South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-11-18
URGES LENIENCY
BE SHOWN YOUTH.
BY JUDGE KLEIN
Jellison in Plea for Roy Six
May Be Given Suspended
Sentence.

Following a recommendation for
clemency by Pros. Atty r. o. JelH-
son IN the case OF Roy Six. the It
year old hold-up boy. Judge Fred
c. Klein. superior court No. 2. in
timated that ne might give the youth
a suspended sentence. six entered
a plea 81 guilty 20 a charge pre-
ferred by the state. and after Jel-
Iscn had presented the facts IN the
case, the court began 10 question
the youth
What would YOU do II I should
give you a suspended sentence ?"
Judge Klein asked the boy.
j would 60 10 Mishawaka. where
my brother would find employment
for me" was the prompt retort.
SIX who is not yet II years old,
Is the youth who held up Miss Irene
Johnson. teacher IN the Ripple school
on the outskirts Of South Bend on
Wednesday morning. but who was
very shortly afterward apprehended
by "A farmer posse organized immed-
lately after the holdup became
hIBN ll- LOH. II l0EQ JElllEDM MleA
an afidavit against the youth, and
. had him brought before Judge Klein
sThursday afternoon.
COnfcsscs to Court.
The youthful hold-up man con-
fessed 70 the court that ne had held
up Miss Johnson with the intent OF
taking whatever money or jewels
she had. but that when she stated
she had neither money nor jewels.
he left her without further ques-
ton He told the court that his
weapon was not a revolver. but
merely a pice Of metal held In his
hand In such a manner as TO give
the impression that IL was a re-
vOlver Young Six was questioned
by Judge Klein in regard to his en-
vir0nment, and Il was brought out
that the boys mother was I'm Cali
fOruia and that there was no home
for him at his fathers, and because
he was unable to secure work he
felt ne should not allow himself 10
sponge" on his brother Tuesday
night the youth slept in an unfn-
ished building in Mishawaka, and
breakfast "Wednesday morning on
Wednesday morning he came TO
South Bend and tried TO get job
at "a local factory. and falling, set
out toward Lakeville. when the idea
OF the hold-up 20 get money to get
something 90 eat came TO him. he
stated.
Pros. Jellison brought out the
facts OF the case by summing up
that Six had been knocked from
pillar 90 post. and the parents were
really responsible" The youths
straightforward answering of ques-
tions asked by Judge Klein confirm
ed-the impression Pros. JellisOn ex-
pressed in stating the youth was not
a criminal in the strict sense Of the
word. The boy told that he had
been truant at school some years
ago, and gave as reason the fact
the he had been set back about three
grades so that ne was with boys
a great deal younger than he was.
Urges Lenicncy.
Judge Klein went into detail to
find out just what the boys environ
ment was and when he asked Six
what he would do If he was let go
on a suspended sentence, and the ac-
cused told OF his brother in AIisha-
raka promising 20 take care of him.
Pros. JellsOn took a hand in the
proceedings and read the statute
on robbery providing for from 10
20 81 years. and then another stat
ute which empowered the court. in
cases where the defendant was un-
der 81 years OF age. TO give a jail
sentence. and then recommended
that the ends of justice would be
satisfactorily carried out by impos-
Ing a sentence Of six months in the
county jail on young Six. Such a
sentence. said JeIison. would bring
the time OF the youths release to
warm weather. and he might have
less incentive 20 continue in a life
OF crime II he did not worry so
much over shelter and clothing
Judge Klein stated that he would
take the matter under advisement.
as he wanted to be sure his deci-
sion, whatever II might be, was go
ing 10 help the boy back 20 being a
useful and honest citizen.