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MOTORCYCLE CLUB RIOT “We had no intention of causing any trouble.” Co, ee Robert B. Walker, 23, of 417 Eastlake Ave. E., wearing a denim jacket with flamboyant white letters spelling out “Gypsy Jokers’ on the back, made the statement soberly and thoughtfully as he sat on a wooden bench in the King County Courthouse Tuesday. Wolk 1 a4 cf +a Wainer, charged aiong with nine other m the Seattle motorcycle gang following a free-swingin melee at Pine Lake Monday, had just posted $50 bail aiter spending the night in the county jail. WALKER, an electrician who describes himself as president of the Seattle motorcycle club, denied accounts that the motoreyciists sterted the fracas by making advances to women picnickers at the resort. “Some of the tuys joked with some of the girls," said James Sioniker, 23, also of 417 Eastlake Ave. E., anotier member of the motoreycle outfit, “But thera was nothing to it.” r, his face stil heavily bandaged from cuts sulfered ng the seuffie, said he and a girl friend, Joyce Eliis, 23, of 417 Eastlake Ave. E., were taking a stroll when they were sutrounded by a group of picnickers. _ “PEEY TOLD US wa couldn't go by there,” Sionlker recounted, “The next thing I knew I had « bottle up side of my head. The guy that cut me wide oven wasn't charged. All we ever used was our fists.” Sleniker, Walker and eight other members of the “Gvosy Joxers” were charged with disorderly conduct in Issaduah District Justice Court. Miss Ellis was not charged. Sloniker was treated for his wounds at King County Hospital Monday night before being booked at the coun- ty jail. . One of two picnickers also scnt to the hospital by the melee was stih in Overlaka Hospital Tuesday with a fractured jaw cond head euts. VERN L. GAINES, 24, of 10212-7th Pl. SW, said from his hospital bed that he saw members of the - motorcycle gang using beer bottles in the fight. Teddy L. Argraves, 24, of 30592-55th Ave. S., Auburn, also injured in the fight, was discharged from Overlake - Hospital Tuesday morning. Argraves and Gaines were attending a company picnle when the trouble erupted. Meanwhile, a spokesman for the Northwest Motor- cycle Association hastened to disassociate his group . from the “Gypsy Jokers.” ; Bill McDonell, publie relations direc sociation, said: they do not even exist. We don't condone this sort of action. It gives us all a bad name.” McDonell said members of his association engage in blood donation drives, fund-raising projects and other worthwhile charitable activities. Sheriff's Lt, Richard Christie said investigation of the Pine Lake incident is continuing. He said that contrary to some reporis no we were confiscated from the motorcyclists. Sloniker and Walker said there are about 12 mem- bers of the “Gypsy Jokers” in Seattle. He said the club was chartered about threes months ago by a group of the same name in San Francisco, “TREY'RE OUTLAWS. As far as we are concerned, ;