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hat and coat before being led GU
by deputy marshal.
The Soviet U. N. delega Jior
headquarters in New York had NJ
immediate comment after learn
ing the verdict.
Called Matter of Love.
The case has attracted interna
tional interest. The United State
Government branded it as daring
cold-blooded spying The Scvie
government. on the other hand
called It a fran cup.
Gubitchev's lawyers maintained
that the meetings of the two il
New York were simply a matter O.
love. d,
After both defendants had lef
the courtroom, Abraham L. Pom
erantZ, the Russians lawyer, tolC
reporters:
She's acquitted of an attemp
to pass to him. He's convicted
of an attempt to receive from her
can make no sense of this.
simply indicates to me the terrific
confusion in this case"
He said that on Thursday h,
would make motions to set aside
the verdict.
Neuberger Also Puzzled.
Shaking his head and shrugginf
his shoulders, Mr.. Pomerant.
cried:
Il can't figure this damn thinl
out!"
Samuel "A. Neuberger of Mis-
Coplon S defense staff, said that h,
was puzzled by the verdict, too.
IF you can explain this, ther
you're better than l." he said.
Miss Coplon has been free il
5000 bail on the Washington
conviction of stealing classified
Government information with thu
intent of transmitting it to a for.
eign power. She has been fret
in another $4,000 bail in tn,
case here.
She was to be taken to the WON
ems house of detention here ant
Gubitehev to the Federal hous,
of detention.
Miss Coplon Was Hopeful.
When the jury was locked VI
last night, Miss Coplon was ap
parently hopeful. She smiled a
reporters and exclaimed, well
what do you think of that?"
The final court session endet
yesterday in some confusion whel
Mr.. Boudin made a motion for I
directed verdict of acquittal on on
of the counts against her. Judg
Ryan denied the motion when
was renewed today. However, thi
was the count on which she wa
acquitted.
It was touched off when tn
jury came in shortly before mid
night and asked for Qualification
on whether Miss Coplon, then
Justice Department analyst, wa
lawfully or unlawfully" in pos
session OF documents the Gov
eminent claims she meant to turf
over to Gubitchev.
Asks Directed Acquittal.
When Judge Ryan said tn
proper word was lawfully" MI
Boudin jumped up and said hi
copy of the indictment read "un
lawfully" and he moved for a di
rected acquittal of the girl OF
the indictment second count.
Judge Ryan denied the mistria
motion on two grounds, one tina
the law itself reads lawfully O
unlawfully." and two, that h
himself used the proper wore
lawfully" several times in hi
charge to the jury.
At this point Mr.. Pomerant
leaped into the argument. saying
he had been trapped by the diff
ference in words into using a thir'
of his summing up to the jury il
trying ito persuade the jury Mis-
Coplon had lawful possession o
the papers"-a point conceded il
the original indictment. He ais
denied hearing Judge Ryan us
the proper term.
4 Complains of Burden"
He complained that this was {
burden" to him.
Miss Coplon's only active de
tense in the closing hours of tn
trial came from Mr.. Pomerantz-
while her own three lawyers re
fused to call defense witnesses TO
her or even to sum up their cas-
before the jury.
i The three attorneys, Mr.. Neu
burger. Sidney S. S. Bermal
and Mr.. Boudin, took over tn
case part way through the tria
when Miss Coplon dismissed he
original attorney, fiery Archibald
Palmer.
i The three court-appointed law
Iyers, serving without pay, ma,
asked for a 60-day delay to stud,
the case. When this was denies
by Judge Ryan, the three com
planned they could not properl.
defend the girl. From that poin
on. they based their admitte,
i FOUND.
COLLIE-Female. red collar, tag No. 641
New Orleans. Louisiana. To. 1891.
SHEPHERD PUPPY, dusty brown, about