:09:00
Your Honor, these boys were arrested
this morning.
:09:01
It's now... It's 3:30.
:09:04
Has anybody come forward
to say one good word for them?
:09:07
Father, mother, uncle, sister. Anybody?
:09:09
Well, you're saying quite a few.
:09:11
And I'll go on, until you take back
the privilege you granted me.
:09:14
You heard Mr. Calatieri.
:09:16
- May I question him?
- Certainly.
:09:17
- Sit down, Mr. Morris.
- Thank you.
:09:19
Mr. Calatieri.
:09:21
Yes, Father?
:09:23
Tommy, stand up.
:09:25
- Tommy came in to buy some salami.
- Yes.
:09:28
I wrap my salami. I put him down.
He say, "Half a dozen eggs."
:09:33
I turn around to get the eggs,
I come back, where is my salami?
:09:38
No salami and no Tommy.
:09:40
But you didn't really see Tommy
steal the salami, did you?
:09:45
My nice, fresh salami. She no walk away.
:09:47
And the police found the salami,
and some bread, some other things.
:09:50
There's no doubt about their being stolen.
:09:52
There's also no doubt that these boys
should be taken off the streets...
:09:55
- for their own good.
- And sent to the reformatory.
:09:59
I'm wondering if you want to do that
to a homeless boy...
:10:01
- just on circumstantial evidence.
- Well, what do you want me to do?
:10:04
There's the salami,
and there's Mr. Calatieri.
:10:09
They can have my salami.
I give it to them, free for present.
:10:13
But next time, please, not the imported.
:10:17
- There won't be any next time.
- You should have studied law, Father.
:10:20
Thank you, Your Honor.
Well, I guess that's...
:10:23
Unless my good friend wants to identify
the boy who threw the rock.
:10:27
My window was smashed.
$80 gone to someplace...
:10:31
But I...
:10:33
Well, I can't say who did it, positively.
:10:37
Father Flanagan, what's in your mind?
:10:40
I'll assume full responsibility for these
boys if you'll place them in my charge.
:10:44
I'll give them a home,
I'll see to their schooling...
:10:46
and I'll guarantee their good conduct.
:10:54
Well, I think you're letting yourself in
for a lot of trouble, but I'll give it a chance.
:10:58
I release these boys into your custody.