Inter-Mountain Republican | 1909-01-27 | Page 10 | Juvenile Court Takes Charge of Ragamuffin

JUVENILE COURT TAKES CHARGE OF RAGAMUFFIN Mother Mothel Is Alleged to Neglect Boy Who Roams the Streets For the third timo within a S. few fow months Juvenile court officers havo have charge e of ot Orr Coombs aged eight years the little fellow who has lias been beon found toun sleeping In barns dry goods boxes and oWer er way the places Ills His mother Mrs Mrs- Carry Coombs runs the tho Taylor house His cloth clothes os are In rags he is usually hungry and nd always dirty beyond description Ho presen presents ts a pitiable appearance despite tho the I smile with which he ho makes the request to be taken to a farm where whore ho lie may take talo care of ot tho the chickens He Ho was brou brought ht to the court room yesterday b by Patrolman Simpson At other times he lie Is IB known to have had and money In his pockets which his Isis mother tal takes s' s son on his hits hits' Infrequent quent return home homo P Probation on 0 Officer Cl Gard cli o 13 Brown rown says sas that unless Mrs Irs Coombe Coombs taJ takes es better care of her son a n. complaint charging her with criminal negligence will be sworn out The boy has been at the detention home but on account of his youth and tendency to run away little can an be done dono with him