The Storyteller.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7984, 22 November 1905, Page 4

The Storyteller.

DENVER'S 'KID Jl TXiE." (Continued.) Is mother here.' Oh. \cs. Will, ha*<' you) over hail (Jocrgv's eyes examined? No? Com,' round to ,< li uubvrs to-tiight. ami I'll give you a not* to I>r. Smith." Many suth cases occur. The must r> iimrknWe. perhaps, is urn- the IVn-\-r alienist proposes to upon at length to the profession. A bo\ who was so morose and unruly that 1/ ith parents ami teachers had givvn him up, became tractab.e and happy under the cure of the physician whom Judge I.indsey called in when he learned that in early childhood the lad bad had epileptic tits. The school-teachers are.the JuvenileCoiirl's faithful allies. They have kanu d that the truant is under special temptation>to petty thieving. 1-i.ich teacher has a\ list of bow on probation. If one fails to appear at morning roll-call the iart is t-K--phoiicd to the Juvenile Court ollico within .ten minutes ami the case is at ■ nee invcstigatul by, •» probation oflicer.

Aftor iho school east* are fllspns.nl .a', the complaints of a more serioti* character arc heard. At n iwirt session of the Court after .Tiide;,. lairlsey had been out of town for live Berks miJ the dock, i had he.ii accumulating, only two criminal charges were brought, and th.-se were f. r minor offences. 'IV., boys ,rm. rliaivr.-il with roaring a drunken man of a but til- of hfvr and a small mii„ of money, and four olh.'rs were tucusc.l (f implication in the oivakiitg of a suburion merchant's winHell, Isaac, how was it \'" snid Hi.- Jiitlgfj to otiv »f ihe'first two "I took the bottle. • Jti.lge, hut I didn't take the muiirv • " Honour bright ?" "Yes. Judge.:' ■'V.K.I. I believe }<w. Isaac. I b.lieve the cop was tnistnk.ti about ,h.- mmey. \lhcre did y.iti get it ?'' "It was only a dollar twenty-two J,; lye. I made it .selling- thirty e\tias." "All rlg*it. .lust wait ,r few minutes over there. Hut we can't hav.j any more rc§]|ii>j; of drunks That was wrung, wasn't it?" Yes. Judge." "Ami you're going to cut it out, anil the drinking, too? We aren't to have to semi you ;to flold- »■■" The hoy primiisi-d. and later a messenger sent hy the Court to the newspaper office returned with i-on-'irniation of the story of tin* puidasc of the extras. The prison.-: li-iid his companion were p'l.i.m.l on probation, with instructions (o a|>pciir at the chambers the next w,,k fi i- a prixal,. talk. 111.- four ,„,;.* iavolv.fj in the window--smashin:.' line. Invti if plot ion,d |M>lice and -prol.'atioii officers in vain T!ie> dio no! break tho window, ami they knew nothing about it. Tearful mi ,;. I'utit. they fuctll the Jud K i:. and reiK«ting their denials. 11,. set the Imder on his km,.. m«l a little kimlly talk hrtMigln out the raits, lite |,o\ who reall, ihivw th,. stone was to he perstiadrnl to ro>,,r in and talk with the Judge, and Hie t'Mi'f "ere to |«iyfi>r the window. I hw lioys are en.'ourag,Hl to r»iiard the Coiiri as th.ir (,,„■ d>. in the n.ilst of litig-a;;,,,, ~<■ vnlving an tut ate ,north n,,.r.-. 'tl,.in a million dollars, a .NoungM.-t. uith a liiirr.-||t> of newspapers under his a> in, bu'st into th„ room. s:.outing' "Judge, Jiiflije. 1 want i: :, in.iuitr-

'ih.-l attorn.ys w.-rr s!ii.,u,,| llni | 111.- LailifT start.-d t,, pm ti>,. |„>\ <-ut. -Hold on.' saiil .huh;. | ;„.{ .-•.V. -a Ihelxn- is wort * rtion- i|,ai. a ili-ail ntnn'.s millions. Ui-H aii.iomi ('■■ nil live miniit.-s ami hear wh.it hiuiinis." 111.- lad npluirml thai a 'fl» r..p - ' hill just crnm- on th.- l).-„i. an 1 1,,-, i-uin> he was jinnpiup or: ilh-.i.ir- li. .-.11 papers, hail ilriv, ,i him from tht-1-orii.T which hud tVi-n his liiisinrss siankfor Sc-vvral > .-.irs l|.. was Ins, in- TiO cents a iluy anil uant.il an injunction ag-ainsi th>- polic. man. The .li.'l;.- took an iiijunciion Mank ami ui-uip_ to tin? Patrolman-man i-.\-I'laining thai Morris was a g,*x\ !••■*. who n-porl-d tvprlarix at thi(curl, and asked that.hc 1»- allow,il to k'"< on tin- cars "Tin- cop ,lrnpj.il dead when he rend it," explained Morris, the lew dav. ■tint it .vat, all ridtt..Imlji! Linilsi-v ii.v.-r semis an ..i. irvr with liox.s -ruintnitii :l l.i th.. ■•tention school or to th,. in> , itn. tin,, at Golden 11.- trust- rli.ro to 1.0 alow, and otilv owv has u llr ,-,-. !■:■ failed hrm A prnlial inn ..flier found "Moorhr\" nsh-ep in a clnun irs ta urn id the dn.v after l.i- c.nnn.ir-mi-trl to th.t dctentou school. ' ttle, ar.-n't J oil at school?" il iii.it.<l,-<t tin- -illkiT. shaking him awake "Uli. I rliiin forum." sai.l theii.iii!"iit lioy. --< I thi- writ an" J'll ;.ct rifilrt along." Winn "lien" l.indsi-y was appoint..l to the fount\ IVni'h live M-arv npn • '"lorado had u m-.ik law coti-rninj th- In-atim-nt of jnv.-nili- offend. ts. ih- hoys. Th>-.\ win- lain.Hi,l on t„

