The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-05-05
LADS IN JAIL
'HERDED WITH
lRUNkSAND !
/ JA|LR|RDs
Two Youngsters Detained On Tri-
vial Charges while Awaiting
transportation to the Reform
School Compelled to Pass Days
Among Riif-raff CAUGHT in Pc.
lice Dragnet.
lFroml MonaaY Adyertianr ,

From, Monday Advertiser,
Because he played 'shookev,, From
|seAeol two days last week. Chang Sing
a mite Of humanity. who claims TO be-
twelve years Of age but who looks only
about seven, has been in the police sta.
tion since last Saturday morning.
Because johnny CarvaIho ''shined a
looking glass; in the eyes Of soma
school children this lad, who claims HE
age as sixteen years, because his sister
told him 50, is also In the "pen,' coon
ed. up with DRINKS, crooks. ways. gam.
'blers, thieves, wife heaters and women
Of the underworld.
IN the presence Of Police Sergeant
laukea and an Advertiser representa-.
tive these lads told story yesterday
Of their experiences in the s'pep J,
which is revolving in its details and
parts Of which are unprintable.
Turned Loose Among Offenders.
Johnny Caryalho was brought to the
Jail Friday by Special Officer Anderson
from the Royal School and turned loose
IN the Jail yard to mingle at win with
those. whom the police dragnet had
gathered on that day. No bookings are
made Of these juvenile offenders on the
regular police blotter, as the police de-.
partment has no Jurisdiction In these
matters. These children are merely held
there until their cases are disposed Of
or they are released by order Of Judge
Whitney.
What a sixteen year old lads i'm.
preston of a police station. is, may be
gathered from what this boy who
"shined looking glass in the face
day. b,
~ go to the Royal school,, said
Johnny Carvalho. ~ am in the
fourth g.ade. am a big boy to be
IN that grade because / left school
when | was young and went to work.
l worked for some time, then went
back to school again.
Locked Up With Comr.on Drunks.
Friday / was playing with look
ing glass and had lots Of fun shining
y on the different boys at school.
Then Mr.. Davis, the principal of my
school, catch me and bimeby Mr.. An
derson come to the school and took me
to- the police station. stayed in the
yard at first with the other men and
some Of them talk to me and say bad
kind Of things.
Threatened to Cali Turnkey.
1t was at this juncture Of the story
that this lad, who had "shined
looking glass;, in another boys face,
told a portion of his experience that
is unprintable and said that he told
one OF his assailants that if he did not
cease his attempts to modest him TAT
he wonld call out for the tuulkey.
This threat seemed to have had its ef-
feet, for he says that he was not
further molested during the night.
Chang Sing, the lad who claims
twelve years as his age and only looks
to be seven, kiddie in short pants,
was more fortunate than bis fellow
in "crime,n for he slept ON
the stone floor of the corridor.
81 played hockey from school, - said
Chang Sing; that's why 1 am in the
police station. / 60 TO the Kalihi-
waena School and am in the fifth grade.
My teacher is Miss King, and she al
ways treats me nice, hut another boy
tell me it's lots, Of fun to. play hockey,
and L try il for two days. Then my
father found IL out and | was taken
to the police station. like to 90 10
school aud like to study my lessons,
but want to see what il is like to
play hockey
Hears Fad Words and Songs.
When asked by an Advertiser repre-,
sentative how he liked being in the
police station, he replied:
FOh, in the daytime il Is. all right.
because can play in the yard. and
.he men say funny things to. me.
Plenty Of drunk mon come, into the
gard, and some Of them are funny.
t'Some of them are bad, though, and
Iay bad words and sing dirty kind OF
longs, In the nighttime / am afraid,
because 1 hear the men in these rooms
With the. iron doors cry out and swear
II other men, T. sleep on the floor nm
Ter an electric light and I am not much
fraid IL the men don t make too much
loise and fight
Judge Whitney, when communicated
With last night, said that the two lads
rould, be taken TO the reform school
oday.
Conditions Deplorable, Says Judge.
"These conditions are deplorable,"
aid Judge Whitney, "and L am doing
ny best to have these matters rene,
led. superintendent Of Public Works
'aldwell and myself are arranging to
AXE oyer the nurses cottage at the
'alama Settlement, and | don't think
will be long before we will be able
o send these boys there. The Carvalho
oy is an old offender and has been up
'efore me on several occasions. His
pst offense was reportedlto me by OF.
Ger Anderson, who found him on the
remises of the Royal School, shining
lookingJglass on the children at the
chool The Chang Sing boy / have
oipmitted TO the reform school for