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we et ee ee a A aD het eee Co ww IwWe_We? a wwe 176-28 , . 176-42 oo, [ i | 4 f GB: tated he was arrested in the D early morning hours of Tuesday, August 27, 1968, at Lincoln Park, Chicago, He advised that at approximately 10:30PM or 11:00PM on the evening of Monday, August 26, 1968, he joined a‘group of mennlia milling around in Lincoln Dark He stated ee ee ee se Wr ee ad ee he OF — wen eee Te he had finished working and simply went to the park to observe what was happening. Shortly after coming to the park, he realized tuat there was ag 11:00 curfew and that the people were asking for trouble by remaining in Lincoln Park at that time. stated he knew better than to stay there he was curious. Between 11;00PM and 12:30AM, Tuesday morning, the police gave three warnings remoesting that the group of several hundred disperse. After Several warnings had been given, the mood. of the crowd changed and became more overt in its challenge tothe police_officers. They felt confident that since they had stayed beyond the curfew for an hour and a half that the police would take no action. At approximately 12:30AM, the people formed a half circle facing the area where ice groups had congregated, At this time, Cee several North Vietnamese flags being splay2d for the first time. on array PS he could sense a confrontation between the police and the crowd asin Fe not wanting 838” to be involved, climbed a tree, elt this way he could avoid physical activ yet be - witness to what was happening a ey Soe oe Pr} #455 + y an At about the tim was in the tree a police cruiser drove into the crowd of young people, Slowly nudging them Along. | . Some of the milling people were indignant and began throwing missiles at. the vehicle and shaking the car attempting to turn it over Several windows were broken on the cruiser and sped obscenities were shouted before tte cruiser AWay. Pa Shortly after the cruiser left,the Police Departnent advanced against the crowd which was in a half circle facing the police officers. The police officers advanced with tear gas, arresting people as_ they progressed. The ofticers _ ‘advanced behind police lin to be coliare Police Department detectives. 5. os