!:..• Slatr litvln-ti-siil Srhi><>! f( ;:..;,|_ ■ ii. ••!• wnl to jail, iir mil mi |imlaiii.n. arnf that was all. Tin- „,.« - IVmh only .-. Mlnrl tilrx- uh»li snini- lm.\< \v«re lirmigtoi lA'fori' him i.ii lin-ji'li.irri- .11 i"Wt\n% a ('aniM-r's pi-. -~11 re.--' Ii i:j|>!».|K«l thai as a l«>>—ln- ha.l li\ ..I in Di-hvit 11-0111 his ninili \imiht ha<l startitl nut in roll th" same

roost. Tli- coincidence Martini him. "I wouldn't have wanted to s „ l( j ifaol or the ivi'uriu school for thai." he said to Ih- prosecutor. "I giiesn I must talk to th.-se 'hoys." That was the beginning of J>enver's .Juvenile Court. The iuiporiant juvenile intl contributory delinquency laws. I hi- establislun-m of ih,. detention school, and the abolition. ~f the iniprisomiient of children in gaol have all come since that time, and are largely due tu his -IToris. The |„,li.C look.fl. ~n the "kill jmlce" as mildly insane at.lirst. An ollic.-rfii,. day brought in a Irov o| lift .in who had been in gaol th rtoen times. "Y.-s. that's serious.", said. th t Judge. "I must have a long tall, uilh that b.n, and Mart him reporting)., ,„-." .. , "s-ur.-h. Judge, j.m'iv not going to put that tough kid on prolrat ion. Noll're era/I ." expostulated l-he no! i.'.'iuai... "He n.,ds ,„ go t„ gn.,1." Ties 1.-en in ga,,l thirteen times" vas the reply, "ami it hasn't don. !om any good. Suppose I m „ 1V way aird fail : I'll slill have (wrlv'i I tires He 1., st of veil fellows."

H..' didn't fail.' Th,- tun is „,,« it work and 1,,;*) «v.-l,.an wwl. The • lud-c ladi mi .if course l„i; inn often, for his work il.»»,' i,, t Mull Hill] „|!i.v IIOIIIV jn„. ,„„<: .■.■ ii.v In a.lus.' with hin, in cham'bis nr at Ins. hi,mi., nearh e\en- pv•nim,'. lii- taki-s th.-in to dinner or i«» ih.- slum." Thi-mif-h hi.; friendsand I Jii-oujili th,. ,Im, „il,. rmprove in nt Association which he has or "anis, d. he finds ili,- m w< , r k in town •it in the Colorado I»t-t-licida. \s f,,r tangible results . U'.-ll ili< iv is a i.-ll.r ,„, Ml,. iron, „ railroad ..fliciai i.-lliiii; of ihr disc-harp, of a > at-.l dete.tue | w riiii.- ;ii.' hexno bivner <riv... troiild... The Histi-j. t i.l"s U.llrt.B on' in I'.-r-s fr.„., ,|„. .|„. vend,- Court. «.,,| th,. Court's iiiuiiial reports an- crowd, .I uitl, statistics -howii.jr an unbelievable savin.; j„ an iti.-iv.liol,. i-„lu,-n, „ ',„' ,1,,'. ,„'„„_ Ul-r of serious olleiics among the li.i.vs of l»--i,i. , V,-t liijiiivs do not nil lib- si,„•>.

.■■'«>.'■ 'iH,| J.1.U.. |.in.U.y ,-,<-, ,„| X , I ask..l ~ j„ii,ie f.-1i,,,-.- ~f I,venn. I under -.-nteiiK. of death lor murder „!,o«t hs ,i,sl enminal ..li.-t,,-.-. 11. 'lad i,,„ anesl.d wh.n lie «-„* twelve for stealina a niA.r to use ir whittlitie kii,-ticks. it «,,s in l||e »-*>.■ he ,\|,i.,i„. ,|. -The e,n ~|, !>;, limb With llle WillskelS <J, , ••What's ihe W ,|,.„,.. othc-r ■>••- A'n.i ill- eop v„;,s. -||,.- s -, | u .| i,i,i; ,-,.„,. Honour. ~,.,) i„,,1,e , >., a More am 1 siole a razor." A,.: H- ~nr ~„,!„■ hieh 1,.,,,-h sals. -1'.., i,,liars or lei days." Time. thr„- minutes ; ,„„■ round of a [UI/e 1,. : h!.' "I culd.rt ioi-fvi t1,0.„. dt-amatie i.isl V..U-.N." a.lde.l 111,- Ji:.l«». -an,) I d.fi.l.d his .;,,,, wasi,-| to 1,-ilti[Ji.-at,d in !»-i\ei- if I could h.-lr It." I! -le is ~.. d.,,,-..,-.—|l, Hiv ,|. Hask-11.