Evening star., 1949-10-21
Communists
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Communist newspaper, the Daily
Worker; Robert Thompson, "a,
New York State chairman; Gilbert
Greet, 43. Illinois State chair
man; Irving Potash, 46, vice presi-
dent of the CIO Fur and Leather
Workers Union; Gus Hall, 80,
Ohio State chairman, and Jacob
Stachel, 40, educational secretary.
Sympathizers in large numbers
formed a chanting picket line
outside.
A l00-man police detail, alerted
for possible disturbances, ringed
the Foley Square courthouse.
closed all doors except the main
entrances. and carefully scruti-
nized every person entering the
building.
Marching in orderly fashion
and carrying no placards. the
pickets chanted: 1--WE shall not be
moved
One man walked up and down
in front of the courthouse sing
ing: Free the Communist lead
ers. Fight for peace"
Defendants Are Grim.
Most of the men abouteto be
sentenced were grim and unsmil-
ing as they piled out of the closed
van that brought them from the
Federal House of Detention, where
they have been confined since
their conviction a week ago.
Ten of them were handcuffed
in pairs and the, eleventh, Carl
Winter, was manacled to another
Federal prisoner.
Inside the white marble build
ing. Chief United States Marshal
James E. Mulcahy ordered a thor
ough search of the courtroom "as
a precautionary measure" before
the sentencing. ~"
Twenty mounted policemen and
20 detectives were among the spe-
cial force assigned to prevent dis
order. A number of Federal guards
also were stationed in strategic
places.
Once inside the courtroom the
convicted men were seated on a
bench at Judge Medina's right.
Marshal Guards Each Prisoner.
A United States marshal was
assigned to guard each prisoner.
Ten more marshals lined up along
the rail in front of the spectators
section. and other marshals roved
the walnut-paneled courtroom or
guarded the doors.
In the spectators section were
Is visiting judges from Germany,
and Is friends and relatives of the
defendants. Only a few seats
were left for members of the pub
lie.
The defendants were the first
Communists ever brought to trial
under the act. Their conviction
took the chief leadership from
the party. There was speculation
as to whether the verdict out
lawed the party.
Yesterday, however, Attorney
General McGrath said in Wash
ington that the verdict did not
outlaw the party"
The defendants had their saw
In court. The trial consumed 80
weeks. The testimony ran to
more than 100000 words spread
across 10000 pages of the court
record.
Government Spent Million.
The Government spent $1,000
600 or more. The defense bill
was about half as much. 1t was
perhaps the longest Federal Grim
inal trial in history.
With the trial at an end, the
five defense attorneys preceded
their clients to judgment. .
Judge Medina sentenced the
lawyers to terms varying from
80 days to six months for con-
temptuous conduct during the
trial. Their sentences begin No
vember Is but also are being ap-
pealed.
The lawyers are Abraham J.
Isserman of Newark, N. j.; Harry
Sacher of New York; Richard
Goldstein of San Francisco:
George w. Crockett, jr.. a Detroit
Negro, and Louis McCabe of Phil
adelphia
Dennis also dPew six months for
his courtroom antics as his own
attorney.
Three defendents, Hall, Winston
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