The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-18
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removed to Birmingham after the ar
raignment to be kept safely until the
trial starts a week from Monday.
On the other hand Sheriff Davis, in
whose care the prisoners will be in
Decatur, says that all arrangements
for protection are in the hands of the
attorney general.
The more one probes into this very
complicated and tense situation the
more peculiar it looks.
l. L. d. Attorneys Arrive In
Birmingham
Despite this extremely grave indif-
ference to provide sufficient protec-
ton and in view of the intense lynch
sentiment seething in Decatur, Sam
uel LeiboWitz and Joseph BrooSky
arrived in Birmingham by plane late
this evening ready to go into court
in Decatur Monday morning. Imme-
diately upon their arrival they went
into conference with David Schrift-
man, LID. attorney who has been
here during the past month. General
George W. Chamlee, Southern coun-
sci from Chattanooga, is expected to-
morrow to join In the conferences and
lay plans for the coming arraign-
ment and trial.
Whether Leibowitz will remain In
Birmingham until the 9th when the
actual trial starts or return to New
York and come down again has not
yet been determined.
To Demand Miller Afford Protection
Due to Judge w. w. Callahan's
announcement that he does not in
tend to have soldiers in and around
the courthouse and jail during the
arrangement and trial and Sheriff
Davis statement that there probably
will not be more than dozen or so
deputies it is believed that I. L. d.
counsel will seek an audience with
Governor Miller in Montgomery to-
morrow or Sunday to demand that
proper steps be taken to protect the
defendants and themselves since the
threats against the lives of the counsel
have been more open than against the
defendants.
At the last trial not only did Sheriff
Davis have all available deputies on
hand but there were some IS soldiers
heavily armed always around the
courtroom and jail. Even at that, two
mob movements started which were
stopped with difficulty. And at that
time the sentiment was nowhere near
as bitter as 1t is now.
simultaneously many leading citi-
zenS of Alabama, fearful that the
seeming set-up may result in
shocking massacre are urging the
Attorney General Judge Callahan
and the governor to see to 1t that
proper protection is afforded both the
defendants and their attorneys.
estate Has Perfect Set-up for
Slaughter"
In last ninut effort to forestall
the imminent danger David Schrift-
man left this morning for Decatur to
confer with Judge Callahan on the
question Of protection though he had
little hope that the presiding Judge
would change his mind.
ut seems that the State has a
perfect set-up for slaughter"
Schriftman said before he left.
Sheriff BUD Davis, during the
telephone conversation in which he
said he was taking no special pre-
cautions to protect the defendants or
their attorneys said that he had not
even asked the National Guardsrnen
stationed at HartSelle, some Is miles
away, to be in readiness for a call.
"Of course they're always there" he
explained, "but am under orders from
the court and I have received no
orders to ask them to be in readiness.
The whole matter Of protection is in
the hands Of Attorney General
knight" he repeated.
Judge Bars Tables for Press
''Will the Scottsboro boys be kept
in jail in Decatur between the time
they are arraigned on Monday morn
ing and the time they go to trial
week later or will they be returned to
sheriff said. On the question Of news
papermen not being allowed press
tables within the trial area space
Sheriff Davis said:
Il can't put up press tables if the
Judge won't let me. He's running the
court" the sheriff was asked what
the sentiment was in Decatur. "Oh,
there's no sentiment against the Ne
groeS," he said genialy. How aobut
Leibowitz and Brodsky," he was asked.
"Oh, don't know. 1 don't think
there's any sentiment against Lei
oowitz here. No, 7 don't think so.
haven't found any,"
Sheriff Vague on Protection
"You don't think that five deputies
you have around the Decatur Jail will
be sufficient to protect the Negroes in
he event of trouble do your" "There
may be other deputies from another
county" the sheriff explained. Maybe
thereu be a total of twelve or fiji
teen?"
That Judge Callahan planned to ask
Sheriff Hawkins of jefferson County
to remain with the prisoners and CO.
operate with Sheriff Davis has been
rumored for several days. Sheriff
Hawkins himself says that he has not
yet received orders to transport the
boys to Decatur nor whether he would
stay with them or return to Birming-
lam. The fact that Sheriff Davis is
If the opinion that deputies from
county may be asked to stay
With him is but one more link in the
hahn tending to show that the whole
hing was carefully planned out and /
he orders that will be issued probably
agreed upon long in advance other
wise how did the rumor about Sheriff /
hawkins being asked to stay with