The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-12-13
RIOT CASE IS GIVEN JURORS THIS AFTERNOON
Court Instructs Deliberat- ing Body on Provisions
 of Territory Law
23D DAY OF TRIAL
 WHICH OPENED NOV. .12
Folta Demands Guilty Ver- dict Against Majority
 of Defendants

Of DeIenddntS The riot case against 24 defend- ants in Federal district court was given to the jury at 4:12 o'clock this afternoon, the 23d court day since the trial opened on November 12. In instructions which required about an hour to deliver, Judge George F. Alexander carefully out lined the law to the jurors as it's effects the case and told the jury it could convict or clear any one or all the defendants, blanket return against the entire group either one was or the other not being neces- sary.
 Explains Law
 The Court instructed the jurors they were first to determine wheth- CT the defendants, or any one of them, were guilty of riot. Then they must proceed to determine whether a felony was committed in the course of such riot.
 The Judge pointed out that it was immaterial whether special police officers on that day had any visible badge or insignia of office to dis tinguish them from other civilians, explaining that citizens may, on their own authority, lawfully en- deavor to suppress a riot. and may arm themselves for that purpose. The Court defined riot, according to the law. and explained the require- ments for constituting riot
 Jurors Locked Up
 The jurors, who have been free to go their separate ways during the recesses from the trial. will now be required to stay together until such time as a verdict is reached. The Courts instructions, which advised the jurors they must con- slider carefully all the evidence, and 1 the large number of defendants in- dicated the jury would be out for a lengthy period, some who have followed the case expressing the belief no return could be expected much before Monday.
 Arguments in the riot case which has been heard in Federal District Court for the last month, were com pleted this morning and Judge George P. Alexander began presenta- tion of his instructions to the jury as court re-convened at 2:30.
 In a stirring closing plea this morning. Assistant District Attorney George w. Folta demanded the con- viction of at least 20 of the "A de- fendants.
 Names Four
 T don't care what you do with Leonard Ball, Jack Romer, Bill Tar off and George Kodzoff,9 declared the prosecutor, but I will not be satisfied with anything but verdict of guilty for the other defendants" Folta struck out forcefully at what he termed the implications left by the defense and charged the govern ment testimony still stood unchal- lenged. He directed several pointed and barbed remarks at counsel and on one occasion Goodman jumped and moved for a mis-trial after Folta had made a remark relative to shooting" as part of justice in Russia. The Court denied the mo- ton.
 Roden Speaks Senator Henry Roden presented his argument yesterday, dwelling on what he said was a great stir over nothing. He indicated he believed nothing happened on June "A, last, which warranted the action brought against the defendants, and pleaded the cause of these working men" doing just what you or would do."
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