The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-22
RUSH THRU
INDICTMENT
OF NEG R G
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE,

BALTIMORE, Oct 21.-State and
Worcester County officials continued
yesterday to deny the right OF coun-
sci to Orphan Jones, Cougar old Ne
gro farm hand facing a death SEN
tence on a murderous frame-up.
Shortly after his arrest on sus-
picion Of numbering a rich farmer
who had robbed him of his wages
Jones was subjected to savage third
degree torture in the county Jail at
Snow Hill. He was then removed
to the Baltimore city Jail where he
has been held incemmunieado and
refused permission to consult with
the attorney engaged for him by the
international Labor Defense. the or
ganization of Negro and white work.
ers which is defending the nine
Scottsbero boys. The LID attorney
tried several times to consult with
Jones in the prison, but was each
time denied permission to see Jones.
Last week the lid sued out writ
of habeas corpus demanding that
Jones be produced in court in order
to consult with his attorney. A writ
was secured returnable yesterday at
one o'clock. State and Worcester
County authorities at once moved
to block the writ.
States Attorney Child countered
with a demand that Jones be deliver
ed in Snow Hill Monday yesterday
morning for an arraigntnent. The
LID attorney then requested permits
sion to interview the prisoner Sunday
morning. This was also denied. The
boss authorities We're determined that
Jones should not have the benefit of
counsel when he faces their frame cup
indictment
Judge Joseph E. Bailey. who has
to pass on the questions in the case,
ipterefered on the side of the pros
ecution. He telegraphed to Judge
Frank, demanding that Jones be pro-
duced In Snow Hill without being
permitter to see counsel. Judge Frank,
who had signed the writ of habeas
corpus, then cancelled his instructions
that Jones be permitted to see coun-
sci before being taken to Snow Hill.
and postponed the writ.
In trying to explain his demand for
the immediate indictment of Jones
while denying him the right to see
counsel, States Attorney Childs gave
the reason that he already had diff
ficulty in controlling the mob spirit
in Worcester County. That mob spirit
Is being deliberately stirred up by
the county officials and the rich
farmers who are using forced Negro
labor, as was exposed two weeks ago
in the Daily Worker. Regardless of
the innocence or guilt of Jones, these
rich farmers are determined to make
OF him an example to terrorize and
crush the resistance of other Negro
farm hands.
Governor Ritchie of Maryland has
refused to interfere to protect the
constitutional rights of this Negro
worker. In answer to a protest tele-
gram from the lid, the boss-class
governor takes the position that Jones
is guilty although he has not yet
had trial. Richie says:
"YoM second telegram OF Oct.
IA, received this morning, as
was In Pittsburgh yesterday. 1 have
no information which justified me
in interesting myself in this man
who murdered four people under
circumstances as deliberate and so
brutal as to almost pass belief.
"The court can be relied on TO
see that all the rights to which he
Is entitled 10 are observed
Evidently. In the view OF this boss
SAetoo SONOlltolg 10 lfOt Cl1b1blCu
to even the benefit Of counsel
While Jones has been held incom-
inunicado In the city Jail, the police
have been grilhng him as to his past
life IN an effort to pin a criminal re-
cord on him In order to bolster UP
the forced confession extortsd from
him after 16 hours of terrific torture
Workers everywhere must. protest
this outrageous frame-up OF a Negr7
worker an l the brazen denial Of his
constitutions. right TO consult III at
torney. AL organizations are urged
to at once telegraph their protests to
Gov. Albert G. Ritchie at Annapolis
Maryland. and to State't Attorney
Childs at Snow Hill, Maryland. Stop
the hideous legal lynching OF this
workerl
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