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New England bulletin., 1949-06-25
Trial Fair Arrest Biased
 Jennings Lawyer Contends

| SPRINGFIELD, Mass.-J. Cliff ford C1arkson, NAACP counsel Tn the Ralph Jennings sex-slaying case, said in an exclusive interview l with the NEW ENGLAND BULL LETIN on Saturday that he con- fidently expects the vindication of his forty-eight-year-old woodsman client.
 Praising the fairness which has been displayed by all concerned to date, Attorney Clarkson said that the trial has been Ind probably will continue to be extremely just
 He expressed the opinion, how ever, that race prejudice had been shown in the arrest of Jennings.
 "The state has nothing but cir cumstantial evidence" Clarkson said. "It is my opinion that all the circumstances attending the Jen- ings arrest have been rather pecu- liar.
 Here they had a girl who van-H ished in July of 1948. Four months later they find a female skeleton. Carol County now has a mystery, a murder. Tt is my opinion that it was felt they must just hustle to find murderer to solve this mys- tery.
 Jennings Only Negro.
 Ralph Jennings is the only Ne gro in the community. They found that he had previous conviction for rape in the State of Maine. They just picked him up. They were obviously just looking for some guy to pin this on."
 A pleasant, brilliant attorney, l Clarkson is s.welIknown throughout 1 the New England area Associate l legal representative of the New England NAACP Conference. he is legal representative for the Spring field Branch. Springfield-born. he
New England bulletin., 1949-06-25

OSSIPEE. N. H.-Members of the jury which will decide the guilt or innocence of Ralph Jennings, charged with the mur- der of Ruth Eisenberg:
 1. George H. Allen, Conway. drug clerk.
 2. Arthur B. Brown, Center Sandwich. wOodworker.
 3. Dana A. Weeks, Chatham, farmer.
 4. William c. Paris, Wolfboro, retired railroad man.
 5. Ernest L. Webster, 69, East Conway, farmer.
 6. StetsOn F. Archibald, Con- way, meter reader.
 7. David o. Baker, Jackson, artist.
 8. Donald A. MacMartin. Wolf boro, store clerk.
 9. Malcolm Ferbuson. Brook field, salesman-tax-coIector. 10. John J. Leary, Wolfboro, retired Army officer.
 II. Julius Pellitier. MouIton- boro, formerly of Boston, retired machinest.
 12. George ID. Young. Conway, shipping clerk. Eight of the twelve men are the fathers of young daughters.
New England bulletin., 1949-06-25

Don't say broad, I said. Suppose I should want to print this stuff. It isn't a respectful word. It's in the dictionary, somebody said. yeah, I said, but that's another word. In the dictionary broad means wide. We'll, you have seen Birdie, he said, and shut up.
 Every time hear a persons thought and action criticized be- cause he's unimportant and hasn't had his name pushed before the public, I think of Gavrilo Princip, Specks said. Specks teaches some very lucky undergrads in small southern college. He's the kind of guy who can be around a group all evening and give the impres-
New England bulletin., 1949-06-25
Gommo Nu Sigmus Elect Officers

Members of the Gamma Nu Sig ma Sorority met last week at the home of Mrs. Lillian Fletcher. Bellevue Square.
 Election of officers for the enstl- ing term was held.
 Those elected included Geraldine Wells, president; Anita Taylor, vice president; Lillian Thomas, record ing secretary; Jean Kennedy, fin- ancia1 secretary; Maxine Graham, treasurer, and Olivia Shelton, jour nalist.
 The Sorority recently held a highly successful job opportunity clinic, attended by more than 15O youngsters, at the North End Com Center.
New England bulletin., 1949-06-25

was a member of the City Council in that city.
 Associated with him in the Jen- nings defense are Joseph LeCount of Providence, Rhode Island. who is present city solicitor of Provi- dence, and Joseph Le Count, ma jority leader of the New Hampshire senate.
 C1arkson, a Boston University graduate, with fourteen years of practise, said the Springfield had wired Jennings ask ing him if he needed help. On re- a reply that he did, 21 New England branches contributed de- fense funds
New England bulletin., 1949-06-25

every motion, gesture and word The jury is vigilant.
 The ghost Of dead Ruth Eisen- berg stalks the courtroom.
 But in this year of our Lord, one thousand nineteen hundred and forty-nine, the significant thing here in Ossipee, is that, without lynch law, without hysteria, with cold, calculated deiberation and observance of the traditions oi even-handed justice they are try ing a black man for the sex slay- ing of a white woman.
 So far, it has been an American trial.
New England bulletin., 1949-06-25
sUith Ed SaUett

