Street-land; its little people and big problems . y juvenile court. At least a score 68 STREET-LAND of indictable acts of larceny are commonlymentioned,—such as petty larceny, grandlarceny, larceny from person and larcenyfrom common carrier. Breaking and enter-ing in order to steal is especially done at night,and is the standing grievance of the uninsuredsmall shop-keeper. This is best illustrated by the familiar storyof the German grocer who came to ask thepolice captain the meaning of Cheese it decop. Every time I miss someding from offdie vindow, he exclaimed, I hear die boyssays, Cheese it
Street-land; its little people and big problems . y juvenile court. At least a score 68 STREET-LAND of indictable acts of larceny are commonlymentioned,—such as petty larceny, grandlarceny, larceny from person and larcenyfrom common carrier. Breaking and enter-ing in order to steal is especially done at night,and is the standing grievance of the uninsuredsmall shop-keeper. This is best illustrated by the familiar storyof the German grocer who came to ask thepolice captain the meaning of Cheese it decop. Every time I miss someding from offdie vindow, he exclaimed, I hear die boyssays, Cheese it de cop, and off dey go. Other types of night children are in evidenceon different occasions. For example, there isthe bunk, the boy who is either chased out orhas of his own accord run away from home—too often the Home of the Big Thirst. Theknockabout frequents the Common in winter, he generally sleeps in the warm en-try of a large building. At three oclock one winter morning, I foundthree East Boston boys fast asleep on the grate.
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