The Detroit tribune., 1963-10-19
Judge Sets Test 1f.a| In Olympic
Torch Pickets Booinq OF Anthem

A motion to dismiss charges
against six persons charged with
disturbing the peace at the Olym-
pic Torch Relay ceremony Fri.
day, October IL was denied when
they were arraigned before Judge
Elvin l.. Davenport in Record
ers Court Wednesday.
Judge Davenport said he had
signed the warrants requested by
the prosecutors office because
] thought the whole quest o n
should be tested He added:
This is sort of novel thing.
There are many legal questions
involved. This should be tested
not on the basis of emotion, but
judgement
The dismissal motion was made
by attorney Milton Henry, legal
counsel for the Group on Ad-
vanced Leadership (GOAL). a Ne
gro civil rights group here, on
grounds the warrants were in
"such indefinite FORM
Police said the defendants boo
ed and hooted during the play
ing of the national anthem by
the Police Band at the torch cere-
mony. The demonstrators said
they were protesting the lack OF
open housing in Detroit.
The six stood mute at their
arraignment and Judge Daven-
port entered innocent pleas for
them. Each was released after
posting $500 personal bond.
Accused in the warrants of dis
turbing the peace are: David Nj.
dcrhouser. 30. of 1926 Temple;
John Watson, 10, of 544 Engle-
wood; John Williams, 25, of 253
Horton; Gwendlyn Kemp, 10. of
1886 South Ethel luke s. Tripp,
Jr., of 1868 Richter, and Gencr-
al Baker, Jr., 20, Of 1909 Colling-
wood.
Judge Davenport gave defense
attorneys until Nov. to file any
briefs or motions pertaining TO
the case and the prosecutors Of
flee until Nov. 8 to reply.
This six we're among 40 to so
sign carrying demonstrators at
the City-County building Friday
as the torch symbolizing De
troit'S efforts to land the 1868
Olympic games arrived.
Wayne County Prosecutor Sam
uel II. Olsen who identified the
agitators as being chiefly Uhuru
members, criticized the demon
strators' Monday.
This office does not dispute
the right to peaceful assembly,
he said, but such a legal right
carries a corresponding legal
duty"
Olsen also criticized ''the half
hearted apology issued by the
leadership in the dcmonstra-
ton.
John w Coury, chief trial law
yer for the Prosecutors office.
summoned officials OF National
Association for the Advancement
of Colorcd People (NAACP) and
Uhuru to his office for a con-
ference on the incident.
Edward M. Turner, Michigan
NAACP president: Arthur L.
johnson. executive secretary of
the Detroit NAACP chapter; Alb.
raham Ulmer, chairman of the
housing committee, and
Bruce A. Miller. NAACP attor-
ney, showed up for the meeting.
Dctroit's bid for the 1868 Olym-
pic Games is supported by the
local branch Of the National AS
Sociation for the Advancement
of Colored People. the groups
board of directors said Wednes-
day. .-
The NAACP directors said
they were transmitting this po.
sition' to Olympic games autho-
rites now meeting in Baden-Bad-
en-. Germany, to decide the 1868
host city.
The statement said, however,
that "NAACP pickcts at the
Olympic relay ceremonies (here)
last Friday have the full sup
port of the board in raising for
and answer the va
lid issue of our communitiy's
practices in the housing field"
In their statement, the NAA-
CP directors said:
Detroit needs the Olympic
Games and we are therefore sup
porting its bid in the hope that
the olympics opportunities and
Detroit's housing will be equal