New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-26
Women Appealed 10 to
Help SuCCor Destitute
Families
NIGHT COURT PITY
INSTRUCTED. HE SAYS
Court Report for 1918
Shows Decrease in Crimes
of Violence Especially

An appeal 10 the women Of New ON
20 pay attention 20 the destitute whose
cases come UP in the Domestic Rela'
tiont Court instesd OF spending al
their effort in assisting women OF the
underworld IN Night Court Is made IN
the annual report on the magistrates
courts by William MoAdoo, chief masls-
tratc
The report. which covers the year
1915. is prefsced with an explanation
that its nature requires many mon'ns
OF work in compiling exact hgures ana
p comprehensive digest After pointing
20 IN. reassuring decreases from IVA
IN such serious forms OF crime and vice
"a robbery. burglary, carry ng danger
ous weapons. larceny, gambling ht'p
INC disorderly houses and iutoNlcatoh'
Magistrate McAdoo points WIN pr5oc
81 -. wider outlook and the oroaoer
discretion allowed magistrates IN oeSi-
ing with such cases As crimes amy
Young boys, psnhsndling ana inc o.,
fepces for which women are orough'
into the Night Court.
Answers Criticism of Police.
He answers criticism directed At the
methods used by the police IN OBTAIN
NO evidence against immoral women ln
80 +orcments bv showing that sIs-
TEN Of espionage IS necessary for the
profecfion OF the Young working gin
Who lives across the hall.
II was two wears Police Commission
or" saws the magistrate, and ] nave
been nearly six years IN this once ahG
Nsn saw without reservation that
have never known Of a single case OF
an hoaest, decent and vlrtuous woman
being arrested by the police miStsAehI|
for street waking.
Speaking OF the Domestic Relations
Court. he says: LID
81 wish could appeal 20 the hino-
hearted. disintercsted and CnaritSo!y
DISPOSED women Who take an lnteres' 'u
social bcttorrnent and civic welfare OF
hebalf Of this court. TOLD you no"
many organ izstons and lnoiN qua
lool after convicted women m the Nigni
Court / appeal now 70 the women o.
New York. organized or INDIVIDUAL 70
rive some attention 70 the heart-oreah-
ny cases that so frequently turn UP
i'm the Domestic Relations Court
He cites an incident OF woman VINO
vas trying 90 obtain weekly plttshc1
Of Is uhich her husband was 20 pa
her having had 20 spend a night with
her Two children among the notssr
and ietsam' or the Municipal LooglnE
House before she received shelter al
the S. Barnabss Home.
Could Have Aided Convict
"\ow." he continues. "the point thai
ann trying 10 make is ms: il thl@
woman had been convicted for stree
walking instead OF being hard
working Finnish woman, whose hanos
were Scared with toll and whose
two little bows barely spoke Enghsh
and had honesty and good nature writ
ton Ell over their faces. there were
several agencies I could have called
ON al once 10 take care OF her.
81 know OF no single organization or
individual in the whole OF New 1orh
10 rhom ! could appeal for tins sor'
of case. For some reason or other the
same people are not attracted 10 the
Domestic Relations Court as 70 the other
court. Now. why should not woman
who il still struggling IN the ranks O.
dccency and virtue have as many
friends as the woman who has fallen
out of the ranks and joined the vicious
in the easier way 20 get living
let no one understand that ! am m
any way criticising the magistrates or
officers of the Domestic Relations Court
I'M these cases" ne adds. Quite the
contrary. They perform very difncul 7
duties requiring infinite patience am
GOOD Judgment with marked ability ana
benefit 10 the community
Comparing arrangements with lgl !,
the report shows that the only marked
increases we're those of violations o.
tho excise law and the tenement house
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