The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-28
PATTERSON FACES ALL-WHITE JURY

ishment.
Fifteen minute recess granted to
decide whom to Strike" off the panel.
Now that the jury is about to be
picked, there Is a sense of tension in
the court room. Wright calls strike
and Brodsky calls two strikes" for
the defense for each one for the pro-
secution.
state strikes number eight" calls
Wright loudly
Defense strikes numbers four and
sixty-two," Brodsky returns.
Numbers being called. Tension and
drama increase, for upon the remain
ing numbers the boys life hinges, and
everyone seems to realize it.
Number four" Brodsky calls.
1t is the last strike. The jury to
try Patterson has been picked.
just as Judge Callahan declared
the court ready to order for "strik-
ing for jury, Leibowitz declared:
defense not ready. I have just
been informed by phone that the tas-
tilnony Of Ruby Bates cannot be
taken before Wednesday and expect
to receive doctors certificate to this
effect and file it for record"
Callahan retorted: Wen go on
with the case anyway"
While this was occurring, Victoria
Price, dressed in blue, with new
hat and dangling veil and chewing
gum methodically, walked in, Great
ing a stir in the court.
The selection of the jury was COM
pleted at 2.55. 1t consists Of nine
farmers, one merchant, one truck
driver and one painter
The jury follows: Hickory Bridges,
Danville, farmer; Ebert Conn, Eva,
farmer; Gladstone G. Isley, Hartzelle,
farmer; Edward Z. Nelson, Decatur,
truck driver; Avery Roberts, Decatur,
painter; Claude j. Roberts, Somer-
vile, farmer; John H. Russell. Deca-
tur, farmer; John Halbrool1s, Somer-
vile, farmer; Homer johnson, Somer-
vile, farmer; Titchler Johnston,
Somerville, farmer; Floyd H. Lyle,
Somerville, farmer; Homer Summer
ford, Falkville, merchant.
Immediately after the selection of
the jury, the defense set up on a
board an exact replica Of the freight
train on which the alleged attack
occurred. All witnesses were sent to
witness rooms. The courtroom filed
up, with about 100 downstair kept
out by the rope stretched across the
stairway.
States first witness" Callahan
called iritably when the train was
set up.
Wade Wright, of the Northern
Jew Lawyer speech in a voice not
quite believing as at the spring trial.
read the accusation against Patter-
son.
Victoria Price Memorized Her Part
knight then called Victoria Price.
Sitting in the witness chair here,
legs crossed, merry-widow veil over
the upper part Of her face, she re-
peated the accusations against Pat
terson and the other boys.
Her story of the alleged rape was
told in almost the identical words
she used at the trial this spring. It
seemed as though she had memo
rized part and repeated said an
swers in response to Brodsky's ques-
tons.
Upon cross-eXamination she teSti-
fled that she had been married
twice, but could not remember the
dates or the year. Her second hus-
bands name was McC1endon, she
said.
Judge Protects Victoria Price
'Is your name McClendon now?"
Liebowitz asked.
II never used that name"
"Are you divorced from McLen-
DOM"
Callahan interrupted by telling her
that she did not have to answer
that question Each time Liebowitz
tried to probe into her past life,
Callahan shut him up. Even when
Liebowitz offered to tell what he
wanted to prove by his questioning,
Callahan did not listen. The Judge
grew more irritable with the de-
Tense counsel as he probed deeper
into her story. Victoria admitted
drumming around with Jack Teller, a
married man. Callahan did not per-
NIT Liebowitz to probe into Vic
toria's sexual life Immediately pre-
ceding the alleged attack, though
the defense pleaded that 1t was es-
sential for them TO show that Vic
toria had had intsr,ou with boy
friends immediately before the AL
legged rape