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bers, Judge Medina told the
jurors:
DO not discuss this case with
relatives or friends or members
of the press, magazine writers or
anyone who seeks to elicit from
you any information about the
case"
Then he turned to the defense
lawyers. He accused them OF
working in shifts. accompanied
by shouting, snickering and sneer-
ing" The lawyers, he declared
urged each other on to badger
the court"
Their contempt was so great
Judge Medina said. "as to make
the imposing of fines futile ges-
ture."
Sentences on Lawyers.
With that, he imposed the fol-
lowing sentences:
Sacher. six months.
Richard F. Gladstein Of San
Francisco, six months.
George w. Crockett. jr.. Of De-
troit. a Negro. four months.
Louis F. McCabe of Philadelphia
80 days.
Abraham j. Isserman Of New
York. four months.
Dennis, general secretary Of the
party, was sentenced along with
them. 80
sacher vigorously protested the
sentences. saying. They can only
have the effect of intimidating the
bar of America"
Three Of the defendants-Green
Hall and Winston-already had
been jailed for the duration Of the
trial on contempt charges and
Judge Medina had served notice
that he would deal with their law
yers as soon as the trial ended.
In the historic trial the Govern
ment charged that the Commu-
mist Party was reorganized on or
ders from Moscow in 1945 as a
conspiracy secretly devoted to vio-
lent overthrow of the American
Government.
The defense contended that the
party is a legitimate political or
ganization working for the estab-
lishment of Socialism by legal
means.
The courtroom was crowded and
across the front barrier separating
spectators from the rest of the
room there were about Is deputy
marshals. Other deputies stood at
each side of the bench and about
the room.
There was solid wall of
deputies at the entrance to the
room.
Clerk Calls Roll. :.
After the Jury entered; William
Borman, court clerk. called the
roll. Each answered, Here"
Madame foreman, have you
reached a verdict?" he asked.
"Yes," Mrs. Dial replied in q
low tone.
How do you find?"
1--WE find each and every one
Of the defendants guilty." she re-
piled.
Eight of the defendants went
home for the night to the cheers
and applause of their sympa thizers,
about 100 Of whom kept q vigil
outside the Federal Court Build
ing last night. The other three
defendants were in jail during
out-of-court hours for contempt.
Picketing has been an off-and-
on feature. of the historic trial
since 1t began January II.
It perhaps was the longest Fed
eral criminal trial In American
history.
Judge Medina warned the jury
in his charge that the trial was
not intended as a witch hunt or
ok-burning foray. It was trial
of II men accused Of conspiring
to advocate violent overthrow of
the United States Government, he
said.
do not be led astray by talk
about thought control or putting
books on trial." Judge Medina said
in q 2-hour-and- d-15-minute charge
to the. jury. mo such issues are
before you here.
And you are not to pass on
the merits Of communism, capital
ism or any other isms."
The defense, ending It's summa-
tion on "Wednesday. denied that
American Communists ever plotted
revolt against the United States
They declared no verdict could
wipe out communism as then
ideal.
This remark was construed by
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