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% a ee warrants (Items 2 and 4 above). Regardless of the ease with which the "action" elements can be proven, it must - be equally proven beyond a reasonable doubt that the sus@ pects had the required knowledge of the existence of the Federal warrants. mate _ It is here that the proposed case becomes very difficult as to Williem and Emily Harris. Although their names were widely publicized in connection with Patricia. Campbell Hearst, and it was widely publicized thet they were being sought along with Patricia Campbell Hearst, it does not appear clearly demonstrable that the suspects in this case knew that the Harrises were Federal fugitives. It is almost an absolute certainty that neither Harris would be willing to testify, and no admissions by the sus- pects-are:-known to this-writer from-which any: inference of = 1owledge on the part of the Scotts as to the -status‘of the Harrises could be mades-+- — . . : Probably the strongest evidence of knowledge _-on'the part of the suspects relating to the Harrises is the fact that throughout most of the period, they were concealed in the same manner as Patricia Campbell Hearst as to whom the knowledge element is much clearer. - As the knowledge elements relate to the har- boring of Patricia Campbell Hearst, several items of evidence ere available as proof against Jack Scott and his parents. While they cannot be specifically charged with knowledge of the massive publicity being generated at the time by the Hearst case, and the efforts of the FBI to apprehend Patricia Campbell Hearst, the Scotts would be hard pressed to claim ignorance of it. For this _ geason, it ds submitted that any creditable evidence sus- ¢ taining these elements would be sufficient to gain a conviction. _ ~ re rr rrr 1 ee Ht re