The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-13
Unsolicited NJ essages
Authorize the LID.
to Proceed
o. K. FRAENKEL ACTS
Notes Written After
Leibowitz Claimed
He Was Retained

Unsolicited personal letters
written by Clarence Norris
and Haywood Patterson, two
of the Scottsboro boys now
in Kilby prison, arrived here
yesterday at the offices of the
International Labor Defense
expressing full and complete con-
fldence in the I. L. D. and its at
torneys. and utter amazement at
the claims OF Samuel LeiSevitz
that he had received INSTRUCTIONS
from the boys to GUST the I. L. D.
from the case.
Accordingly, the attorneys of the
I. L. D.. who had this week declared
their intention Of turning over ell
the records Of the case to Leibo-
WITT upon the declaration Of his
claims" in accordance with the
policy OF the L L. D. not to permit
the slightest obstacles Of legal dis
pute to hamper the cause of saw
ing the boys, yesterday challenged
Mr.. Leibowitz's right to take any
further action in the case.
LeiboWitz had already formally
and suddenly withdrawn from the
case on Oct. 4, when he suddenly
claimed that he had received the
boys authorization"
Finds Leibowitz Action shocking"
The letter of Clarence Norris. for
whom Leibowitz and the National
Association for the Advancement Of
Colored People and minister's
groups pretended to speak. is dated
Oct. 8, four days after Leibowitz is
alleged to have received author
.zet.on." and is full reputation
of all Of Leibowitz's claims
81 was indeed shocked at the
statement that Mr.. Leibowitz
made" Norris wrote to Osmond
X. Fraenkel. an LID. attorney
in charge OF the appeals in the
case. 81 am sure by Mr.. Brod3ky
appointing you and Mr.. Pcl,ak to
handle my case on the appeal to
the L. 5. Supreme Cou-< was did
for the best"
Haywood Patterson, in his letter
to Osmond K. Fraenkel, written on
Oct. 10. six days after LeiboYitz
sent his personal representatives on
a secret mission to the boys, reaf-
firms his faith in the policies and
skill Of the I. L. D.
I'VE are looking forward with
great confidence that you will put
forth every effort possible onward
in getting the cases before the
Supreme Court 1 am greatly
sorry that there was little dis
agreement between Mr.. Leibowitz
and you all and of his assent to
agree to you all opiniors / am
with hopes that Mr.. Leibowitz viii
change his attitude and be agree
able now / want you all to know
that I have the same faith and
courage that I have always had"
These letters written when the
boys were alone, after Leibowitz's
/ representatives had left them, in
dictate that whatever went on be-
tween the boys and Lsibowitz was
under no circumstances construed
by them as repudiating the I. L. D.
The International Labor Defense
has sent all the necessary papers to
the Supreme Court, Mr.. Fraenkel
announced, and the fight to win the
freedom of the boys will go forward
with renewed determination.
The full text of the letters of
the hcy5 to the 7. L. D. lawyer, and
his letter to Leioowitz follow:
Letter Of Clarence Norris
'kilby Prison,
"Montgomerv, Ala.
"Cet. 8, 1923,
M. Osnond K. Fraenkel
Dear Sir:
must say that I was indeed
very happy to receive your much
appreciated letter after not hear
ing from you for some time. It
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