Newark post., 1914-12-23
A YEAR IN THE
JUVENILE COURT
Report Submitted By Clerk

The annual report Of H a.
Brown. clerk Of the Juvenile Court,
was submitted to the judges Of the
Superior Court On Thursday. II
shows that since the last report,
al the November term, 1913, and
during the year ending October 81,
1914. 4l4 cases were disposed Of IN
the court, 81 Of which were disnis-
sed and 80 held up; 352 Of the de-
PENDANTS were boys and 81 were
girls: 35s being white and IS color
ed. The ages Of the defendants
ranged from 2 TO II years. The
total number Of complaints fled
against delinquents during the year
was 758; IA being brought 70
trial and 373 being settled out Of
court by the chief probation officer.
The report follows:
Since my last report, submitted
at the November term, a. D. 1913,
and during he year ending October
81. 1914, Ala cases were called for
trial in the Juvenile Court and dis
posed Of; 81 Of which were dis
missed and 36 held up.
The list Of complaints and the
number Of complaints under each
class Of offence brought TO trial are
as follows: Playing crap, 2; dis
orderly conduct, l04; dependent
children, &c: assault and battery,
26; larceny, 10; persistent truancy
Z; malicious mischief, 20; attempt
ed felonious assault, /: breaking
the terms Of probation, -; re-
hearing, 5; incorrigible, IA; asso-
ciating with thieves, 3; runaway
boys, 5; obtaining goods under
false pretense, 2; contempt Of
court, I; breaking and entering, 8;
trespassing, l9; poisoning with in
tent to commit murder, l; delin-
quent child, l; breach Of the peace,
2; speeding an automobile, !; dis
charging firearms in the city limits,
3; assault with intent TO rob, 2; car
rying concealed deadly weapon, !;
violating the Child Labor law, !;
assault, 2: driving off a team with
out consent Of its owner. 3: corner
lounging. Z; total, Ala.
Of the Ala defendants called for
trial, 81 were dismissed, some on
account Of lack Of evidence, and
others being their first offence. In
the case Of 36 defendants the
charge was held up. Three hun
dred and eighty-twO Of the de-
PENDANTS were boys and 32 were
girls, 358 being white and IS col
ored. The ages Of the defendants
ranged from 2 to II years, the
youngest children being dependent
children whose homes were unfit
places for them. OF the above 115
were placed On probation to re-
port 10 the chief probation officer
once a week; IS were committed to
the Delaware Children's Home So
ciety to be placed in private homes
and on farms / to ST. Peters In
fant Asylum; 9 to the Roman Cath
olic Male Protectory: 22 TO the Fer
ris Industrial School; ! to st. Vim
cents Orphan Asylum; 2 to the
George junior Republic; 8 TO the
Delaware Industrial School for
Girls; ) to the Home for Friendless
and Destitute Children; 2 were re-
turned to the custody of their
mothers; / was placed in home on
a farm; were turned over to the
Municipal Court on account of
their ages; ) were given suspended
sentences to the Ferris Industrial
School; 20 were retired; 3 were
placed On a probation bond; IA
were continued on probation; Is
were continued and six cases of
contempt of court they were fined
and paid the costs.
The total number Of complaints
filed against delinquenrs during the
year ending October 81, 1914, is
7S7, Ala being brought to the trial,
and 373 being settled out Of court
nv tho chief prohafipp nf4;ner