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. : me 2 - “4 5 N . wane ee, , EOL Gee he ite tie A Tee mae wet Pa ae Sie Sorearey Re ee Ate wa Bek > * are “ ‘ he “ 2 - vi toe —. NY 100-161445 were using "fun" as their defense. He stated that fun was a sneaky thing in the United States and it really scared people. He said that he and his fellow defendants were on trial under the pro- visions of the "Civil Rights Act” which makes it a crime to travel interstate to incite, organize, promote, encourage participants in and carry on a riot. HOFFMAN was accompanied by LEONARD WEINGLASS and JERRY LEFCOUPT whom he described as defense attorneys for the Chicago Eight. WEINGLASS spoke briefly and stated that Federal Judge JULIUS HOFFMAN had committed so much reversible error during the trial to date that the defense attorneys were very pessimistic about getting a reversal.” collection to aid the defense fund was taken up. stimated that approximately $200. was collected. [aa that a portion of the admission charge o be awarde © HOFFMAN as he was the principal speaker. nable to provide information as to the exact amount which wou be paid HOFFMAN, G. State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, November 6, 1969 Special Agent made’ an appearance at Buffalo State College a :00 p.m. on November 8, 1969, for a "rally". He stated he was very poorly received and spoke only briefly. There were only approximately 150 persons, and HOFFMAN was discouraged by this turnout.