The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-07-13
office than ali the other courts our in

office than all the other courts in
Colorado put together1
And II guess that disposes of the
chargetof !" misplaced sentimental
ity," d oesn't it?
We were interrupted five times
by persons in trouble.
..Katherine''ca came in to tell of a
brutal and drunken mother. She
was accompanied by probation
! officer. a kind-faced woman.
Judge Lindsey listened patiently
to the story. then said AL right
Katherine, wen see that you are
taken good care Of and sent to
school
Then he gave orders to have
the N other brought in next day. y
/ Ing her own living, although only
10 came In, her eyes red with
weeping. 'Who brought you
here?" asked the Judge.
mo one, Mister Lindsey" she
J replied, Il just came because i
believe YOU can help me, and oh,
I'm in such trouble. Please don't
let this get into the papers or even
to my mother. It would kill her."
don't know what that girls
story was and don't want to
know. She went outside to wait,
but we were soon interrupted by
!" Gwend olcn," a bold, handsome
laughing-eyed flapper from the
junior high school class.
Aside from an unn ecessary
amount Of lip rouge and face
paint, she might have been your
daughter or mine, and she might
have been anyway, = guess. III
%, \ ~
and her$mother didn't know, be-
and social uplift work! And SO the
girl had come to Ben Lindsey for
advice or revenge I don t know
which. +
The !. Court Of Help
Ell Nj And. I SO Z they went on-telling
their secrets and getting advice.
[ counsel, help, help, h elp--the
court Of help. that's what Judge
Ben Lind sey' s court in Denver
really is. III
4 Instead of. being afraid of the
law as IN ost of us are, these peo-
I pie regard u the law as exemp1ified
in the person of J udgeS Ben Lind
| sey, as a. friend in need, and they
come to him voluntarily and
gladly. "A MT
Some are sent to the peniten-
tiary at Can on City, sent some
times alone; others are fined-he
has collected over $4,000 in
cent of costs. His court is the
/ only. court in the country W hich
has no costs. OF course, some law
syers don t. like this and n Lindsey
has incurred their d ispleasure by
telling many litigants that they
do nottneed "a lawyer, but III the
really i'm portant memberl of the
Denver barr Ct saw three of them)i
say th lat Lindsey#is$ the ideal man
for judge in matters domestic re
slationsg and that he could not be
replaced. s9 d; 5i8s
II He has divorced Il thousands Of
+couples,F and he says, tas i charge,
n othingiforS divorces, IEtake no fee
for marriage It seems to me
that inasmuch as 7 separate en-
freely, ought to bring EN- to-.
fgether.' ~ .
s m What has been the result Of
this quarter century Of yours in
sDenYer?s, 7 asked. e .s: NJ
~. He handle ed megaapamphle pub,
S1ished by the Won an Non-Parti--,
san uveni1e Court Association5of
Denver containing list Oft Isl
laws and systems sinaugurated and:
urged by hI m, m ostS of$whichAh have:
Written into the laws Of the
stated Of Co1orad o. sf Es ~
All of these laws, suggestions
and systems seem b ghly benefi-:
5cia1Sto any community.s
Rs S5 s....Butfwhat has bent the result,
son crime ?',,sI asked:
heScrimesS against property
by boysfand youth have been ire
mend ous1 ys iminishe I'LL but 7 re
sgret to say sex crimes, mlsde-
Emeanors .Sirregul aritfe les, stakes
cal them nv h atay gu swi ll---=--7haye:
Increased greatly in the past few
years. since the war especially,
he replied $Ss' M
Nj Future fforts
sIad o#n6t know The sansweraW u
come AIEan@Sure.& aud AfhaEWQrld;