The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-05

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reached a place where some definite
policy should lie adopted and fol-
lowed.
Sell County Farm?
II have no fixed plan of action in
mind" said he. I'm open to sug-
gestions. This county can't go on
boarding her charges in our most ex-
pensive hotels, but it ought to take
care of them properly some other way.
valuable county farm and use the
money for shelter which at once
would care for the old folks in our
care and still serve for juvenile court
charges. We might rent place in or
close to town. The poor farm at
distance from town is a bad idea, any
how. Put the old folks in close to the
city and they will receive many ben
efits and comforts from charitable
town folks who can't even get out to
see them now. I believe we had bet
ter take this question up in a serious
way now and dispose of it,
The Case i'm Point.
Judge Hugh MacFarland. this morn
ing passed up to the county commits
sioners the choice between paying hotel
bills for juveniles held in custody of the
juvenile court. or of providing a deten-
ton home to which such charges may
be committed. The Mary Turner case
means of bringing the detention home
campaign to an issue. 1t will if
Judge MacFarland can force it,. To-
day two girls are being boarded at the
Throop hotel under charge Of the coun-
ty matron. because the law interferes
with their being held at the county
Jail. They are Mary Turner and Flor
ence Coon.
Florence Coon, who shares Mary's
luxurious quarters in Topeka's hostelry
| Is awaiting to be taken to the State
Reform School for Girls at Beloit. She
and Mary are old friends and the evil
| dence against them in the juvenile
court has in many respects been iden-
teal. The Reform school has sent word
they can not take her for lack of room
Judge Mcfarland is putting her up
! at the hotel because his legal authority
| to keep her in Jail is dubious. Last
| night he sent Mary there to avoid los
ing her from custody on habeas corpus
proceedings if he sent her to Jail. Her
registered voluble objections. They are
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Turner Of 25OS Fill
| more street.
Mary is the girl who ran away from
home with Grover Cleveland, now a
| federal prisoner on a white slavery
| charge growing out of the escapade.
"A girl who can get away and go to
| Texas can not be regarded as a safe
risk to be let go on her own promise to
return for a hearing which may send
her to the reform school," declared
MacFar1and- There is no such thing
as bail for a Juvenile court ward;
couldn't let her out on bond. III or
dered her to Jail the law clearly provid-
ed means for her release on abeas cor
pus proceedings. This county needs a
place where juveniles in custody of the
court can legally be detained when cir
| cumstances require 1t is time for this
county to determine once and for all
what it wants DONE
| Other Wards Need Shelter.
| At this moment Shawnee county has
at least eight Juvenile wards for which
it is caring In spare corners until
such time as their permanent custody
can be determined. Among these are
two babies recently taken from the
nome OF the Rev. g. W. Mckinney
pending a showing why they should not
permanently be removed from his GUS
| tOdy. Two or three small colofed chill
dren and an older girl. waiting trans-
FER to the reform school. are being tax
en- care of at the Colored Crittenton
home Another stray child or two In
charge Of the court are being cared for
at the JAIL There seems to be no other
place to put them