We sitting around apartment in the Square max- ing easy talk with long, sences between in the be when four together who speak the language don't feel the need of being impressive strainng the smart remark. There showers St. waited the rain to stop and let the with Brooklyn start.
 fellows said there reporter going around the project asking questions That all right, he sad asked Bird Cage Bertha what the community needs probably thinks community is something you get first Sunday You guys know Birdie. Yes knew Birdie. She's the raceraccrazy broad lives the next floor he said.
New England bulletin., 1949-06-25
Jennings To Take Stand In Sex Staying Trial
(Continued from Page D

Chief Justice John R. Goodnow of Keene, New Hampshire. E
 Two white attorneys and Ne gro confer together. They are the counsel for the defense.
 Close to them sits 8 tall. digni- field, bespectacIed Negro, Ralph Jennings.
 Here is a man, the state con tends who violated two Of the most sacred laws of society.
 Tl.ere is a ghost in this court room-a ghost being brought to life.
 It is the ghost of a pretty, twen- ty-two-year old white girl. Her name was Ruth Eisenberg. She was a baby nurse who worked in the Newtown, Conn, home of MT. and Mrs. Peter Drury.
 The jury must say, when this Eensation-packed trial Teaches its climax, whether Ralph Jennings picked up Ruth Eisenberg in his 1884 Sedan on Route 16 a few miles from Rochester City.
 Forced To Have Intercourse
 The jury must say whether Jen- nings drove the hitch-hiking nurse to a lonely spot in the woods, com manded her to leave the car. led her back among the brambles and bushes of a wooded spot, tore off her clothes, crammed her panties into her mouth to stif1e her cries. %1 o44 with him, and then either strang- led her or allowed her to die. gasp ing for breath.
 You gaze upon the accused. He wears an unassailable dignity upon his quiet face, He is calm, intent upon every word and action here in this courtroom.
 He is fighting for his 1ife-for New Hampshire law says the jury may condemn him to death by hanging-or order him imprisoned for life if he is found guilty.
 It is a deadly thing-this re lentless struggle between the three defense attorneys and Attorney General William Phinney, the FBI trained prosecutor.
 You remember other trials in which a black man has been ac- cused of violating the honor and taking the life oG a white woman. You recall men of Jennings race shivering before the bar of justice in Southern towns-where if mock justice didn't get him, the lynch pack would. You recall red-neclred, angrylSaced Southern juries wait ing eagerly to render verdict they have reached before the trial be- gan. You think of Dixie juries whe have inflamed race-hating juries with the statement:
 5 "After all, gentlemen Of the jury, you must realize that this is 8 Ne-
New England bulletin., 1949-06-25

sion of being quiet and not saying much and then later you find he's the only person who has said any thing you can remember.
 What's Gavri1o Princip some body said. Sounds like something high type Mexican would drink on Saturday night.
 He's the most famous of all the completely unknown. He's the answer to the importance Of unim- portant people. He's the symbol of the significance of the insignifi- cant. He's notorious in the way that Hitler and Kaiser Wilhelm
New England bulletin., 1949-06-25

