Fillmore Progress | 1923-05-18 | Page 2 | Jails Editors for Contempt

jalle jails editors for contempt birmingham ala three members of the birmingham post editorial staff who went to jail rather than apologize tor for publication of 0 matters of legal record in it a recent news story were released at thursday after noon the men adjured guilty of contempt of court by circuit judge jude it 11 11 I 1 cleflin anil and sentenced to twenty four hours confinement fire anre K H T leech editor jack bethea managing editor and lewey robinson re porter citations for contempt were issued by judge cleflin following the publication of a news story in which it was stated that a murder trial do bemant vita under indictment on two other counts the court insisted tills this was prejudicial to the rights of th tha 1 I defendant and constituted contempt tho the defendants in their formal answer contended they had a right to publish legitimate news