Evening journal., 1919-10-09
BOYS GIVE PENNIES
TO SAVE LINDSEY
In Fight to Guard Sanctity
of Secrets Whispered to
Kids Judge
CASE Is UP TO
SUPREME COURT

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DENVER. Colo Oct 9-Boys through
ont the nation are uniting to say.
Judge Lindsey shall not go to Jail.
They're nghtlng to establish this le-
sal precedent:
When boy tells his secrets TO a
ihycnile court judge that confidence
shSll no, be betrayed
The supreme Court Of ihc United
states soon viii pass on The law. Ana
boys organizations, headed by The
BOYS brotherhood Republic In Chi
cago. are raising funds TO carry on The
legal dght.
This an dates back TO the Wright
murder trial IN Denver.
Neal Wrights father drank and
abused his family.
Neal defended his mother, and The
father threatened 10 come back and
clean oul the house
lie went for more whisky. Tie re-
turned and found the door locked. lie
banged on the door and demanded ad-
mithnce
Someone flred-and Wright fell dead
on his own doorstep.
Meals mother hyslcrically screamed
that She had Killed Der husband. Later
She confessed 10 the prosecutor.
Then Neal came forward and said his
mother Was trying 10 shield him.
81 fred the shot, Neal insisted. u
grabbed ihe gun from my mother. who
had threatened 90 kin herself II eX-
ploded"
police laughed at the lad.
A minister brought him TO Juvenile
judge Ben B. Lindsey "ralk 10 me
lad" DE said
Lindsey did so on the understanding
which Neal shared, that anything said
would go no further.
This has always been The rule in the
Denver kids cOurt'-mOst famous lu-
yenile court i'm the country.
Neal repeated ON the witness stand
I'm the trial OF his mother the Story he
had told the police.
Then Judge Lindsey was called as
witness.
The prosecution asked him to repeat
What the lad had told him IN conil-
dence.
Lindsey refused. lie declined TO say
whether the story was the same as the
boy told on the witness stand. lie as
serted That the relations between the
boy fpuacticaly ward OF ms courD
and the Juvenile Judge were the same
as those between lawyer and Client
doctor and patient priest and penitent
Judge John A. Perry found MIN
lrnilty OF contempt OF court without
a iurv trial. Of course) and sentenced
him 10 pay $500 fne. Lindsey an
nouneed he wouldn't pay the ine-he'd
20 10 iau FIRST. Then he appealed 10
ihe State supreme Court.
This court by a vote Of four TO three
upheld, tAe lower courts sentence.
one Of the three Judges who voted
against the sentence wrote a scathms
loninion I'm which he asserted II woulC
have been highly opposed 90 pubic
noliey. decency and Justice fof Lindsey
III haze violated the Wright boys con-
ndence in court.
one Of the four who voted to uphold
The sentence was an open ana aVoWeu
enemy Of Lindsey. lie could have been
challenged had ne sat on jury in any
case involvgg Lindsey, because on MS
attacks on the Judge for his Beast ana
Jungle stories exposing colorado 5
political rottenness.
Lindsey asked for a rehearing, which
was denied.
To then appealed TO the U. s Su-
nreme Court, before which the case
now rests
Neal Wrighi-i2 when he says he
shot his father, and now i6-has made
good record as a soldier In France.
IIe enlisted in the army despite ms
youth.
His mother Is happily remarked.
And the boys Of America, remember
ing Boylands primal law Of Thou
shalt not squeal." are contributing pen
nies and nickles and quarters to
fund that will carry on the fight be
fore the highest court In the land foi
juvenile Judges right to respect tn
confidence Of a Kid.
This fund is being collected by IN
Bows brotherhood Republic, 1929 Re
public Building. Chicago.
Judge Lindsey repeats that II IN
supreme Court upholds the D3nve
7erdlct he'll never pay the ilne-hc'
20 90 jail.