The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-04-18
LACY PLANS TO
CONTINUE FAMILY
RELATIONS COURT
Ccontinued from Page oneJ.

IA legal method is found for re-creating
the domestic relations court
II intend to take this matter up
with the police Justices / hope that
they will look at it as do | shall
take II Up with the auditors, and see
what can be done TO finance the
scheme The auditors have been very
kind. They have ordered that the
staff continue its work. with pay, un-
I'll IL can wind up the courts affairs
and turn over an inventory OF the
property Scores OF attorneys have
called on me 10 volunteer assistance
In keeping up the courts work in
whatever guise ii can be undertaken
IT may be some indication OF what
we have accomplished when tell you
that in the first six months OF the
court. about 1.20O non-support war
rants were asked for and only 267
we're issued That means that trou-
bles were patched up and reconcilia-
tions effected in about 500 cases. DO
you know the method employed? 1t
was this
No complaint was issued on the
statement of the wife Her statement
was taken. and she was told 10 come
back In two days Meanwhile one OF
our investigators saw the husband,
the pastor the employer the butcher,
the grocer-everyone connected with
the case, as far as possible. The ex.
act status of the family was learned.
When the wife returned, we had her
husband on hand We brought them
face To face We heard the story OF
each. Often the husband would ac'
cuse the wife OF extravaganza. She
would nearly always accuse him OF
drinking Usually, he would be out
OF work
First of ALL We offered him job.
This. as a rule. made him friendly to
the court. for he saw that il was our
purpose TO help him. Then we told
! him that we would demand OF the
wife an accounting for all the money
he turned over to her. And lest this
seem unfair, we demanded that he
also make an accounting to the court
of the money which he retained. To
avoid being arrested, he usually
agreed The court fixed the amount.
On pay day, the man came in TO de
post the amount 10 be turned over
10 his wife, and to receive his wife's
accounting OF the last weeks pay
ment We tried TO arrange II SO that
I husband would meet wife.
| we found that our system increIs
/ ed the husbands self.respect and put
! a check on the wife's extravaganza
and her temper. If she did not take
good care OF her money. we lowered
/ her allowance. IL he did not take
good care OF his. we lowered his, and
/ increased her allowance proportion.
ally. MANY husband became proud
of his new.found ability 10 support his
| family. Many wife forgot her
! grievances as she saw money flow
/ ing In. Thus We effected reconcilia-
lions without pressure.
1T would be sad blow to nae 20
see this efficient work broken up. /
sincerely hope that some way may
/ be found OF perpetuating IT,
THE money which we have on
\ hand is being paid TO the beneflciaries.
except In a few cases IN which We
cannot legally hold II against de,
mands for IT,
The breakingup OF the court prov.
/ ed sad blow 20 Mrs Katherine
7 Brociszewski. OF No. 26S Plumer.st.,
7 WHO Ndlltf W AAtt tOWulA UullNlhkt "a
urday morning with her two children
in expectation OF reconciliation with
her husband Lawrence Brociszewski.
no S13 Junction.ave The man was
! equally eager 20 reioin his wife lie
{ has been making payments each week
l for some time. and under lnvestiga-
I tor NusZkowski they were preparing
to make second attempt 20 make a
I home for their children When Bro.
I ciszeWski wax told that tile court
could do no more FOR him. he broke
down and cried
Five court attaches VIII not be az.
fected 10y the breakup They are
Clerk Homer Carr Assistant Clerks
Lane and Baubie and Deputy Sher-
iffs Moore aud BOulter The frst
three are connected with County