gro and the deceased a white wom- an.'
 It Is Different Here But it is different here today in the tiny green town of Ossipee. II is possible for a black man to go to trial, accused of the sex-slaying of a white woman, and to be tried by the book and the demands of justice. It is possible for the community to regard this black man without hatred until the tale is told in this courtroom and the twelve have reached their verdict. It is possi- ble, even though Ralph Jennings, a woodsnaan, is the husband of a white wife, Abbie, who goes up and down the town, protesting his in- nocence and who comes to the courtroom to gaze steadily in his eyes and say soothingly: Don t worry about this Ralph"
 They had eighty-nine prospective jurors to examine and they were very careful to eliminate those who could be found to have important prejudice against interracial situa- prejudice against capital punishment or against man be- cause of his race, color or creed.
 Many asked to be excused be- cause of illness or nervousness.
 Three admitted that the interra- cial flavor of the case would make it impossible for them to be fair.
 Two admitted they were preju- diced.
 One said he had spent a year in the deep South and he couldn't help it-he just didn't like Ne groes.
 Such persons were disqualified. Throughout the selection of the jury which would free or condemn him, Ralph Jennings sat impassive- ly undisturbed, now and then with a nod of the head in the direction of his lawyers, indicating he fa- vored or opposed selection of a prospective juror.
 Explaining how he reached his conclusions, the accused man told reporters:
 "You can tell the way a man looks at you. If he looks you in the eye-he's all right. If he doesn't-you know-shifty eyes"
 Satisfied With Jury
 He said he was satisfied with the jury.
 Thursday-a group of forty jur- ors, judge, counsel and press spent "a long, hot day of travel in cara van of cars, retracing the route which the state contends took the Eisenberg girl to her horrible death in the crude, shallow grave wrere her broken, tortured body was discovered last November about 100 yards in from the White Mountain Highway.
 As the party came to the Roches- ter City Hall, where Ruth was last seen as they parted tree branches, walked over dry twigs, back off the road to the grave-as they visited the farmhouse of MT. and Mrs. Cleon Woodman where the Jennings had made their home in two rear rooms-the eyes of the jurors were rivited on the defend
New England bulletin., 1949-06-25
.counfrymon Tops
 Field Tn Bulletin
 Contest For Bike

The current BULLETIN news boy contest for the big blue bi- cycle is in full swing and gaining momentum as the weeks go by Our eager and earnest newsboys are putting forth every effort to keep the leads they have gained early in the contest and trying hard to gain on the guy who Is ahead of him. The spirit of com petition and fair play. is evident in the sincerity with which these boys are exerting themselves to prove their prowess as young salesmen.
 This contest is designed partly to encourage independence in the youth of the community as well as fair play and competitiveness.
 The BULLETIN feels sure that with the aid and advice of the parents of these boys they can also be taught lesson in thrift with the money they are able to make from their sales. The ulti- mate goal for each individual boy is the winning of a bicycle but the lessons and experiences that can be gained from this contest can be invaluable in the later life of each boy.
 BULLETIN newsboy contest, is now On display at the Johnson Record. Shop on Windsor Street.
New England bulletin., 1949-06-25

II Eight eff the twelve men are the fathers of young daughters. ant-perhaps seeking some telltale guilty sign.
 Save for a bit of fidgeting, the lean, kind-faced woodsman re tained- his stoic composure. AS they made their way over the path to the crude grave, Jennings, one hand manacled to sheriff reached up with his free arm and snapped twigs off the trees. As the jury inspected the grave, he leaned against a small tree and took out cigarette. It slipped out of his fingers and he dind't ligrt another until they were leaving the site.
 On 8 stop along Highway IS as a woodcutter, an old ebeer can was seen lying a few-yards off the road.
 Jennings smiled and told depu- ty sheriff, That's one, of my emp ties"
 Out at the Woodman farmhouse where Jennings lived in a rear wing and bedroom, he showed emo tion when Woodman asked him how he was feeling
 Fine" Jenning said. Just fine. No complaints"
 Woodman, forty-two year old Army vet, wounded at Guam, said he has known Jennings for two years. Their wives have worked together for fourteen years.
 Thinks Jennings Innocent
 ssI think this mans innocent." :" Jennings white landlord told the jury. I've never seen anything wrong about him.
 At a stop at the OK Wooden Heel Factory off Main St, Roches- ter, scores of curious workers ap- peared at the windows. From a second-foor window, his wife, who works there, waved to him. With a wide grin, the accused man waved to her several times during the fifteen-ninute stop.
 Mrs. Jennings will testify this week in defense of her husband concerning his whereabouts on the day the state has set as the murder date.
 Mrs. Jennings will testify this meanor is monumentaIly serene. Dressed in a black suit, green shirt with black necktie, he andSJustice Goodnow are the only men present who are not in their shirt sleeves. The judge has given permission for the removal of jackets.
 A supreme test of his calm came the indictment court clerk Robert P. Sawyer de- manded:
 sDid you kill and murder this girl by maliciously forcing a piece of cloth into her mouth. causing her asphyxiation?"
 '.Not guilty" Jennings respond ed in a strong, clear voice.
 Sole sign of tenseness he has shown is incessant smoking, but once when a lawyer had difficulty in arising from his chair, his clothes sticking with the heat to the wood, Jennings laughed and exclaimed:
 Look, he's stuck"
 Reporters questioned him about his confidence.
 Certainly, I'm confident" he re- piled simply. 'Tf were guilty, l couldn't be confident"
 Often he offers suggestions to his lawyers.
 The Jennings case is the talk of the town. The eyes of the nation are here-United Press, Associated Press, battery of photographers, a cartoonist and because there isn't a. restaurant here, the women of The Second Congregational Church are selling sandwiches and have taken over large lot near the where they charge cents for parking Of cars.
 The judge remains alert to the proper conduct of the trial. The defense counsel buzz and confer as the state parades its host of wit nesses, the accused man rests his head in his left hand and catches
New England bulletin., 1949-06-25

