The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-04-05

cro AZ least SIX frOtctlaut lnhtlluNlOhh
that receive such women and girls. and
several others conducted under tho
auspices OF the Jewish and Catholic
churches. But with probably one or
two exceptions all these unfortunates
have been arbitrarily placed In the
Home OF the Good Shepherd, Loyrie
street. Troy hill
The Home of the Good Shepherd In
its prospectus calls itself a non-sec-
tartan institution in which there Is mo
restriction OF religion or nationality"
Il further states that there Is a laundry
operated In connection with the home
which is industrial. educative and
elevating in its purpose, teaching In
dustrious habits.p
For some time past there has been
much talk concerning the management
OF this institution, but nothing was OF.
floially learned of the manner in which
II was conducted until during the last
two months
The matter was FIRST called 20 the at
tention Of the city council when that
body was sitting as an appropriation
committee, making up the financial
budget for the year 1914. In the course
Of Its examination Of the requests for
I appropriations from the department OF
/ public safety, Superintendent OF Po-
| lice Thomas A. McQualde was sum-
moned before the body and asked rela.
tive to an item OF s4.7s5.SS charged TO
care OF persons In institutions" Nc
| Quaide told the committee that this
money was used for paying the hospital
/ bills Of police officers injured during the
discharge OF their duty. The appro'
| priation made by council last year for
this item was $4,000, but enough had
been transferred from other funds TO
make up a deficit Of S1,7s5.ss.
The matter would perhaps have end.
ed with McQuaide's statement had not
I Councilman Robert Garland undertake
en- to verify the police chiefs assertion
What Mr.. Garland discovered was that
but little over $3.50 Of that particular
fund had been used in paying police
mems hospital bills, and that the bal
ance, s4.605.SS, had been paid to the
Home OF the Good Shepherd, Troy hill
for the maintenance Of girls and WON
en- committed by police magistrates
and officials of the city.
/ Mr.. Mcouaide was Immediately re
called before the committee and was
sharply cross-questioned by Chairman
Garland. The superintendent had eyi
IDENTIFY learned of what was in the wind
for he was better posted with refer
ence 70 the expenditure OF this fund
admitting that his previous statement
to the committee was not entirely
correct"
During the discussion II was brought
out that the city was paying at the rate
OF IS per week for every girl committed
to the home, while the county under
order Of court paid $2.5s. McQuaidC
Explained that this rate was established
by a contract made between the home
and Mayor Magee entered into Febru
airy 5, 1911. This contract has since
been held TO be Illegal as It was moi
signed by the controller Of the city.
II was also discovered that the war
rants for the payment OF these monthly
maintenancs~hills were signed by In
spector Lawrence BARLEY. Of the FRS
police distrt1t. Superintendent Nc
Quaide and Director of the Department
of Public Safety John NJ. Norm. Or
the vouchers the names of the girls
were written the number varying from
about twelve 70 thirty-six Beneath
the list Inspector BARLEY wrote various
J notations, such as: @The majority o.
the oiris are first offenders. Sending
them to jail or Workhouse would pos
sibiy make hardened criminals out q
! them" On the voucher for Nay ]
} 1912, BARLEY wrote concerning eigh