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woah t Ahk. ky ad # it ih \ ‘| 14 ‘ bo Rt vey gal raved 4 oa) oe A gt 4 . {NITED STATES DEPARTMEN? *" JUSTICE FROERRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION ; Chicago, Illinois Hels: Please Refer te September 1, 1970 CG 176-25 176-39 ABBOTT HOWARD HOFFMANN” yok / ld oe nell. Ay JERRY CLYDE RUBIN On August 30, 1970, Special Agents of the eau of Invest igat ion (FBI) re (FBI), New Haven, ut, observed Hoffmann and Rubin in New Haven on the New H-ven Green. Hoffmann and Rubin were among a group of some thirty persons maintaining a so-called “vigil while awaiting a jury verdict in the murder trial of Black Panther Party (BPP) member Lonnie Mc Lucas, this trial currently taking place in New Haven. Neither Hoffmann nor Rubin were observed on this occasion to have spoken before this group or to have engaged in a monstration type activities. ou u Further, regarding the presence of Hoffmann and Rubin in New Haven, the "Chicago Sun-Times", a daily Chicago newspaper, edition of August 31, 1970, contained an article datelined New Haven, Connecticut which con- cerned the Lonnie Mc Lucas murder trial. The article reflected that the jury considering kidnaping and con- Spiracy charges against BPP member Me Lucas, ended its fifth day of deliberation on Sunday {August 30, 1870) after indicating to the trial judge that it was in dis~ agreement. The article indicated that a group of demonstrators were present in New Haven and in the vicinity of the court house where the trial was taking place. Two of the defendants in the recent so-called “Chicago 7 conspiracy trial", namely, Abbie Hoffmann and Jerry Rubin were reported to have been present among the This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI, It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. a af -[ A [fe 1G aut re