(Continued on Page A
Evening star., 1949-03-29
THOS. J. OWEN & SON, Auctione,
435 Southern Building.

TRUSTEES SALE OF vALUAaI1
ROW FRAME DWELLING BEING
KNOWN AS PREMISES 53l F1F.
TENTH STREET, NORTHEAST.
BY virtue Of certain, deed OF truss
duly recorded. in Liber No. s74I.
of the District of Columbia, and at
the request Of the party secured
thereby, the undersigned trustees
viii sell. at public auction II front
THE SEVENTH DAY Of APEIIs
All aa11iioc1ke 1e4g; AT tn. 1wHThiEdua 1toiioTiaesd..
iaftthe IN the Dist pistrict c0 Of Columbia. and
designated as and being lot mum;
bered twenty-one (2l in Daniel
Birtwelrs subdivision Of lot mum.
bered ten Q0) in block numbered
thirteen 13) in "Rosedale and lSh-
srSoodo as per pat aa,o Fseesdsa saa n TIN ~
trict of Columbia. Said property now
taxed as lot numbered twenty-one
CID in Square numbered Forty-nve
hundred fortv.three.
Terms: Sold subject to q prior Bldg.
assn. deed of trust for approxi-
mately s2,lsss;s9,; SO, ~ further n,rD..a pa.sic.. y.
TIM tim. o. Of "H,fe ssle; Vt" II. * uurchsss priss
a deposit of 5000. 90 required. Con-
veyancing, recording, etc, at pur..
chasers cost. Terms to be complied
with within thirty days. otherwise
deposit forfeited and the property
may be advertised and resold at
the discretion Of the trustees
STANLEY T. EWE1is
mn25,2aapl,46 Trustees.
Evening star., 1949-03-29
OFFICIAL NOTICES

GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA, March IA. 1949.-
A public hearing having been held
tr,ct m Of Columbia in the matter Of
closing certain street, area and pub
lie alleys In the District of Columbia.
as hereinafter described. and as the
said Commissioners are OF the opin-
ion that the street area and alleys
Is sEsa E shePd ys se tSs, oed nS.2
pared the following order: OR
DERED: That pursuant to the pro-
visions Of Public Act No. 307. ap-
proved December IS. 1892; the
green on plats nied in the ONCE Of
the Surveyor of the District of Co
lumbia and numbered as Maps 1866,
3467. 346s. 3469. 3471. and 3412
are hereby ordered CLOSED: same to
take effect on or after April Is, 1g49;
said areas 80 closed to revert to the
abutting property owners as shown
on said maps: the said closings to
take effect Jointly or separately by
subsequent order or orders on the ef-
tective date aforesaid. according. to
II I,eps 3s,1v q cIo,,ns E. and T. described ns11 q
Avenue % and srd street. Madison
street between Stotts avenue and end
place. part Of Mcdonald place be-
tween Stetts avenue and end place.
part Of Nicholson street between
part Of Chiiium place between ogle:
thorpe street and Riggs road, part OF
End place between Madison street
and Nicholson street. part OF Bro
street between Riggs road and Chill
lum place South Dako.a ,a Sven syenue e,6 be. E
Stotts avenue between South Dakota
avenue. and New Hampshire avenIe.
part Of Riggs road between Chillum
place and the Metropolitan Branch
Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad;
ale alleys s1st IN SQUARE e's7 81 O. s7l1' s71s
373s and 374s; and providing for
the dedication Of land for 2nd
street, 3rd street. 5th street. Chill.
the Northeast Section of the Dis,
.satnr 1sat Gi nqss hats r' sa7 j. s'and' snd
ss55. SCI 9i,as abnstins nj HIo Iots IS. &c. % I and
90. a. Closing Of part of public
alley in .nS sapase s' no1siinE| Ens|ne Losf a
ppai6lic pui cS .iiey icy in SQUARE Ssoi. 81
ssss.H An, AZ and aiI parties inter.
ested must file, in writing. with the
%tsStSss' sng. to these closinss. ' Of as to any y
item providing for the closing listed
above. before APRIL is. 1949; other
wise said closings. shall become ef-
fective on and after that date lr
accordance with the provisions OF
puDlic>Act Public ,s No; 1sao so7' approved DE-
John RUSsELL YOUNG. GUY MA
SON, GORDON r. YOUNG, Com.
missioners of the District of CO.
lumbia.. NH h,l4,l5.16.17.1S.19.a.
Evening star., 1949-03-29
THOS. ]. OWEN h SON, Auctionserss
435 Southern Building.
TRUSTEES SALE OF vALUABLA
THREE-STORY BRICK DWELLING
KNOWN AS 354O THIRTEENTH

TRgsTEEg s4lB BR1eE eE pMEGhIs yAIgHREs
STREET NORTHWEST.
BY virtue of certain deed OF truSt
duly recorded, in Liber No. .s626,
folio 256 ct sea-, of the land rec.
ords l Of the the s.. District Of Of Co Golum6i.;
secured saI d THEREBY the sD'tt the % Undersigned
trustee will sell, at public auction,
in front of the premises, on FRI
DAY, THE Eighth DAY OF APRIL,
A;D: 1919: AT THREE THIRTY
O'CLOCK PM, the following de
scribed land and premises, sittate
in the D District, Of c!u columbia' lo, ian, and
bered one hundred and forty-seven
140 in Edmund s. Dellone and
Genevieve A R.. T. Dellone's sub:
division of lots in block numbered
forty-three (43) "Holmead Manor"
as per plat recorded in the once
Of the, surveyor fol. the. District Of
(43 now known for purposes Of
assessment and taxation as square
numbered twenty eight hundred
thirty-four (2S34. Subject to build
ing restriction line and covenants
of record, which will be read at
the sale.
Terms Of sale. one.third Of the pur.
chase money to be paid in cash.
balance in two equal installments.
payable in one and two years, with
interest at fve per centum per An
mum, payable semi-annually, from
day of sale, secured by first deed
Of, trust upon the property sold. or
chaser. A deposit Of $500 will be
required at time Of sale. All
conveyancing, recording, revenue
stamps. etc. at cost of purchaser.
Terms of sale to be complied with
within 80 days from day Of sale.
otherwise the trustees reserve the
right to resell the property at the
risk and cost of defaulting pur-
chaser. after fiye days advertisement
of such resale in some newspaper
published in Washington, D. c.
AMERICAN SECURITY g. TRUST
CO.. Trustee. BY VIM. L. BEALE.
Vice President. tseaD. Attest:
tAry. mhs9 ,3L,ap2,4,7
Evening star., 1949-03-29
AUCTION SALES
THOS. J. OWEN 4 son. -Auctioneers
435 Southern Building.

