The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-04-29
Judge fuckers
Enormous Duties

The closer study one makes of the
duties and responsibilities that are
constantly pressing on the Juvenile
Judge of st. Francois county the more
enormous such work appears. Hardly
q day passes that Juvenile Judge r.
c.. Tucker is not called upon to cor
rect or restrain derelict child, and
in some manner prepare for improv-
ing the conditions that may surround
it. As q rule such children are not
personally responsible for their short
comings, but are the victims of the
lamentable conditions that surround
them. The position Of Probation Of
ficer in this county is most trying, and
the correct performances of the du-
ties therein involved would be impos-
sible to many men. Yet Judge Tucker
is making an enviable reputation for
himself in the very acceptable manner
in which he is performing such duties.
That his heart is in the work there
can be no question. Were it not SO,
then he would be an utter failure. Yet,
when necessity requires, he can press
down in an apparently heartless man
ner. But it is always with the i'm
provement of the juvenile in mind.
There can be but one sustaining
thought in his work--the upbuilding
of stronger and better citizenship.
Recently he was called to Leadwood
to investigate the cases of two school
girls, whose conduct had caused them
to be talked about in most unsavory
manner. He Immediately directed
them to leave school, and had their
cases investigated into further, not
withstanding the strenuou3 opposition
of thssPasapssA of sat. least one Of them,
In one case lie found ruinors to be
grounded, while with the other girl
nothing further was developed. But
even in the latter case he has refused
to permit the girl to return to school
until she promises to correct her ways.
This case alone would have been am
pie excuse for most men to resign as
Juvenile Judge. .4
Last Saturday II year old lad Of
Leadwood was tried in the Juvenile
Court, charged with rape on the child
above mentioned, who is Is years old.
Judge Tucker still has the case under
advisement. Two other men of Lead
wood are now under bond for. the
same offense.
Saturday was an unusually busy
day in the Juvenile Court, That day
the case of Edgar Silvey, 17-year-
old boy of Elvins, charged with burg
larry and larceny, was heard. He had
broken into the store of W. T. Wilson
at Elvins, but apparently was salts
| fled with stealing some tobacco. He
was sentenced to the Reform School
until he is Il years old.
The same day Willard Stade, aged
10 years, and Roy Mcbride, aged Ia
years, both of Rivermines, were up
for hearing on the charge of having
stolen mare and mule off the range
near Esther the day previous. They
had brought the animals to Farming
ton, where. they were trying to sell
them when arrested. They were SEN
fenced to the Reform School, but ow-
ing to their youth, sentence was stay
ed pending good behavior.
| On Monday Floyd Jones, aged IA
years, and Howard Robinson, aged lS
years, Of Elvins, charged with steal
| ing horse, bride and saddle, appear.
ed for hearing. While waiting in the
court room young Jones asked Mar
shal Black of Elvins, who had them In
charge, if he could go out and wash
his hands, He was permitted to do So
and has not yet returned. Robinson
was sentenced to the Reform School
until he Is Fl years old, but his SEN
tence was also, stayed pending good
behavior oasiK
Thus itsis,, DAY after day, in the Ju-
venile Court, and while Judge Tucker
may receive few thanks for the SER
vices he is constantly rendering poor
weak humanity. nslancing and steril-
izing their malignant ailments no
other man or influence in this county
is rendering such valuable assistace
in the uplift of humanity as is Juge-
nile Judge Tucker.