The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-08-05
REPORT OF JUVENILE OFFICER
SHOWG MUCH WORK DONE IN THE
COUNTY DURING THE YEAR 1920
Probation Officer Purcell
Completes Thirteenth
Annual Report
Many Cases Investigated /;
Interesting Figures From
The Report

PurCell tOudy hiou hio ''''i sSS >
nual report with Probate Judge l.. Jay
Duke.
The report shows interesting facts
and figures Of the work of the juven-
lie officer for the year ending July
81. 1921.
The complete report follows:
To the Hon. l.. Jay Duke. Probate
Judge, and Judge of the Juvenile
Court in and for Knox County, Ohio:
hereby beg to submit this, my
thirteenth annual report as Probation
Officer, and summary of the work
of the Juvenile Court, for the year
ending July 81, 1921.
Number of calls answered, and in
vestigations made on complaint, or
affidavitss filed for offenses, as fol-
lows:
Associating with immoral per-
sons ................. ....'''..' IL
Automobile riding at night with
male adults without parents
knowledge or consent. ......'
Committing immoral acts. s........ IL
Indecent exposure of person.. Il
Using profane and indecent Ian
guage ................. ~
Committing vicious assaults and
injuring persons .............. II
lot, nffipp
money orders ......... .....
Removing mail matter from ru-
raj mail-boxes "............
Stealing automobiles ...........
Stealing automobile accessories.
Stealing bicycles -.
: Stealing FROM church buildings.
Stealing chickens .............. !
Stealing children's hand sleds,
wagons and tricycles. s.......... II
Stealing tickets and money from
milk bottles ...............".
Stealing money or other proper
ty ..'...... ....'......t q
Unhitching and driving away
horse and buggy .............
Writing and furnishing to 9TH
ers immoral literature. .......
Breaking into buildings to steal
money or property ...........
Changing or destroying parts on
automobiles ..................
Tampering with gas meters.
Begging goods or money by false
statements ,........... l
Obtaining money or goods by forg-
cry ....'.. .'.'''''''
Receiving stolen property.
ShOplifting ..................
Pocket-picking .................
Growing up in idleness .........
Congregating at night and rails
ing disturbance .............. o
Destruction of property. ......:. 3
Using cigarettes or tobacco. ..... l
Furnishing tobacco to other boys
Trespassing ................. l
Annoying old and nervous per-
sons .....t.. ''''''
Discharging firearms, causing ac-
cidents or destruction Of prop
erty ...''.
Discharging frecrackers near
buildings ........''..,, .,,'..'t
Running away from home or tru-
ant from school .........-....
Train riding .................
Reckless operating Of automo-
bfles ............ ....'.'..'.'
Obstructing streets or sidewalks.
Placing tacks or nails In track of
automobiles .................
Riding bicycles on sidewalk. -.
Killing song birds .............
Cruelty to animals .............
Generally 'incorrigible ..........
Disturbing public meetings. $40.
Disorderly conduct ...........,.
Violating probation orders ......
Vagrancy ...........,.....
Complaints as to dependent chill
dren ..........-...
ADULTS
Annoying young girls on the
streets ................
Taking young girls automobile
riding at night without knowl-
edge or consent of PARENTS.
Neglecting to- send children to
school .............<....
Contributing to or acting in way
tending to cause delinquency
Contributing to dependency.
Indecent exposure of person.
Neglecting or abusing children.
Selling or furnishing firearms to
minors ... ................
Permitting minors to play pool in
public pool-room ...........
Cases after investigating trans