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Abbie Hoffman — Part 2

99 pages · May 12, 2026 · Document date: Apr 10, 1968 · Broad topic: Civil Rights · Topic: Abbie Hoffman · 99 pages OCR'd
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WFO 100-48384 possession was a pocket knife but; nevertheless, he was held on $2500 bail and confined to the island of Manhattan. He stated he was going to FEI Headquarters with binoculars at approximately 3:30 p.m., October 2, 1968, to "see what they are up to'’. (> =. A rally was held in the square behind the library at George Washington University (GWU), WDC, on the evening of - October 2, 1968 beginning around 8 p.m. ABBOTT HOFFMAN made a brief appearance at this rally, which was held to protest the HCUa hearings. b 4 ~ r v A representative of the Capitol Hill police advised that at approximately 10 a.m,, October 3, 1968, approximately er * 25 individuals were gathered in the vicinity of the Canon Office oe Building on Capitol Hill where hearings of the HCUA were scheduled . to reconvene, At this time ABBOTT HOFFMAN arrived at a southeast wot door of the building wearing a shirt that appeared to have been be made from an American flag. He was arrested by the United States . Capitol police and charged with defacing the American flag. ~ 7 HOFFMAN was placed on the $3,000 bond and was scheduled for a oO jury trial on November 20, 1968, _- At the time of his arrest HOFFMAN listed his address as 30 St. Mark's Place, New York City, and his occupation as "revolutionary artist". He stated he was born November 30, 1936 at Worcester, Massachusetts, ae eee Go AM te! At the time of HOFFMAN's arrest, his It fe, ANITA Ute. HOFFMAN , was also arrested and charged with interfering with an arrest. She stated that she was born on March 16, 1942 at Baltimore, Maryland. The charge against ANITA HOFFMAN was ~~ subsequently dismissed. -3-
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