◆ SpookStack

‘PRIVATE FIGHT? _° in his opinion there are a num- weétodght it was a private«bersof attorneys in New Or; ifight between Sobol and Perez,"’ Jeans who would take the posi- jhe asserted. - -- -- {tion of LCDC staff counse for Questioned further “by Ses-. sions he said that had there a compan by Brot and a complaint by, ens: /no problein ... . I. was spectac- against Bogalusa officials for wie successful,” he assert. Young, and Hicks as_was gone ed. aa, “hy out-of-state attorneys. "No NEED SEEN | “Not for Young and Hicks be- Saha has feutiied that fe de they were just as law 0 as testified that he ds). Ye sai ,cause the paid. The maximum salary pall eee ae te ane need less as some of the whites,” the head of the Legal Aid But cause if Negroes chaose local Talley said, but added that he thought about bringing such an P reau here is $7,000, he added,j- A aan Mepinion, would Bap pst If an out-of-state attorney * Hi During bis cessation 1 gkdection on another basis. — — tempted to practice in BEI teymade reference to his be-|_ Dea" Antonio Papale of the court, Judge Bagert . said, DéPing : “ia few brie would need to produce some] 2S the object of “ta few bricks some action. Tas 2] hiticati ome} and: crosses,” and when asked Later, re continued, wien the Be asocited wih oral coe by Bronstein to explain the #ef- ey and since that time there dand about 55 others filed amf; ot have tb oe wresent fo Gr ‘from an attempt by ebout?s as 3 uno distinction made as Se the rom ite Ot it that tridks@-Vagsease, he asserttdy oat sions sought to how that ‘1Sobol, the committee felt that} The judge’was asked by Pro en a. NE a ° the state statute was under di- vee jt in-his opinion Negees the Bogalusa area “to elimi-jthe scarcity of Negro attorney rect attack and it was recom-Jhave confidence in local white| ate the trouble you get on both{ is not just a local problem but mended to the LSBA’s Housej attorneys augfthe answer Wags sides when you get irresponsi-|4 national one. , Loyola’ University Schocl of ‘Law testified that the law school desegregated in the fall of ed the case and pidbably takei P lof Delegates that the organiza-| “Positively. "4- . ¥pable people trying’to run your Be. STUDY DESCRIBED dom antervene. Cicero C. Sessions, the LSRA| community.” © - *. [2Sfhe dean described a study Others called by Sessions in- attorney, then called Bascoti] .Talley'was asked by Bron- fuade by the American Associ- ion of Law Schools on the sub- fect and said that it was not made with any particular state’ Qiregion in mind | general legal matters but gets} He said that it disclosed that: none of thelr civil rights busi-]scme law schools make conces- ness. “I think Mr. Elie's firmjsions in admissions for Ne- pandles all that,’ the attorney] groes because of disadvantages added, referring to Lolis Elie, ajin cultural and educational member of the firm of Collins,| background. { Douglas and Elie, New Orleans} we described a program at Negro attorneys. | the University of Mississippi’s In. other references to Hicks} summer session in which Ne- and Young, the Bogalusa at-| groes are admitted who do not stein if he has represented Rob- ert Hicks and A. Z.: Young, two Bogalusa civil rights leaders, and he responded that he has in - lauded Wiliam F. Wessel,|D. Talley Jr, a Bogalusa at la representative of the New Or-|torney and former president of “leans Criminal Courts Bar As-j the bar association to the stand. ‘sociation, and Floyd Reed, a He claimed that he has rep- ‘New Orleans attorney, both tes- resented Negr eked every fime tifying that in their opinio jtney ated 3 e ti mate ‘hat Negroes could receive adequate ed to estimate wna . “\percentage of his practice in- representation from local attor-lvolves Negro clients: Ht serted “our books are desegre- XAMINATIONS {gated and I can’t tell.” other witness was Frank] He testified that as long as McLoughlin, chairman of thefhe has been an attorney the LSBA’s bar examinations com-jcourts of Washington and St. {mittee who told of the mechan-|Tammany Parishes have fur- lies of administering the exam- nished counsel for indigent de-|tcrney said “Both of them know| meet the university’s minimum ‘nations, He said that at no time|fendants and recently an Indi-| that my view is that everybody|standards for the Jaw school! jis the race of an applicant] gent Defendant Board was €s- should- comply with the law. I] and are put through one course.| ‘known to the examiners. tablished for the Twenty-Sec-}don’t like extremism no matter | If they do well in that course: ~ provensal rested his case aft-Jond Judicial District. what color is it. A. Z. told me'they are admitted to the regu- er ca'ling Judge Bernard J.| He contended during his testi-| CORE will furnish all the-lew.lar Jaw course. He said that the ‘Bagert, presiding judge ofjmony that since civil rights] yers he needs so 1 said ‘why program has. been gxaretiyit- Criminal District Court, to thelidemonstrations began in Boga-| don’t CORE get you the mon-jful.” , witness stand. . lusa in the Spring ot Ruel Ne ey.”” oe :f sms ote Judge Bagert testified that he }groes have been able to get lo- . : _ considered New Orleans area,cal attorneys to represent them ters t ectimon y that on bo Tak attorneys well qualified in crim4|but- the representation by lo covion Young came to him to inal law and added that hejcal lawyers was meager bej i a i could “use all types of superlaj cause there was an abundance] °0!4in. y. H tives” to describe their compe) of counsel available on or be-| © NO. NAMES GIVEN : fore the arrests.” - ‘| Asked specifically which law- yers in the Bogalusa area would tence. ! i {-’ Talley. said that he was ac- = pun represent Negroes, Talley re- He asserted that in his opin fused to name gnyone and said that he would not do so “‘be- jon they would urge all pogskPES a ble constitutional defenses *for| tive from 1962 to 1965 ina civic cause of my respect for my brother lawyers.” ; Negroes and would have no hes- capacity to ease: temsidns be- “My position is that if you “He added, “But I believe there ‘jtation in handling cases for Ne- : groes or tmpopular cases. “tween whites and Negroes. The judge added that in his opinion attorneys who practice|get a license to practice laWiare several in Washington Par- you're only worth it if youjish. When a defendant is in need abide by the law. I had a prag-jof counsel all constitutional is- matie economic reason to urge|sues would be raised.” in criminal court would repre- sent Negroes who may be out Ete Cou activities. ‘dialogue between the races Bronstein asked the witness if The witness ve charged with crimes growing OUNSEL . also testified that|. . . if intelligent whites talk tolin June, 1965, he would. ha intelligent Negroes you’v: pbraught _an injunction sujt