Evening journal., 1917-11-21
BUSY YEAR FOR
juvenile Court
1865 Cases Before Tribunal
Ending November | are
Disposed OF
6O2 CASES ARE
HEARD PRIVATELY

John L. Wright. clerk Of the Juvenile
Court, submitted TO General Sessions
Court yesterday afternoon the annual
report Of Riddles court" as Of No
vember, showing 1868 cases disposed
Of. In addition. COZ other cases were
disposed Of privately by the chief pro-
baton officer.
Following IS the report:
Since my last report submitted TO
your Honorable Court in November, A
D. 1916, during the year ending october
81, 1917, 1868 cases were called for
trial and disposed OF in the Juvenile
Court.
IN addition TO these cases complaints
were nled against COZ other children.
which cases were settled privately by
the chief probation ofllcer, after an in
vestigation, making a total Of 1865 cases
In all settled by the court during the
year
The list Of complaints and the number
Of children under each class Of offence
brought TO trial are as follows
Larceny, 222; dlsorderly conduct. 1923;
incorrigible. i25; dependent children.
so; malicious mischief. So; assault and
battery, i6; crap playing, 40; reports Of
visits 10 children in family homes, Al (;
wandering the streets IN the night time
Sc; petition for release, IS; persistent
truancy, 49, contempt Of court, 20
trespassing, Is: breaking terms Of pro-
baton, IS; absenting themselves from
their homes, 81; driving of an automo-
bile without consent Of owner, 20;
breaking and entering. IS; receiving
stolen goods, "a: drunkenness, 10; driv-
ing off a team without consent Of own
er, Q; causing a false alarm of fire to be
sounded, g., violating speed law, Z; re-
hearing Z; gambling, 6; violating child
labor law. 3; carrying concealed dead
~ weapons, 4 assault with intent TO
commit murder. q threatening TO do
bodily harm. 4 :; dscharging firearms
q; criminal assault, 3; change Of family
homes, 3; obtaining goods under false
pretense, 3 corner lounglng, 2; petition
for visit, 2 attempt TO commit larceny,
/; operating a motor vehicle without
an operstors license, riding bicycle
on the sidewalk, 4; visiting saloon, /;
total, 1853.
OF the above cases brought 10 trial
before the court the following DISPOSE
lions were made:
Probation, 3i7; committed TO Ferris
Industrial School. a.; committed TO
Delaware Industrial School for Girls
20; committed TO Delaware Children's
Home Society. 81; committed to Home
for Friendless and Destitute Children,
~; placed IN private family homes, Al
ST. Mary's Industrial School, Baltimore,
Ia; House of Good Shepherd for Colored
Girls, Philadelphia, ? House Of Good
Shepherd for Colored Girls Baltimore
3, St. Joseph's Institute, 2; Lutheran
Orphans Home, Philadelphia, 2; st
James Roman Catholic Male Protectory
a. Carter Junior Republic, 4 :. 81. Ger
trude Academy returned to other
States, 2: placed in navy. 2; returned to
parents J. change Of home approved
II released from st. Mary's Industrial
School, 3; hearings continued. 29i; dis
missed, 81; retired. i22; capi8s issued,
A.; petitions refused, IL: petitions
granted, 70; flne1 for contempt of court,
6; report Of placing In family homes,
Is; report Of visits approved, Al; total,
1868.
OF dellnquents, IS were continued on
probation at the end Of the fiscal year
ending October "a, 1917. 3i7 delinquents
were placed on probation during the
past year or a total Of 375 under the
care Of the Probation Department.
OF the above i2i were dismissed from
probation during the year, leaving PSI
remaining on Probation.
Children are dismissed from probation
on good report from the probation
officers. in that their school attendance
and general department Is satisfactory
4 Practitioners are required to report
at the probation office once each week
! The probation officers visit the homes
and advise with the parents and chill
dren, and try to correct the conduct OF
the children and help them In char.
acter building and 10 form ideals thai
will make them respected members oil
the community.
The Probation Department has beer
greatly benefited during the last 81,
months owing to the appointment oil
two additional probation officers, which
was very necessary, as the work Of tn,
Juvenile Court has, greatly increased
, during the last two years owing to th,
Increased population In Wilmington.
The work has been systemized by
dividing the city into districts, anC
with three probation officers, instead oil
one. as formerly, the results are very
noticeable and giving the greatest sat
isfaction
Respectfully submitted,
John L. Wright,
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