New-York tribune., 1912-03-17

What seems TO be the trouble With Mary
Jane?" asked the Judge
'Dey amt no trouble wifi me-" spoke up
Mary Jane, with an impertnently flirta.
tious glance at Justice Hoyt why is 1
hyar? OATS what ] wants TO know. You
ole nanny you," she screamed at tile aunt.
why you done bring me to dis hyar place?
Didn't tole you | wusn't comm hyar?"
"Dere she is" said the aunt, getting
rolled. "You kin hysr her jabberin' noise
yo' own self, yo' honah. / spressifed to
her NAV dat effen ! found dat May Jane
wuzn't no count I'd send her back She
spends her time away from home. Effen
l say to her dat she KANT do dat away, she
'spon's she'll roam round all she's a mind
to. Her nav give her to me- but l had a
n'erstandin' at de time dat effen May
Jane turn out TO be-
"You want to send her back to North
Carolina?" interrupted the judge.
"Yassir. Washington. No'f Car'line; de
sooner de better, caws I tole her nav
"Yo ole nannyw screamed the negro girl
again. II tole you l amt a-goin' to de
cote"
Justice Hoyt arranged for the parents to
be instructed to permit the aunt to avail
herself OF the clause in the contract to
which she had so feellngy and frequently
referred.
RELIEVING A sURDENED COURT.
Twelve childrens courts it has been estl-
mated, each equal to the. work OF the Dem
yer Children's Court of Judge Lindsey,
could be set going IN Manhattan. one
court now does the work.
The new location, in East 22d street, is
considered as particularly admirable by
President McAneny, as It will enjoy all
the quiet OF residential section. Also. the
new court will be adjacent 10 many So
cletles interested in child welfare.
The arrangement which President Nc
Aneny has entered into tentatively with
the College Of the City Of New York for
the repair of its sd street building and the
yacating Of its 22d street structure is the
result OF several weeks negotiation, and
will, he says, save the city over 10000, in
asmuch as the sum OF sls5,0oo was Included
in the corporate stock budget adopted by
the Board Of Estimate last year, and the
use OF the city property, which has been
standing practically idle for some time, will
obviate the necessity of buying another
piece of ground.
The plans which are being drawn for the
erection OF this new Chidren's Court are
TO embody all the features that go to make
up model building for the purpose They
will be approved after thorough study OF
the subject by those interested in child
penology, and the completion OF this court
house is expected to give impetus TO the
nationwide movement for the separate
treatment OF juvenile dclnquents.
The waiting rooms and courtrooms VIII
be so arranged as 10 give as little as pos
sible a judicial air TO the building, and so
far as possible the children will not be SUD-
jected to the gaze OF the curious onlooker.
The courtrooms will be designed so as TO
convey the idea Of conference room, IN
which the judge will have an opportunity TO
discuss the subject with the youthful Of
fender and his guardians. II is the hope OF
interested persons that the establishment
Of this centrally located Children's Court
may be only the first step in broader
scheme for the development of compre'
hensive series Of children's courts by the
districting of the city and the holding OF
hearings by assistant justices.
In other words, TO surpass Denver, Boston
and Chicago.