street court. and secretary
and treasurer, John A. Higgins f. l."
Graves, Of the Manhattan avenue court.
proposed a resolution sending the good
wishes Of the organization TO the women
and offering to cooperate with them IN
every way. Archibald Mckinny. chief pro-
stationary officer was made an honorary
member The meeting ther adjourned. sub
feet to the call Of the chair. In the fall the
association will be more thoroughly organ
lied and regular meeting days will be set
There Is no doubt now that The Ridge
wood Day Nursery, which is situated at
No ZT Knickerbocker avenue, Will be able
to take possession Of a building offered IL
at No. AZ Irving avenue. The building was
presented on the condition that the nursery
pay off the mortgage Of $4,000 which has
encountered It. An organization was formed
10 take up the work Of collection short
time ago, and the other night the report
was made at a meeting that the sum OF
ss046 had been raised This sum is enough
TO wipe out the mortgage and make the
building the property Of the Nursery. The
orsanza ton has promised TO keep on col
lecting until $4,000 more is raised with
which TO renovate ard properly equip the
building Alderman Pendry proposed that
the organization ask the policemen ana
nrenen Of the section to form baseball mines
and play a game for the benefit OF the
Nursery His proposal was enthusiastically
Endorsed.
Terpering Justice with mercy may not
be altogether ideal from the point of view
of the political economist. but 1t always
appeals to the average untutored human
brain. The other day Policemen James
Holland of the Fort Hamilton police pre-
cinct, caught a shabby young man stealins
rolls and milk from the doorstep or NO
Ss4 18th street and arrested him. Later ne
took him before Magistrate Voorhees, IN
the Fifth avenue police court. There the
culprit said that his name was William
Kierko. and that he came TO this country
from Poland four years ago.
"Why did you take the things?' asked
the court
Because I was hungry" replied the pris-
oner.
The excuse was old. but sometimes old
things are true in police courts as else
where. Probation Oficer J. ], Heating
had talked TO the prisoner and he believed
the excuse. time -honored as It was, and
told the court so.
Prisoner discharged" said the magis-
trate.
Then he took 81 bill from his pocket
and told the clerk 10 hand 1t 10 Kierko.
shall we give him the rolls and MILK"
asked Court Officer O'Brien.
Yes" returned the court.
Kierko was so deeply affected that he
wept and some time passed before he could
be persuaded to eat. He finally left the
courtroom with directions 20 go to the Sal
walton Army headquarters and get tenn
porary employment.
Six alien insane patients at the Long ISL
end State Hospital are TO be deported. DIT
Spencer Dawes who was appointed by
Governor Dix to Investigate the statistics
relative TO the alien insane in the state
institutions, recently visited the hospital
which was one of the thirteen he has SC
FAR been to. DR.. Z. NJ Somers. the super
fntendent, told him of the number OF aliens
he had under his care. They Will be SEM
back TO their own countries within ten days
Seven others have been deported since jan
rary II. under the provisions of the laws oil
1906 from this one hospital. Under the law
foreigners who become insane within three
wears after their arrival in this country
may be sent back 10 their old homes at the
expense of the steamship companies which
bring them here Ellis Island and Kings
Park are two places that DIR. Dawes VIII
visit before making his report to the Gov
,har