Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-08
Communist Speakers Charge
Comrades Are "Framed"
by D. c. Police.
USE OF TEAR GAS BOMBS
PROTESTED AS BRUTAL
Audience Groups Walk Out During
Harangues Against Courts, Pol
itics and Newspapers.

Charges that police framed" the
nine young Communists convicted in
Police Court yesterday of law violations
in connection with the demonstration
at the White House Thursday were
made last night at meeting of the
International Labor Defense and Com
munist party at 1906 M street.
Eleven of the youthful demonstrators
were arraigned before Judge. Isaac r.
Hit yesterday afternoon. Eight were
convicted of disorderly conduct and one
of Illegally climbing fence. Two dis
orderly charges were dismissed With
the exception of the fence climbing
case, which carried a $25 penalty, fines
of $50, with an alternative of serving 80
days in Jail, were levied in seven of the
disorderly cases. In the other Judge
Hit imposed suspended sentence.
Tear Bombs Protested.
Solomon Harper Thomas Walker, COL
ored leader of the Communist party
here, told his listeners last night that
the throwing of tear gas bombs into
the crowd at the White House Thurs
day was "inhuman, and another evil
dence OF police brutality" He said the
police officers appearing at court yes
terday against the demonstrators had
Tplanned exactly what they were going
to say, so as to frame our comrades"
Five third precinct police officers and
lieutenant attended the meeting and
heard themselves roundly denounced by
the various speakers, one of whom
urged the deportation to Ireland of
Irish policemen.
Other speakers found fault with the
courts, politics, the newspapers and the
police. On several occasions groups in
the audience walked out during a
harangue. a
About 100 persons attended the meet
ing: About IS of these were women
and young children.
Miss Edith BriScoe, leader of the
Junior Communist League, who was
heid unaer $500 bond by Judge Hit for
jury trial on an assault charge when
she appeared in Police Court yesterday,
grew suspended sentence of $50 or so
days on diSorderly count. Judge Hit
pointed out that the assault charge
was based on virtually the same acts
constituting the foundation of the dis
orderly count, and that 1t would not be
Iair to punish the young woman twice
LOT the same offenSe. Miss Briscoe OBJ
JN~~A '%6OAOhoAg W ~ SUSPENDED SEM
tence' but it was imposed nevertheless.
Two Charges Dropped.
William Lawrence, who ATTEMPTED to
make the speech which caused the dis
turbance, was fined $25, with an al
tentative of flve days in Jail. Disor-
derly charges against Sara Deskin, is.
200 block of Georgia avenue, and Sol
ONION Harper, colored, of Winston
salem, N. c., were dismissed for lack
OF evidence. Those convicted of disor-
DERBY conduct we're:
Rhinehart Scheinbenhuber, %. of
Baltimore; William Phillips, II, 400
block of Kenyon street; Mischa Deskin.
10, brother of Sarah; John Worland,
%, 1900 block of Harvard street; Albert
Mallan, II, 1900 block of Seventh
street; William Snowden, same address;
Frank Phillips, 400 block of Kenyon
street, and Miss Briscoe.
Defense Attorney Charles Ford. who
accused Judge Hit of having a pre-
determined" mind, announced that all
of the convictions would be appealed.
His clients were released under bond
furnished by Milton Kronheim.