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ABBOTT HOWARD HOFFMANN JERRY CLYDE RULIN ' observers Outside the court house. The article reflected that these two individuals sat on a low brick wall across the street from the court house but declined to talk to any newsmen “eacept for members of the revolutionary press", according te Robin. Hoffmann was reported as having stated “we won't talk to a crowd of less than 1,000", Regarding the presence of Hoffmann and Rubin in New Haven, it might be noted that August 31,1970 Deputy United States Marshal ein Chicazo, advised that there was no itinerary made avallable to the office of the United States Marshal locally reflecting any travel on the part of these two individuals to New Haven. In this conne.tion it might be noted that both Hoffmann and Rubin were defendants in the recent so-called “Conspiracy Trial” held in Chicago involving the trial of defendants indicted for violation of the Federal] Antiriot Law during the course of the Democratic National Convention, Chicago, August, 1968. Roth Hotfmann and Rubin were convicted of the substantive acts with which they were charzped in this in- dictment and additionally both were cited forcontempt of court by trial Judge Julius J. Hoffman as a result of their activities and statements made during the course of the trial. Both were ordered incarcerated by Judge Hoffman in Cook County Jail, Chicago, without bond. As a result of subsequent appeals by counsel acting on behalf of defendants in that trial, including Hoffmann and Rubin, the United States Court of Appeals, seventh Circuit, Chicayeo, ordered all defendants released on bond, however, aS a condition of this bond all], including Hoffmann and Rubin, were ordered to advise the United States