The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-04-21


without . proper detention home for
these little unfortunates,If said Jan
ifnte citizen after reading the account
published IN The Advertiser yesterday.
This thing must ecase and proper
facilities for handling juvenile offend
ers must be provided forthwith. The
sheriff, his deputies and officers would
be par.loned by the citizens Of the cityif
they refused to hold in custody such
Juvenile offenders who can only be kept
IN confinement among the sordid dregs
o. humanity which may be found every
dsey W the station house pen or in Che
site was Selected. t
The question Of shelter home was
brought 10 Governor Pinkham's atten-
tion some months ago BY Judge Whit.
ney and on the plea that the Territory
was then hard pressed in the matter
81 finances It was taeitly agreed that
| the question Of anthoriEing the expen-
ditnre az the 1880 appropriation Tor
/ the shelter home ahonld be allowed to
20 over until July ], which u the be.
shining Of The fiscal year in territorial
Affairs. M tA. W..
| At thru fine Governor Pinkham was
requested to set aside a strip Of land
on Austin lane aud King street as a site
for the proposed shelter home. This
land, Il part Of the girls old reforma-
| tory school premises adjoining the Kaiu-
lnni School In Palnma. The Governor
Get the desired lot aside by Official pro.
claination- Beyond this nothing further
appears to have been done. ~,
Judge whitney Yesterday stated that
At that time superintendent John W..
Caldwell Of the territorial department
Of public works suggested the possible
itya Of acquiring the use Of the Old Chi
nese hospital on Rebello lahe, at Ia
lama, for A shelter home until such
time as that which the, legislature de-
cided should be built copId be provided.
.MF. Caldwell told me then that be
would see the Governor on the ques
ton and wonld ask him to allow MS
enough OF the fund provided by the
Legislature TO furnish the temporary
quarters, = said Judge Whitney yester,
day. On this score nothing appears to
have been done, either.
Decided to Postpone Action.
H"I talked this matter over with a
number Of Honolniui women who are
|ileeply. interested in the question Of
the shelter home,D continued Judge
Whitney, s'bnt 1t seemed to be the
idea then that II we used up portion
of the appropriation TO furnish the
temporary quarters there would be a
grave chance that the balance Of the
|appropriation would be insufficient to
Furnish the permanent shelter home
once Il be provided. ~
| ~ This being the situation these wo-
men decided 4hat IL, would be hest to
wait until the permanent home could
be built. When the Governor was APP
prised Of the situation he promised that
just a. soon rs he eould see his way
clear he would do all he could TO help
out the proposition. = KS
While Judge Whitney did not say so
In ~ many words IL was gathered that
he hardly feels disposed TO allow furth-
or arrests il no better place than the
pen Of the station house or city prison
can be provided to detain juvenile Of
Tenders awaiting trial. ~
! The Last Legislature appropriated
$500 from the loan fund for the
shelter home, this item being a terri
toriai charge, and further provided
that the Hibnieipallty pay 1880 year
for naintenance and $500 year as
salasy for the. matron who Is to have
charge Of the shelter home.
| john G. Anderson, probation officer,
alse feels keeAly-o the lack of proper
facilities for handling the juvenile Of
Tenders. III
~ went into the pen recently aud
saw q number Of these street urchins
naked APP, with the bigger fry, y said
Anderson, s.and j asked the guards 10
keep the youngsters away from the
Oldgz people. They told me that they
bad tried TO do 50, but that 1t was OF
no use: the kids would get back
again.
George Kawaha and Joe Rezentss,
two Of the number Of youthful delin-
quehts who were recently arrested, are
still at the station honse, where they
are being held pending such time o.
they may be sent 70 the Boys Indus
trial school ut Waiiee.
'tWe have tried TO keep some Of
the boys out Of the pen by asking
their parents to keep them at home
until we are ready TO try them, but
this won't work as can show YOU
continued Anderson. "aTake the case
Of young Louis Medei-Os. He was al.
lowed to 20 home with his mother Sat,
urday evening and both Louis and the
mother were told to appear before
Judge Whitney at one clock this af-
terReon, Here II IL now three clock
and neither Of them has shown up. We
cant trust them to keep their word.
So, what is the useln
The case Of Joe Rezentes is said 20
be one Of an aggravated nature. He
is charged with stealing a gold watch
from DR.. Allan r. Rowat, the veterin-
AIRY surgeon. Doctor Rowat while go.
ing into the Popular Theatef, it is
said, was aceidently struck on the
forehead by swinging door and
knock ed unconscious While In this
condition Rezentes is said to have gone
through his pockets and stolen gold
watch which he later sold TO China
man who took the casing and melted
it into small ball The chinaman's
connection with the transaction is now
said to be under investigation by the
police department and his arrest may