The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-11

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into the prison.
Arrested on March IS, 1881, th&
boys we're first charged with hoboings
This charge later changed to rape
when two white girls were discovered
on the freight Girls at first refused
to accuse the boys Of rape. But later,
threatened with prosecution on their
widely known record as prostitutes,
one of the girls, Victoria Price. &C
cuSed all nine boys Of having raped
her. Ruby Bates still held out, but
later gave in to the coercion Of State
officials.
On April 2, the Daily Worker began
the first expose Of the Scottsboro
frame-up.
Rush Through Lynch Verdicts
April 6-Trials of the boys open
at Scottsboro before Judge E. A.
Hawkins. Denied the right to select
their own attorneys, tried by all
white juries, eight of the boys were
speedily condemned to purh IN Cne
electric chair. A mistrial in the case
of Roy Wright, IA years old at the
time, prevented a unanimous lynch
conviction. The trials were dellbor-
ately set for horse-swapping day in
Scottsboro as an additional atUrac-
ton to draw visitors from the OUT
lying districts. Outside the court, q
brass band furnished by the local mill
bosses, hailed the verdicts with a
rendition of Happy Days Are Here
Again"
April g. Death sentences pro-
nounced on eight Of the boys, and
date of execution set for July 10.
Masses In Indignant Protests
The International Labor Defense
enters the case. Its attorney, Gen.
George w. Chamlee, gives notice Of
appeal The Communist Party, the
LID. and the League Of Struggle for
Negro Rights reused the white and
Negro masses to angry protests. A
thunder of protest rises all over the
country and is echoed throughout the
world.
June 22-Judge Hawkins overrules
all motions for new trials. I. L. D.
gives notice of appeal to the Alabama
Supreme Court.
Jan. 81, 1882, Supreme Court of
Alabama hears the appeal.
Ala. Supreme Court Upholds Verdicts
March "a, 1882, Alabama Supreme
Court upholds lynch verdicts against
z of the boys, grants new trial to
Eugene williams. Chief Justice An
derson in dissenting opinion admits
that none of the boys had had fair
trial.
March 25-ILD. files petition in
U. s. Supreme Court for new hear
ing.
Oct. 10-U. 8. Supreme Court
hears arguments on appeal. Defers
decision.
Mass Fight Wins New Trials
Nov. 7-U. s. Supreme Court hands
down decision, on eve of presidential
election, granting new trials to the
boys, but ignoring constitutional ques-
tons raised by the LID. Scottsboro
protest demonstrations held through
out the world. Demonstrators before
U. S. Supreme Court building at
tackled by Washington police.
Nov. 21--J. Louis Engdahl dies in
Moscow following strenuous European
Scottsboro defense tour with Mrs.
Ada Wright, Scottsboro mother.
March z, 1933-Change Of venue
granted. New trial set for Decatur.
/ March rs, 1933-New trials open in
Decatur, Ala. LID. challenges jury
system of South on exclusion Of Ne.
groes from jury. Haywood Patter~
son first of boys to be retired.
April Ruby Bates appears as de-
tense witness, repudiating her former
testimony, causing great sensation.
Lester Carter, one of the male COM
panions of the two white girls, also
appears for defense. Attorney Gen.
eral Knight attacks Ruby Bates al
having sold out" the South.
Mass Upsurge Answers Patterson
Verdict
April 9, 1933-Palm Sunday. Grim
ming, all-white jury brings in lynch
verdict against Haywood Patterson.
Harlem in angry upsurge. White
and Negro toilers throughout country
answer lynch verdict with indignant
protests and iron determination that
"the Scottshoro Boys Shall Not Die"
April 17-Judge Horton postpones
indefinitely further lynch proceedings.
May 80, 1888 - 5000 Negro and
white workers in Scottsboro protest
march to Washington place demands
on President Roosevelt and Congress
for release of the boys, and for adop-
ton and enforcement Of Bill Of Civil
( Rights for Negroes drawn up by LIS.
Mr.. and carried to Washington by
the marchers.