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WE IP Pb] l lco00181 43M “TRIAL OF THE "CHICAGO 8" (Continucd) In the ‘be jeginning ‘of. the Feventh weck of the trial of the "“Chicaso 8" (3-11 November), -it abruptly befame a trial of seven, when ducing the afternoon court. session on. Wednesday, § November, Judge Hoffman cited Bobby G, Seale on sixteen counts of.contempt of court and sentenced hitn ‘to four ycars in prison. ‘At the same time, he declared a inistrial, insofar as Scale is concerned,. and severed his case from that of the - _ Feven. other defendants. Seale's trial on the charge that he. conspired to incite a riot during the 1968 Lcmocratic fational Convention, has now been set by Judge Hoifinan for 23 April 1970, _ or the first two aml one-haif days of the prior week of the trial, Seale had been Lound to a chair and gagged ina vain effort to prevent the disruptive outbursts by. which he mace it virtually imnossible to conduct tae court—outburets which ranged from the shouting of ovscenj- ties in the courtroom to calling the Judge a "rotten, racist, Fascist — pig'' whose outlook he characterized as having steinmed fron: “the sapere man syiwilrome of comic book politics." His outrages, which secned calculate! to force Judge Hoffman to order him bound and sages! so “that the trial could oroceed, were hurled, not only at the Judge and prosecution attorneys, but at the President of the United States und its Government. e : . In sontencing ‘Seale, Judge Hoffman ruled that his behavior through- out the trial “constituted a ‘leliberate and willful attack on the admiinis- tration of justice and-an atteinpt to, sabotage th: functionines of the Fed- eral judicial system." He said that he had selected the sixteen "most flagrant" of Seale's violations during the trial, cach of which constita- teed "a separate contemnt of court", and he sentenced him to Chree montiys on cach count, Judge Hoffman's determination to end Seale's bid to sabotage the ‘trial caine when Seale, after two days of relative caln:, detied new warn “ines And aingonitions asad persisted in attempting Lo cransec .Ataine a vilness., He refused to remain seated as ordered; began ones agvin bo abu re: the: Susciges vad c: MvReedatine: carly dismiss: Lot the court. we ‘rine the hour and a half it took, Jadge Hofiman to read his decision, sfale