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+ Dus: Vers believed _ their conviction was part of a coldly calculated statewide plan to cceale public sentiment against Muslims in order to influence judges’ decisions in forthcom- ing Muslim trials such as. At- fica, and Rochester, N, Y. In view of the protest regis- tered by Malcolm X over the! derisian —~ which shocked” ine : entire ‘courtroom —_— arrange: | ments will be made for a dis- | cussion With Mayor Robert Vaeguer concerning police bru- taliiy and harassment. of Mu- slims, asserted Leslie Sloats assistant to Mayor Wagner. MUSLIMS HAD BELEN ha- irassed many times before in selling iheir newspapers on in New York had there been such a serious encounter with sehee and such a vigorous citi- zen’s pretest. Qn Christmas day, 1962, 4 cken into custody at gun point whi Je selling Muhammad S: ‘aks in Times Square, one jor the busiest urban centers in ithe world, |, PATROLALAN RAYMOX Sullivan charged in his court testimony that Morton was Elocking subway entrarce; Tugh X Morton and Albert X Ficese,” both 26-years-old, were. Luapee into a woman, and re fused to move when he was re- quested to do so. He testified that Morton de- clared he and Reese were “Black: Moslems and didn’t have too move for anybody.” The patrolman further claimed ‘that he was cursed and attack- ed by Reese when he arrested Morton and struggled with him to a car. ross examining Patrolman Sullivan, Defense Attomey Ed- ward Jacko brought out that no one had complained to ro-| ice about the Gefendanys ‘Blocking 1 the subway enirance, ‘that the officer had observed icilies gertss the country while’ ‘sales; that when he took Mor- public streets but never before ' the Muslims making numerous ton into custedy he did not ‘tell him he was under arrest, and that there was a signifi- cant difference between what ‘Patrolman Sullivan recorded after the affair in his official memo book and what he later charged in his court complaint. PATROLMAN RUSSELL, who was off duty and in civi- n clothes on Christmas day, tified he came tg the-aid uf