The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-01-24
: While Raymond w. Henderson,

appeal AOS-J JAN CduS6u by the
States refusal to provide Norman
Mini, Prisoner 57606 In SAM
Quentin, with a copy Of the rec
ord Of the trial proceedings. the
State Parole Board is preparing
to conside the question Of setting
sentences for Mini and the other
Sacramento prisoners. sfY
Having been denied the right to
copy Of the trial record bv the
District Court in Sacramento,i
Henderson has sought a writ Of
habeas corpus in Marin County
Court, on the grounds that Mini
is being denied his constitutional
: right Of appeal, since no brief can
be drawn up without the trial |
proceedings. The l. L. D. attorney
Leo Gallagher, who representa-
some of the other Sacramento
prisoners, has also gone into ac-
ton following Henderson's move
against the State. He is likewise
seeking hebeas corpus writs.
1t is unlikely that these writs
will be granted by the county
courts, and the fight for them win
be carried further by Henderson,
possibly to the Federal courts, and
even to the u. S. Supreme Court.
Until the question of the right of
the prisoners to get copies of the
trial record is settled, the appeal
itself is tied up by the State.
Board Decision Important
Hence the State Parole Board,
which is to meet early in Febru-
airy, becomes a doubly important
factor in determining the fate of
the prisoners as they cannot hope
to get out for an appeal for some
time at best.
Counting off good time, the
minimum sentence of all the pris-
oners will be up on February q
Their maximum sentence would be
ID years less several years fol-
good time. The Parole Board has
not yet sent any definite sentence
it has the power to do so at IL:
meeting in February, and If Il
chose TO, It could release all th'
Sacramento prisoners at the ens
Of next month. t-~.s ,er
The fact that the Associates
Farmers, Inc. and the Chamber D
Commerce Of California are con
D. tinuing their anti-union, drive
however, makes it almost eertai
that the Board viii take no sue
action ~; s-.;1
When the Board met sewers
months ago at Tehachapi 70 cor
slider the cases Of Caroline Decke
and Nora Conklin, two of the SaC
raTnento class-HRr victims, It n
fused to set definite sentence. tn
attempts 20 deport Jack Warnicl
J. one Of the acquitted Sacrament
unionists, make IL clear that pov
!, erfEl forces are determined
:, squeeze the last ounce Of Yenf
eances out Of the Sacramento pri
oners for the crime Of organism
unions and leading strikes; TN
N. s. IA. @. Asks Protests q
, The National Sacramento Al
: peal Committee, In an effort
meet the, situation which win e,
list when the Parole Board meet
Is launching drive to get unioi
and other organizations, as WI
as individuals, to send protests
Governor Merriam and Attorne
General Webb Of Californ
] against the continued impriso
q, ment of the framed-up Sacr
, mento unionists. Protests shou
3 be sent too these officials at So
: ramento, the State capital.
: That there will be plenty Of d
= ficulty in getting the Board to .
4 at this time is made clear by {
!. character Of the men who CO..
noSa Il fGi' EH rrst 81
Z The Chairman, Frank c. Syl
Of San Francisco, in, addition
q getting 5000 annually for
n 'ARork'a on the Board, is q bui
ing contractor He Is in clt
, touch with the Industrial Assoc
p. ton, opensshop general staff.
- the San Francisco employers.
4 !. Board Members ReaetiOnaary
Joeseph Z H. Stephens, secc
u member OF the board, was one
r the reactionaries who helped 4
: Sacramento Bee stir up ag1tat
40 against The prisoners during
y tial last year. On January 10, Il
n. the Bee carried q statement
!" STEPHENS advocating the con-
ca tion,cof the union organizers
~ RErdless Of the costs. He 6
~ $4,000 annually. as president
Az the Sacramento Merchants Nat
"a al Bank besides his $1,000 II
RS the State. He was q supporter
Governor Rolph, MONEYS 81
enefny..d w. g. =
Ia David r. Bush, the third m
Der, is an attorney Of oakdale,
prominent Legionairee His
ganizationu Is behind the driyS
depOrt Jack Wanick on evidS
ac-- which won his acquitta IN. So
Of, mento. He was d mouthpiece
he. the organized employers In
re Stats Senate In 1888. IN 1888
N California State Grange, farm
lss. organization, blocked his ca
me dacy for q judgeship because
rim his tie-uu with the Pacific CO
- Electric Company, keystonS Of
~ reactiOnary crowd.
lIrl- 4,Ins addition 20 sending lei
be 20 the Governor and Alto
o..i General letters should be sen
o.t the Slater Board Of Parole, So
vSs mento, and TO the individual n
on bera Of the Board. Such 1e
for sh5Gld stress the fact thst "a
~ ef acts were proven agains
OF the prisoners. that their
"crimes has been the organiEl
Of unions, and that one Of the
victing jurors has galreadv de
Sat ed that in his opinion there
- absolutely no evidence az
4ll1Ae Norman Mini or Caroline d.
or and that the whole verdict "
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