The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-01-14
ONLY SIX FAIL TO MAKE GOOD

ONLY SIX FAIL TO MAKE GOOD
Col. F. E. Resche, county probation officer of
Duluth, gives the following statistics which argue
we'll for the parole system handled in St. Louis
county. Out of IS law vioators only six failed to
keep the agreement. Surely this is very commend
able and praiseworthy, we think
The following is taken from the Duluth News
Tribune in which we read:
''Out of IS law vioators who we're under pa
role from the district court during 1914 to COL F.
E. Resche, county probation officer, only six failed
to make good This is a strong argument in
favor of the parole system it is handled in St.
Louis county, authorities declare
The record of 1914 as shown by the probation
officers annual report completed January 8, is
even better than that of 1918, when there were SO
persons on parole who made regular reports to the
officer. OF these seven failed to measure up to
the terms of leniency allowed by the court.
"On Jan. 1, 1914, Colonel Resche had rs pa
rolled persons from the district court who were re-
porting their course of conduct to him at regular
intervals. Thirty others were paroled to him dur
ing the year. OF these So, four violated the terms
of their parole and had their original sentences
voked, and two others defaulted by leaving the
jurisdiction of the court. Twenty-Five others who
complied with the terms of their paroles were dis
charged during the year. There were "a remain
ing on parole at the beginning of 1915. The 80
prisoners paroled to the probation officer during
the year we're under suspended sentences for var-
Gus offenses, l6 having been convicted or had
pleaded guilty to grand larceny.
The SO persons under parole to the probation
officers during 1913 had their sentences suspended
offoro r1o of of
fences. The principal charge, as in 1914, was
grand larceny. In 1913 three of the paroled per-
defaulted by leaving the state and four
failed to keep the terms of their paroles and had to
serve the original sentences imposed
The report does not include those paroed
from the range division of the district court, their
cases being handled by an officer appointed for that
division in 1913
Separate from the district court paroles the
cases handled by colonel Resche from the juvenile
court at Duluth There a total of 231 children
brought before the juvenile during 1914, POI
being delinquent and 100 dependents. On Jan. l,
1914 there were "a children under parole from the
juvenile court Of the delinquent cases heard by the
juvenile Judge 1T were boys and "a girls. The de-
pendents divided, boys 50. girls 81.
The offenses charged against those whose case
come unQer the observation OF the juvenile courts
during the year ranged from petit larceny to assault
there being IA cases of the former.
Through the juvenile court II mothers with a to-
tai of 81 children allowed financial aid under the
provisions of the so-caed mothers pension" law
An average of Cos per month for each child was
dsbursed to the IL mothers under the direction of
tine court.
The law provides that mothers those husbands
dead or are serving terms of imprisonment. may
be aided by the county in this manner after full
investigation of home conditions is made by the pro-
baton officer.