Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-09-28

nervous civic groups in Chicago,
nr more than two months failed
10 Indtct single rioter, but In
stead placed charges against three
Negroes who did not take part In
tho action. and two whites who
also were not reported active dur
lng the riot
II did indict Cicero Police Chief
Erwin Konovsky for failing 90 en-.
force the law and take adequate
steps to suppress the riot
No NeGroca On Jury
Named also by the grand tIrora,
% white persons and no Negroes.
were the following persons;
George N Leighton. attorney
for Harvey E, Clark This family
was the target OF tho mobstera
last July ~ and ~ because he was
Negro trying Ia move into the
white suburb 81 Cicero) and
also the legal counsel for the Chi
cago branch NAACp
George q Adams, head OF a
trust which owns tho controvcr-
aial building In which the Clark
family tried 20 move at 0l30 w.
10Th St
Charles Edwards, real estate
agent In charge Of tho controver-
sial structure.
Mrs. Camille DE Roae. former
white owner Of the building who
sold II 10 Negroes shortly before
the riot. and Norman siiverman,
white person repeatedly seen
weeks after tho riot distributing
Communist literature" denounc-
ing the riot
Frre Legal Service Offered
These five are accused Of . con-
Hpiraey 10 inIure the property Of
large number Of persona" The
American civil Liberties Union
Chicago office has offered FREQ
legal services 10 them.
All six persons indicted win
come up for arraiEnmcnt this
week before Judge Thomas u.
ItmcEynahi. chief justice OF the
Criminal court,
Tho NAACP. the ACLU, the
civil Rights Congress-, the Chi
cago Area Council Of the Ameri.
can Veterans Committee. and the
general public In letters 10 the
editor Of newspapers columns are
the latest 90 add nsw protests 10
the grand jury action.
ThuFKOOd Marshall On Scene
In itR latest action, the NAACP
has proposed a Hsven-point pro-
gram Of action In the Cicero In
cident The first step already has
taken place with the arrival OF
Thurgood Marshall, chief counsel
Of the national body. To confor
with w. Robert Ming and other
local NAACP attorneys on the de-
fenae ~ leighton.
Another planned action is the
personal appearance Of Walter
White, executive secretary, 10 adj
dress a mass meeting. Oct. .. In
protest 0f the grand jury action.
White IL expected 20 make states
Atty. John Boyle, his chief target.
The ave alSo In attacking
Boyle, asking him 10 step aside
for a special prosecutor and a new
grand jury "a study the case.
In It's statement this Gro said
the action make q farce Of our
whole judicial procesa." II de-
n0unced Boyle and Sheriff John
IIabb. In addition II criticized the
grand jury for failing To indict
Joseph Beauharnals. leader Of the
anti Negro White Circle league
and race batter.
Letters from readers % tho Cri-
cago Sun. Times. morning news
paper, also dsplored the action.
The Rev. A. L. Thompson. Peoples
Community church, termed the
action "A tiIRgTacs."
Jim Grow Grand Jury
Oscar Brown Jr. formerly q
Negro radio news commentator.
branded the jury as n "JimcrOw"
grand jury.
One reader. ALVIN Edgell. pro-
badly summed up general Senti-
ment with:
u hope that the sense Of Jus
ucs evidenced by the grand jury
In the Cicero affair IL not the one
prevailing In America today"
Although the grand jury an
n1unced It's indictment. II has
announced one more planned &C
tl0n the issuance Of q statement
explaining It's viewpoints on the
whole situation. II In expected 10
be- a possible attack on . number
Of persons and groups In Chicago.
The statement viii be issued be-
fore the end Of this week. II is be-
ueved