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Abbott Hoffman, Aka — Part 22
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there were
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approximately 2,000 to 3,000 people completely covering
Oo the road from the buildings: on the west side to the curb
on the east side. At this time, it appeared tv me that
the marshals had lost ‘control of the group and the frroup
was more or less moving down undcr what might be called
bo mob psychology. At the corner of what may have been
Congress and Hichigan the group stopped for a moment and
I do not recall what was said but certain statements were
made that they would continue to march south to the Hilton.
I do not recall whether it was said they would be violent
or nonviolent. These statements were made over a portable
loudspeaker system. I assume that this microphone system
was the same one which had been used enrlicr by marshals in
order to organize the march and to inform those members of
what was happening during its nonviolent stage but at this
time I cannot sxy for certain who was in charge of the
microphone or the loudspeaker system. At this time, which
was approximately 6:30 or perhaps 7:00, the marchers again
started to move south on Michigan Avenue and continued to
move south until they encountered a line of Chicayo policemen
at the corner of Michigan and Balbc. The mob at this time
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