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*~ CL Ptr . A! - WY 100-161445 i Ore ~ In addition, as a result of his conduct and statements in court during this trial, HOFFMAN was found by USDC Judge HOFFMAN to be clearly a dangerous individual and on February 14, 1970, was sentenced to a total of eight months and fourteen days in the custody of the AG for twenty-four separate instances of summary contempt of court. Bond was denied on both the contempt and ARL convictions. . On February 28, 1970, the United States Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, Chicago, Illinois, ordered ABBOTT HOFFMAN and those convicted with him admitted to bail, with the provision that he not travel outside the state of his residence (New York), without notifying the United States Marshal (USM), Chicago, Illinois, further that he was not to travel outside the continental United States without the, express approval of the Court of Appeals. On November 12, 1970, the United States Court of Appeals ordered a hearing be held in USDC, Chicago, Illinois, before Judge JULIUS J. HOFFMAN, to inquire into deliberations of the jury in the case. This Court of Appeals order was based on a@ length; motion filed with the Court of Appeals earlier by counsel for the defendants, elleging that the jury was in effect co-ercedinto @ guilty finding through remarks made during its delit. rations by Deputy United States Marshals in charge of the jury, also that information concerning communications to the trial judge (Judge HOFFMAN) by the jury, regarding its inability to reach a verdict, was not made available to the defendants or their counsel. | On November 18, 1970, a Special Agent (SA), of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), observed the arrival of ABBOTT HOFFMAN at O'Hare International Airport, located in the north suburban area of Chicago, Illinois via Delta Airlines flight 387 from Atlanta, Georgia. Upon disembarking from this flight, he was met by representatives of the Chicago news media and numerous persons dressed in "hippie" garb. . _ Whe Novetiber 19, 1970, edition of the "Chicago Sun Times", a daily Chicago, Illinois newspaper, under the byline of PAUL MALLOY, contained an article entitled "Uninhibited, unbathed Abbie flits into Chicago for hearing". The article reflected that ABBOTT HOFFMAN, described as groggy and unshaven, had flown in from Tallahassee, Florida where he had given a speech. HOFFMAN -~he oo