The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-03-24
LABOR JURY TO
ATTEND COURT
Whole Case Filled With
Outrageous Conspiracy

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of the unemployed and other work
ers' organizations.
A. F. l.. Local Elects Delegates.
The meeting of Local 905 of the
Painters Union A. F. L. at Hunts
Point Palace Friday, elected two
delegates to the Unemployment Con-
ference, called by the Trade Union
Unity League and the Council of the
Unemployed, March 81.
Unemployment is a serious prob
lem to the painters, and working
conditions grow from bad to worse.
This action of ar A. F. L. local
shows the growth of resentment
against the horrible conditions capt.
talism prepares for the workers,
and the willingness of the rank and
file in such unions to follow a pro-
gram of struggle.
Labor Jury.
The trial today will be attended
by a labor jury of II men and
women, including both Negro and
white workers, elected at the mass
protest meeting of : 200 workers
March 10 from nominations made
at the meetings which elected dele
gates to the March 81 conference.
They will attend every session of the
trial in body, and will render
their verdict on the brand of CAPT
talist class "justice" that is served
out to the defendants.
The trial today is before three
Tammany judges, in the court of
special sessions, and without a jury.
The committee of the unemployed
is held on $4,000 bail on two charges
of misdemeanor: unlawful assem-
bly," and creating a disturbance"
both of which charges refer to the
demand of the committee that the
workers and unemployed workers be
allowed to march down from Union
Square to the city hall and require
of the Tammany city government
immediate relief for the unemployed,
unemployment insurance, work or
wages" the seven hour and five day
week, no discrimination, etc.
On each of the charges, the men,
bers of the committee may get three
year sentences. On April II, they
are all to come before the Fourth
Magistrate District Court for hear
ing on charges of a felony, assault
ing a policeman" whom none of
them ever saw even, and who is not
hurt, but is held in the hospital by
the prosecution, and alleged to have
been hit on the head by some one
with a brick.
The man actually charged by the
police with hitting this policeman is
held on $4,000 bail, also for trial
April II. The five committeeman
are held on this case, for $4,000
each "a total on all charges of $12,-
500 each).
Bosses Conspiracy at Work.
The entire case has been replete
with the most outrageous capitalist
class denials of even those rights
prescribed under their own law.
After being arrested March 6, the
five were held for arraignment,
without bail, on the misdemeanor
charge. When brought up on Mar.
7 before Chief Magistrate McAdoo,
they were denied bail. When, the
next day, they got a habeas corpus
writ, and were admitted to $1,000
bail, they were released on payment
of bail, but Immediately re-arrested
on the trumped-up felony charge.
They were allowed $4,000 bail on
this charge, except for Foster, who
was held without bail. They ap-
peared before Judge Flood of the
magistrates court, March 10, where
bail on the misdemeanor charge was
raised to $4,000, and. trivial
amount of time given to prepare
the case-48 hours. The same day,
another appearance before Judge
Townley, supreme court, got the
misdemeanor bail again reduced to
$4,000, and Foster admitted to bail
the same as the rest, $12,500 bail
each on all charges.
On appearance before special ses-
sions Judges Nolan, Dirango, and
Walling on March IA proved that
these judges had decided on convic-
ton, would railroad the case, and
granted no leeway whatever to the
defendants. Trial was continued to
March "a merely because the calen-
dar was full on previous dates.
Saw Mayor Anyway.
That afternoon the committee
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