tTTWoo-ssTToRY To 81 BRICK DWELLING
KHoWN KH9 9,gys a. .Aess. 115o ABBEY PLACE
BY virtue Of certain deed of trust
duly recorded. in Liber No. ss15,
Of OFT the District Of Columbia, and
At the request Of the party Sc:
trustee will sell, at public auction,
in front of the premises. on FRI
DAY THE EIGHTH DAY OF APRIL.
dG aGio6R !s4e pM AT tn. 1w0 to,ioTldHs THIsdY
scribed land al and premises. Situate
in the District Of Columbia, and
designated as and being lot num-
bered two hundred and TWENTY-FIVE
(222) in Harry K Boss and H. Glen
Phelps subdivision Of lots in square
nsvnbTfbr,. sever 'a7a hundrsa a, and
recorded in the ONCE Of the sur
veyor for the District of Columbia
in Liber rs At page 1913.
Terms of sale: One-third Of the pur-
chase money to be paid In cash,
balance in two equal installments.
payable in one and two years, with
interest At fve per centum per an, an,
day of sale, secured by first deed Of
trust upon the property sold. or all
cash. at the option OF the pur-
chaser. A deposit of $500 will be
required at time of sale. All con-
veyarcing, recording, revenue
stamps, etc. at cost Of purchaser.
within 80 days from day of sale,
otherwise the trustee reserves the
right to resell the property at the
risk and cost of defaulting pur-
chaser. after five days advertise
ment of such resale in some news
paper published in WASHINGTON,
D. c. AMERICAN SECURITY g.
TRUST CO.. Trustee By VIM. L.
BEALE, Vice President. (SeaD
Attest: JOHN r. NEALE. Assistant
SecretarY lmh2Q al Ano47
Evening star., 1949-03-29

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EsH%H ES{TMh1A As R5Hb RSEnlsE6S sE6sfawrs4 NGi 81
By ,v virtue Of certain deeS OF ss ssYs
Of the District Of Columbia. and
at the request Of the party secured
thereby, the undersigned trustees
will SELL, at public auction Ia front
Of theprsmises, on TAURSpAI'
Ip 1HE is1gs nsHENIF IF FakEE Pax OF o,cfoek AeSK
PM, the following described land
and premises, situate in the District
of Columbia. and designated as ana
being Part OF lot numbered one ID
in block numbered sixteen Q6) m
Todd and Browns subdivision oi
plssaahs eeress m the siof Ono. Of she surveyor
for the District Of Columbia, in
Liber Levy Court 2 at Folio p.
described in accordance. with plat
Of survey recorded IN said Surveyors
oss in suIssy Eey,nnos sGok 81 q paef pcnt Gs q
the Northerly line OF Columbia
Road, distant 1896 feet westerly
from the Westerly line Of Sherman
Avenue, said point being also the
center line OF the dividing vsll
between premises NOS. Buy ana 0tI
Columbia Road, and running thence
Westerly alonz the Nortkerly line
of Columbia Road, 1874 feet to the
East face of the wall OF premises
No. 913 Columbia Road; thence
Northerly along the East face OF
said wall to the end thereof, thence
West 4/1O0 of q foot to fence;
thence North along the line OF said
fence, to. the North line Of said lot;
thence East along said North line.
17.:S4 feet to a fence and pro-
longation of the dividing wall be-
tween premises Nos. 909 and 911
Columbia Road, thence South alonE
said aforementioned line so feet to
the point OF beginning; being I'M
proved BY premises No. Oil Column
bia Road, NV. Said block 16 now
Of ss orisinsiiy mali y: 5000. b.l.nc. %.
proximately $2.4s6.21, further par:
ticulars of which will be announced
at time Of sale; the purchase price
above said trust to be paid IN cash.
A deposit Of S500.00 required. Con-
veyancing, recording, etc, at pur-
chaser's cost. Terms to be COM
piled with within 80 days, other.
wise deposit forfeited and the prop:
erty may be advertised and resol6
1t the discretion Of the trustees.
z EARLE WELLS, MORRIS W.
CLARK, Trustees. CARL p: koLE.
MN; IA !. Attorney r. b2 tGr ss1si sMsS1tsshold 400
mh26, e,ap1,z 80