Evening journal., 1921-11-29
BUSY YEAR FOR
JUVENILECOU

larceny and the next highest num-
Der OF charges was 81 for incorrigi-
bility.
The report follows
Wilmington. Del. Nov. /, 1921.
ITO the Honorable Judges OF the
Court Of General Sessions in and for
New Castle county and state OF
Delaware.
LAS clerk OF the Juvenile Court Of
the city Of Wilmington. in accord
ance with an act OF the General AS
sembly. Chapter 116. Section Is, Re-
vised Code. Laws OF Delaware. 1915.
1 respectfully submit the following
report:
Since my last report, submitted
to your Honorable Court at the
November term A d. 1920. 43S cases
we're called for trial and disposed
Of in the Juvenile Court during the
fiscal year ending October 81, 1921.
There we're 643 defendants rep
resented in the 43s cases called for
trial. OF this number lis were
placed on probation; 2s4 being con-
tinued on probation from the prev
ious year, 1920. making a total OF
4O2.
"Of the above total, 1ei were re-
leased from probation during the
year. leaving 241 now on probation
'sThe difference between l2l VINO
we're released from probation as
sbowr bv the detailed disposition
and ISL. the number reported to the
court for release, or 40 represents
the cases retired. either on account
Of age. 1. e. II years or over. or on
account OF departure from the CITY
Of Wilmington.
.In the above cases called for trial
lb14 defendants were boys. and l2s
were girls; 443 boys and Ss girl
being white. and 70 boys and 81
rirls being colored. The ages o
the defendants ranged from two e
seventeen years The younger were
dependents. whose homes were unh
places for them.
'In addition to the above cases
complaints we're fled against 45'
other children during the year. which
complaints we're settled privately b.
/ the Chief Probation officer after in
vestigation.
This makes a grand total OF 1o9i
children appearing before the Juve
nile Court and the Juvenile Cour
office.
The list OF complaints and numbe
OF children under each class OF OF
fense brought to trial are as follows
Larceny. IFS; incorrigible. 54
breaking and entering. So; trespass
ing. so; disorrerly conduct, 49, de
pendent children. 43; malicious mis-
chief. 2S; persistent truancy, 1s
assault and battery. 16; playing cral
Ia; absenting themselves from hom'
s: breaking terms OF probation,
forgery, 6; receiving stolen goods,
wandering the streets in the nigh
, time. 4; contempt OF court, g. opel
ating a motor vehicle without opei
/ ator's license, 2; discharging frl
arms, i; working illegally, i a
tempt to commit larceny, !; repor
ed TO the court to be released fro
probation. 161. Total. 643
"Of the above cases brought
trial before the court. the followir
dispositions were made: Probation
lis; continued on probation, %; r.
tired cases, 112; retired on accoui
OF advanced age (being over
years., 40; continued cases. 1913; dii
missed. 10; sentence suspended,
fined for contempt Of court, G.; Fei
ris Industrial School. %; Delawai
Industrial School for Girls, "A; Il
d dustrial School for Colored Girls
Delaware. g.; Stockley Colony,
Delaware Children's Home Societ
8: Home for Friendless and Dest
, tute Children. 4; St. Michaels Ds
Nursery, /; Children's Bureau.
private homes. 21; st. James Ma
Protectory. 3; St Peters Fema
Orphanage, 2; st. Joseph's Indu
trial school for Girls. Baltimore.
st. James Home for Boys. Baltimor
/; St. Mary's Industrial School, Ba
, tlmore, 8: House OF Good Shepher
: Baltimore ?; Henry Watson Al
Baltimore, /; st. Joseph's Prote
tory. Norristown. Pa, /; House
Good Shepherd, Philadelphia,
= B. B. orphanage and Home. Err
Pa, /: hospitals for treatment
remanded TO other State suthoriti'
4: released from probation, IL
Total. 643.
There were 1914 other cases b
fore the court. such as petitions T
the release OF children from priva
homes; for visits to their parent
reports OF visits by probation office
to children in private homes, whi'
latter is done at regular intervals
. see that they are well cared for; al
' various other petitions occupyi
the courts attention
twenty-five investigations a.
reports were made for the autho
ID ties OF cities outside OF the Sta
" These referred to minors who we
le being detained and whose parer
we're living or had formerly lived
l. Delaware.
s- "Fifty-five runaways from 9th
AZ States-45 boys and 10 girls-we
as held at the detention house and lai
returned TO their parents or to
a juvenile probation officers Of tn
ey home city.
st Very respectfully submitted,
%. JOHN L. WRIGHT.
90 "Clerk OF the Juvenile Court. y