The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-22
DAYS DO|NGS Of
POLICE MATRON
Reporter Spends Few Hours With
Mrs. Thompson And
Miss TratChel
BOYS THEIR PRINCIPAL CHARGE
BY MAuRINE BUTTS

food morning" said MN. II. Y.
Thompson mntrOn of the local police
station Just sit down aud make
yourself comfortable while answer
the telephone"
The phone call was from woman
NJ 100 East Eighth street, whose son,
\ years old, had run away She feared
hr had been into mischief and had
been taken up by the police. NO, we
haven't found him. Mrs. Thompson
assured her and smiled at the moth.
er's relieved, thank you"
"A great many of our cases are
among the boys" she told me. They
come here from years old, 10 l6
aud II, Many " them are mere run
aways. Some are charged with theft,
and few with destruction VI prop
erty."
Mrs. Thompson, who Is a dignlfled
woman with children " her own,
feels that the little boys are the prin.
rpal sufferers from neglect. 1T IL
nearly always the little boys who are
repaters." They begin their small
crimes for lack of other amusement,
and they Just keep at 1t" she sighed.
The work IN this office II more
Ike that Of an information bureau
ihnn anything else" said Mrs Thomp.
son. THE eases for all the charit.
able organizations pass through our
hands We cooperate with the Provi.
dent association In finding work for
the unemployed and In procuring med.
ical aid for children whose parents
are unable to support them. In fact.
all people who are helpless appeal 10
us"
The telephone bell interrupted her
This time the cnll was from Pack.
lngtown A woman wanted the police
matron 10 come out and "do something
for her three little children; she
couldn't keep them any longer" After
taking the address, Mrs. Thompson
said. some queer cases are handled
through this office. Last Saturday,
Miss Trntchel, the poliCewOrnan, and
were called to haywood on a case
~ n daughter beating her old mother.
We are often called In Ia settle neigh.
borhood quarrels. People fight over
every thing, from chickens TO chill.
dren, aud Miss Trntchel and have
to go out and settle the fusses.
Our work among the prisoners Is
not very hard. as we only have the
women and boys 10 look after. We
do them as many klndnesses nv we are
allowed to, ana they seem 10 appre
clate It, Some Of them call us up and
thank ns for our kindness after they
leave the jail" She broke off to an,
swer the Telephone
Yes, this Is Mrs. Thompson" Oh
is Roy goue again? Very well. wei
call you when we find him.
She placed the receiver on It's hook
and looked worried. we will have "a
find home for that boy" she said
thoughtfully. His mother can't looh
after him, and he IL always running
away and getting into mischief. He
II q bright boy, hut he has been or
our hands for two years now. and he
IA only years old"
Miss Trntchel and | are trying Il
improve conditions here In the jall. >
remarked Mrs. Thompson. we will
soon have clean cells and beds fol
the prisoners. This. Of course, win b,
n great benefit TO them. People are
unconsclously degraded by unclean ant
unlovely surroundings. We hope 4
give them lift In the right direction
In this as well as In other things"
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