The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-08-03
SUBMITS
HIS REPORT
As Juvenile Probation Officer
For The Year
Interesting Figures Given Out
By Mr.. Purcell
Shows The Cases That Have
Been Investigated
Also Figures From Mothers
Pension Department
Some Recommendations Made
By The Officer

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bate Judge and Judge of the Ju.
venile Court in and for Knox
County, Ohio:
hereby beg to submit this, my sew.
enth annual report as probation offlc-
or for the year ending July 81, 1915.
Number of calls answered and in
vestigations made on complaints and
afildavits filed for crimes and offens-
es, as follows:
Associating with immoral persons. 10
Using profane and obscene Ian
guage .'..........'.... IL
Destruction of property. ....... 35
Committing forgery. ...........
Indecent exposure of person. 80. 8
Starting fires near buildings. 80. 7
Stealing chickens and pigeons. -. 5
Train jumping. ............... 8
Catching onto moving street cars. 13
! Breaking and entering building
and stealing property. ........ 3
Defrauding blind person. ...... 2
Stealing money and other proper
ty ................ 2S
Stealing horse and buggy y....... ]
Stealing bicycle ,,.,.......,.... /
Stoning railroad train ....... 2
Immoral conduct. ....,.......... Is
Lettering in and around public
buildings in night time. ..... 7
nt cphnAI ~ pTtnnin0
away from home e............. 20
| Carrying revolvers. rs.,........... 3
| Discharging firearms, explosives
and air-guns. ................,. l6
Wandering about streets after 10
o'clock at night t.......,..,.. s
Obstructing sidewalk and streets Is
Fighting and assaulting others. 10
| Assaulting parents. s.......... 3
Using intoxicating liquors. ...... 6
Obtaining goods and money by
false pretenses. ..............
Receiving stolen property. ..,....
Playing ball on the streets. ...
Playing ball on private property.
Riding bicycle on sidewalk. ...,... IL
Using cigarettes. ...,........ IL
Placing obstruction on railroad
| track ..................
Violating probation orders. .....
Living life of idleness and
| crime ...,...,.. ....s..'..
Generally incorrigible. ,....,,.. I:
COngregating at night and disturb.
ing peace Observation-Disclosures. Il
Trespassing on private property. II
Disturbing public meetings. .....
DisOrderly conduct. ct.......,...... IL
Snowballing pedestrians. ........
Shooting song birds. s...,..,....
Cruelty to animals. s.............
Playing game of chance ...,...
Complaints as to dependent chill
uren ..s.,.,......
Adults
Contributing to delinquency of
minors ..,......,......'
Neglect and abuse Of minor chill
dren ...,,,..,...'''''''
Furnishing tobacco or cigarettes
to minors .....,,..........''
Selling and exhibiting for sale toy
pistols to minors under sixteen
years OF age .........,.,,,,..
Employing children under school
age ......'''''.' ''.''''' -
Non-support and contributing to
delinquency cases investigated
and transferred TO common
pleas court as felony cases., |
Miscellaneous complaints, no rec
ord ..,..,,...'''. '''.''''''
' Total complaints .,.....,,.. ~
( Number Of Children Before the Court
Boys ...,,.,.s..''. ''''''''''
Adults cited to appear. r...,,..,...
: Number of cases and complaints
" satiiad out OF court by probation