◆ SpookStack

Se CET LIFE 6-19 (Rew. 1-26-66) IN MALLOUA CASE Sentenced for'1968 Murder!’ of Black Nationalist Py JACK ROTH - In & heavily guarded, locked courtroom that was opened only to permit the widow of Malcolm X to enter, the three men con- victed of Killing the black na- tionalist leader were sentenced to life in prison yesterday. as Black Muslims Under the law a life sentence|; is tantamount to a sentence of|, 40 years to life, which means}. the defendants will become eli- f gible for parole after serving 26 years and & months, A jury of nine men end three!: women deliberated for more than 20 hours last month be- fore finding each defendant guilty of first-degree murder. The trial took a startling turn when Hayer, on the witness] stand, changed his earlier tes- timony and admitted he had’ taken part in the killing, But he asserted that his co-defendants } re intocent. I Broke With Bleck Muslims Malcolm was shot to death b. 21, 1965, in the Audubon aliroom at 166th Street and Broadway, as he addressed al} rally of 400 persons. A former]! Supporter of Elijah Muhammad,|" the black MusHm leader, he was was begun. Mrs, Betty Shabazz./! Malcolm's widow, was searched and sat in a back tow of thell court to hear the sentencing. _{t Hayer, 24 years old, of 347 arshail Street, Paterson, N. J}2 Wore a dark suit and stood nett 7 ty his lawyer, Peter Sabbatino, FLur court attendants surround ecl Haver, > 5 APR 25 r95¢ \ Tolson oy ~ DeLoach Mr. Sabbatine told Justiceli Mohr wil not Be muppC god oe et r wick not be suppo 4 11 tory.” : \ Yr Casper He then asked for an adjourn- ment of the sentencing, saying his client was in pain as a result of a bullet wound he suffered Felt while trying to escape from the ballroom after the killing. Jus- Gale tice Marks denied the motion. Rosen The life sentence brought no ; sign of emotion te Hayer’s face. Sullivan Otbers Receive Their Terms Tavel The next to be sentenced was Butler, 27, of 661 Rosedale Ave- Trotter nue, the Bronx. He was repre- Tele. R sented by William C. Chance a e. Jr., who also vainly sought an v Holmes Park South, the Bronx, was ; resented dy Joseph Pinckney. who told the court that he had iijtended to ask for an adjourn- ent, but had been asked by his cjient not to do so. Mrs. Shabazz declined to =} ment as she left the court Whi she was a witness at the trial, she said, as she passed the th defendants: ‘They killed m husband. They had no right to kill my husband.” The prosecution was conduct- ed by assistant district attor- eys Vincent J. Dermody and ralq J. Ryan. Mr. Dermody ently was promoted to head/. @ homicide bureau in Man-|' attan District Attorney Frank), - Hogan's office. _.. Malest M AK. OL, + = Times Herald The Washington Dail The Evening Star New York Herald Tri The Baltimore Sun Callahan Conrad —_ yt) New York Journadi+American yr The Washington Post and y News bune New York Daily News Ou New York Post The New York Times The Wall Street Journa! > as) The Worker _— id [gd-39 221-4 The New Leader NOT PFCORDED The National Cbhserver ' yt - - heal? é By) q! 176 APR 21 1966 People’s World r - EL Nid