St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-07-28
JUVENILE. LAW
IS NOW BEING
VIOLATED BY
THE STATE
Large Number of Juvenile
Offenders Now In
Penitentiary.
AMENDMENT PROHIB-
IT'S THIS PRACTICE
Mr.. Heintz<Will Enter Man.
damus Proceedings
If Necessary.

When F. J. Heintz represented st.
Tammany parish in the Legislature,
he had a constitutional amendment
passed in November, 1916, establish
ing a Juvenile Court with jurisdic-
t on in all cases of juvenile Offend
ers against the law under seventeen
years of age. Mr.. Heintz was made
juvenile officer of this district, and
has been actively engaged in search
ing out such cases as needed his at
tentiOn, with q view to care and re-
formation that would be of social
benefit to the community and to the
parties charged.
1t having come to his attention
that the provisions of this law were
being violated in the Courts OF the
State, Mr.. Heintz paid a visit to
, Henry lFuqua, president of the State
Board of Control. and asked that a
list of all prisoners under the age Of
II years serving sentence in the
State penitentiary, received between
November 10. 1916, and July "a,
1917, be furnished him.
1t will be noticed that all of these
prisoners are Is or l6 years OF age,
except one ten years Of age, one II,
two IL, and two IA. All are color
ed, except two, and the one 10 years
OF age (colored) was sentenced to
10 years for burglary.
Attorney General Coco has given
his opinion that such incarcerations
are illegal, and Mr. Heintz has taken
steps to have these prisoners re-
moved. There has not been pro-
vision for the care of these juven. les.
1t is a question as to how they are
to be provided for. The police juries
of the different parishes will be call
ed upon to provide funds for plac-
ing the prisoners in reform schools.
There are none from st. Tammany
and Washington parishes.
Following is the list furnished by
| Warden A. d. Bryan,
Prisoners now serving sentences
in the State penitentiary, under the
age of II years, received here be-
tween November 10, 1916, and July
! a., 1917:
Mckinley Harris, colored. age Is.
catahoula parish, burglary at night
time, Nov. 8, 5 years.
| Geo. Ebarbo, white, age Is. Sab
inc parish. forgery and publishing
Nov. 18, 3 years.
Bill Stevens, colored, age 16, Winn
parish, entering at night time. Nov
26, 18 months.
Henry Bush, colored, age Is, lber-
Vile parish, larceny, Dec. 12, to 2
years. -
Cane Thomas, colored. Natchi-
toches parish, manslaughter, Nov
IA, 5 years.
Bill johnson, colored, age 16
Claiborne parish, granddaughter, Dec
1S, 4 to 4 1-2 months.
Warren Wilson, colored. Ascen'
sion parish, horse stealing, Dec. 2S
2 years.
James Vance, colored, age 16, Yer.
million parish, larceny, Jan. 3, z
years.
Anthony Anders, colored, age 16
Lafayette, horse stealinG Jan. 3
2 1-2 years. ..-
Lillian Pollard, colored. 16, Eas,
Baton Rouge, entering at day time
Jan. 10, 2 to 2 1-2 years.
John Ford, c0lored, age 16, Eas
Baton Rouge parish, larceny, Jan
~, 2 years.
Mamie McGee, colored, age IS
Orleans parish, robbery. Jan. 9th
2 years.
Henry Hudson, colored, age II
Iberia, manslaughter, Feb. 7th, s
months.
Abe Ross, colored, age Is. Tangi
pahoa parish, entering at night time
Feb. 10th, 6 months.
Thos. Maxwell, colored, age ! 5
East Baton Rouge, larceny, Marcel
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