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m7 seo Cui FIDER TIAL D. Arrests 1. Federal Indictment, Chicago, Illinois The November 1, 1971 issue of "Tine," a weekly magazine oublished in New York City, New York, on page 52 contained the following article: "Mr, and Mrs, William M. Kunstler requested the pleasure of the Chicago Seven's Company at a birthday party in nonor of Black Panther Chairman Bobby Seale at their home, West Street, Mamaroneck, N.Y. Tnis highlignt of the social season gathered the 'conspirators' together,...for the first time since tneir trial ended early in 1970. Draft beer, chips and pretzels were served, and 55 year old Bobby was presented with a dark blue sweater. After blowing out the seven conspiratorial candles on his chocolate-frosted caxe, the pirthday boy toasted ‘all revolutionaries and political prisoners everywhere,'" Those who were present at this affair were identified elsewhere on page 52 as JOHN FROIGES, ABBIE HOFFMAN, RENVIE DAVIS, lawyer LEONARD WEINGLASS, DAVID DELLINGER, BOBBY SEALE, Layer WILLIAM KUNSTLER, LOTTE KUNSTLER, JERRY RUBIN, and LEE - WEINER. Regarding the above individuals, all except WEINGLASS and KUNSTLER, were defendants in the so-called Conspiracy Seven trial, Chicago, from September, 1969, to February, 1970, having been indicted earlier by a Federal Grand Jury, Chicago, on charges of violation of the Federal Antiriot Statute as a result of actions involving the Demo- cratic National Convention in August, 1968, in Cnicago. WEINGLASS and KUNSTLER served as co-defense counsel at this trial. HOFFMAN, DAVIS, DELLINGER, RUBIN,. and THOMAS HAYDEN (not present at this affair) were found guilty by the trial jury, however, FROINES and WEINER were acquitted. -3- (uiFIDENT L I Nt Ry eG mS ty a mete eee ee