The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-09-29

ION mooney
WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. %. -
AS workers throughout the whole
world are preparing to pour into the
streets on october to protest the
vile Scottsboro frame-up and lynch
verdicts, the Washington courts and
police are frantically attempting to
rush IL Negro workers to the electric
chair.
Seven Workers Jailed.
The new frame-up revolves around
the death of the park police thug,
Milo Kennedy, several days after he
engaged in fight with Negro work
ers whom he attempted to terrorize.
Seven workers are now known to be
in Jail in connection with what is
now known as the Logan Circle
frame-up. Six have been indicted
for first degree murder The six are
Joseph j. Jackson, Ralph Edward
Holmes, Harry Montgomery Du Vail,
Irwin Murray, Louie Bedford Murray,
and Percy Robertson. The seventh
worker, Walter Murray, is also fac
ing similar indictment. In addi-
ton, bench warrants have been is
sued for three other young workers,
Stanley Clark, William Wood and
Alphonzo Henson. To date the war
rants have not been served, and
these young Negro workers are
hunted fugitives.
What has happened to two young
Negro girls arrested in connection
with the frame-up is not yet known
Every effort Of the International La
Dor Defense attorneys has failed TO
locate them.
Kennedy Attacked Negroes.
Park policemen Kennedy was in
jtired in fight on Saturday eve
ming, August when, after brutaliz-
ing and arresting two young Negroes,
he returned to the park to continue
his terrorizing of Negro workers. The
two arrested workers were Leroy Bra
zier and Grafton Baylous. ordered
out of the park by Kennedy, the two
workers had not moved fast enough
to suit the police bruiser. He took
them to the station where the charge
of "disorderly conduct" was filed
against them. He then returned to
the park At some time after 10
p. m. he was going off duty. AS he
stopped his badgering and bullying
Of the workers and walked away,
some one threw a stone
Kennedy wheeled and marched
back to the nearest group of work
ers, demanding who threw that
stone" One of the workers asked,
did you see anyone throw stone?"
Kennedy cursed him vilely and struck
him in the face. There was murder
in his every gesture. The young
Negro refused to stand calmly and
be beaten. Others came to his res
cue. In the fight, Kennedy lost his
club. He was beaten in the fight
which he had started. He was then
left where he fell. Someone tele-
phoned the police who came immedi-
ately. Kennedy was rushed to the
hospital. He died on Sunday, Au-
gust Z.
Terrorize Negro Community.
At once Negro stool pigeons
claimed they saw the whole affair
and gave various names and state
ments to the police. The Negro COM
munity was Immediately terrorized.
Negro homes were invaded and
searched without warrants. Workers
were manhandled. Terror reigned. 81
Negro youths and two young Negro
girls were picked up by the police.
Leroy Brazier and Grafton Bay
Ions, who were In Jail on Kennedy's
frame-up charge Of "disorderly
conduct" at the time Of the fight in
Logan Circle, are now among those
charged with the murder of Ken
nedy according to the police books.
These two workers were jailed by
Kennedy himself.
The Washington authorities are
determined to send innocent workers
eight now held in Jail, three still
being hunted--to the electric chair.
The authorities have only one great
fear. They fear the mass defense
policy Of the International Labor De-
Tense. They fear the growing anger
of the white and Negro workers
against this hideous frame-up. They
fear that it will become another
Scottsboro case, another world wide
exposure Of the persecution and ma
tional oppression of the Negro mas
ses by American Imperialism.
On October 8. International
Scottsboro Day, the workers must
militantly raise the demand for the
release Of the Scottsboro boys, of
the Logan Circle workers, of Or
phan Jones, Of Tom Mooney and
all class war prisoners rotting in
the dungeons of American capital
ism. Smash the frame-up and po-
lice terror against the working
class! Smash the vicious persecu-
ton and oppression of the Negro
masses! Demand unconditional
equal rights for the Negro People,
with self-determinatio for the en-
shaved Black BeIti