New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-11

sion has approved the selection Of
rooms over the present Night Court
room at Jefferson Market. where the
day court Will be held, and as soon
as certain physical changes and re-
pairs IN these rooms are made the
Women's Day Court will begin to
hold its sessions.
One change will take the form of
d door cut through from the adjoin-
ing prison to the courtroom. Women
prisoners will pass directly through
this door to trial instead of being
herded in the open. sight for the
curious.
Provision has also been made for
women arrested at night who want
immediate trial. They will be taken
to the Court of Domestic Relations.
IN Fifty-seventh Street. where a
room has been assigned for this pur-
pose
An attempt to keep strict ac-
count of bail proceedings will ne
made by placing one picked man. a
police lieutenant. in charge of JEFF
terson Market court.
Social Workers
Praise the Change
Magistrates, social workers and
pro bation officers, those who view
the matter from both practical and
emotional standpoints, are unani-
nous in their praise of the change.
II entirely approve of the plan."
said Judge Peter D. Barlow, a pio
neer and veteran of Night Court
sessions. 1T should be good thing
all around"
With Chief Justice McAdoo on
his vacation in Maine, Acting Chief
Justice Charles Appleton was
spokesman for the Board of Magis
trates
There is no danger of the bond
shark evil appearing again" he said.
The officers of the vice societies
are too vigilant. Formerly it was
possible for man to act as bonds
man half a hundred times without
being caught. With the present
system of checking things up sucl.
man would be looked upon as a
suspicious character.
1T is matter Of common knowl
edge that the Night Court has be-
come one Of the sights of New York.
Night Court sessions attract
crowd of morbid and curious peo-
PIE besides many vile characters.
Even with the constant vigilance
Of the court attendants it is i'm
possible to keep them from the
courtroom. Young boys and women
persist in coming to this court at
night, whereas during the day they
will have no excuse for this idling,
and will themselves at once be de-
tected as vicious characters.
1t should be understood that the
desirable change is due to the fine
work Of the women interested in
helping the cause of fallen women,
rather than to the magistrates.
One of these workers, Mrs. Mary
T. Paddon, for four years financial
secretary Of Inwood House, had
much to say about the philanthropic
and constructive work accom- lished
through the separate court for
women.
'Many people have an entirely
false conception Of the Night Court"
she said. ct is certainly not place
where fallen women are railroaded
to penal institutions First offend
ers are invariably put on probation.
Sometimes they are sent for deten-
ton to the Florence Crittenton
Home or the House of the Good
Shepherd Now we have a new tenn
porary home that we call Some
where in New York In every case
there IS an attempt to give the WON
AL a chance TO make good. Now
that the court is to be held in the
Daytime this work can be continued
on even broader lines, and I feel
sure it VIII progress more rapidly
Probation Officer
Tells Her Views
Miss Alice Smith. pro Off
Ger a. Jefferson Market court, an
elderly woman, who mothers her
charges and yet has coldly discrimi-
mating eyes for stories that sound
none TOO plausible. adds her ap-
proval TO that Of the magistrate
and social workers In fact, she Vas
prime mover in having the Dill
passed.
ITO begin with, the phynS as
poets Of the session VIII be so uch
healthier. The new courtroo:h Is
larger and Lighter. There viii not
be the atmosphere of electro light"
she said