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University of Iowa anti-war protests, 1968
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[handwritten] DI 1/13/68 7 Accused of Conspiracy in Dec. 5 Demonstration By Linda Artlip See Related Editorial Page 3 Eight persons- six of them students - appeared in Johnson County District Court Friday morning to answer charges brought down against them through indictments handed down Thursday afternoon by the Grand Jury. Two other persons, also indicted by the jury, were not present in court and are being sought by police. Seven of the 10 persons indicted - all in connection with the Dec. 5 antiwar demonstration - are charged with conspiracy. Appearing in court Friday morning to hear the charge were: Paul Kleinberger, G, Silver Spring, Md.; Ross J. Peterson, A2, Des Moines; Albert G. Marion, G, North Liberty; Bruce Clark, A1, Des Moines; Dennis Ankrum; and Steve Morris. The latter two, both of Iowa City, are former students. Ankrum is a regional coordinator of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS); Morris is an electronics technician. Also indicted on the conspiracy charge, but not present at Friday's hearing, was Jean Gammon, Iowa City, a former student. Three other persons were indicted on charges of resisting an officer. They are: Fred McTaggart, G, Iowa City; Lory Rice, G, Iowa City; and Ron Harvey, address unknown. Harvey was not present in court. 2 Defendants Out Of Town Both Harvey and Miss Gammon were out of town Thursday night - when most of those indicted were arrested - and Friday. A friend of Harvey told the Daily Iowan Friday night that Harvey and his wife Karen - who had been charged with the same offense on Dec. 5 in Police Court - had moved to Minneapolis and that he believed Harvey knew nothing of the indictment. Harvey's friend, who asked not to be identified, said that the Harveys had left Iowa City about 10 days ago, planning to return in about 10 days, presumably to attend Mrs. Harvey's case. The friend said he would contact Harvey and notify him of the indictment. Miss Gammon's sister, Mary, also of Iowa City, told the DI that her sister, who is visiting the pair's parents in New Jersey, had been informed of the indictment. She said her sister had been in contact with Johnson County authorities and had agreed to return. By late Friday night all of the eight persons who had appeared in court had been released on bond except for Peterson and Ankrum. Bond of $1,000 was set for those charged with conspiracy; $500 in the resisting an officer cases. Both Kleinberger and Peterson, who had been charged on Dec. 5 in Police Court with conspiracy and were free on $500 bond, were required to pay only the additional $500. 6 Arrested Previously Another four of the 10 persons indicted Thursday had been arrested on Dec. 5 and charged in Police Court. The four, and the previous charges, are: Marion, inciting a disturbance; McTaggart, Rice and Harvey, all disorderly conduct. All had been free on $100 bond. Rice, a research assistant in physics, is a British citizen but his student visa has not been jeopardized by his arrest. Alien residents of the United States may be deported should they be convicted of a felony, according to W. Wallace Maner, counselor for foreign students at the University. Conspiracy is a felony punishable by a maximum sentence of three years in the state penitentiary. Resisting an officer is an indictable misdemeanor punishable by a fine of $50 to $1000 or a maximum sentence of one year in the county jail. The 10 warrants were issued at 3 p.m. Thursday by Judge Paul J. Naughton after the indictments were handed down by the Grand Jury. Kleinberger was not arrested because William Tucker, his attorney, had assured County Atty. Robert Jansen that Kleinberger would appear in court Friday, according to Jansen. Bond Reduced The warrants stated bond was set at $2,000 for the seven charged with conspiracy. Hamilton reduced the bonds to $1,000 after Kleinberger and Marion were put under oath and testified that they would probably be unable to post bond because of their financial status. A $1,000 bond is the minimum bond under Iowa law for a felony charge. The warrants for resisting an officer stated that bond was set at $500. Hamilton refused to reconsider the bond although Rice testified he would also be unable to post bond. Miss Gammon's and Harvey's bonds will be considered when they appear in court Hamilton continued hearings for both charges until 9 a.m., Jan. 26, after Tucker, who represented all the defendants except McTaggart at the hearing, requested a two-week delay in the proceedings to enable the defendants to obtain legal aid. Police Court Judge Marion Neely, asked Friday night about the status of Kleinberger and Peterson in his court, said that a grand jury indictment preempted a police court charge and took the cases out of his jurisdiction. He said he had not been notified officially of the indictments, but that he would transfer all his materials on the cases to District Court when he was notified. Neely said he was "sure" he would be notified before Monday, when a preliminary hearing for Peterson is scheduled in Police Court. He said the preliminary hearing would not be held. Neely said that a demurrer Kleinberger had filed in Police Court contesting the constitutionality of the charge would not apply to District Court. Neely said that a new demurrer would have to be filed because an indictment was a different and more detailed legal instrument. Jansen said all arrests resulted from testimony given during Grand Jury hearings lasting most of the week. He said the findings of the Grand Jury confirmed what he had charged Dec. 6. Jansen had said, "It was a well-planned, well-organized disturbance."
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[handwritten] DI 1/13/68 7 Accused of Conspiracy in Dec. 5 Demonstration By Linda Artlip See Related Editorial Page 3 Eight persons- six of them students - appeared in Johnson County District Court Friday morning to answer charges brought down against them through indictments handed down Thursday afternoon by the Grand Jury. Two other persons, also indicted by the jury, were not present in court and are being sought by police. Seven of the 10 persons indicted - all in connection with the Dec. 5 antiwar demonstration - are charged with conspiracy. Appearing in court Friday morning to hear the charge were: Paul Kleinberger, G, Silver Spring, Md.; Ross J. Peterson, A2, Des Moines; Albert G. Marion, G, North Liberty; Bruce Clark, A1, Des Moines; Dennis Ankrum; and Steve Morris. The latter two, both of Iowa City, are former students. Ankrum is a regional coordinator of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS); Morris is an electronics technician. Also indicted on the conspiracy charge, but not present at Friday's hearing, was Jean Gammon, Iowa City, a former student. Three other persons were indicted on charges of resisting an officer. They are: Fred McTaggart, G, Iowa City; Lory Rice, G, Iowa City; and Ron Harvey, address unknown. Harvey was not present in court. 2 Defendants Out Of Town Both Harvey and Miss Gammon were out of town Thursday night - when most of those indicted were arrested - and Friday. A friend of Harvey told the Daily Iowan Friday night that Harvey and his wife Karen - who had been charged with the same offense on Dec. 5 in Police Court - had moved to Minneapolis and that he believed Harvey knew nothing of the indictment. Harvey's friend, who asked not to be identified, said that the Harveys had left Iowa City about 10 days ago, planning to return in about 10 days, presumably to attend Mrs. Harvey's case. The friend said he would contact Harvey and notify him of the indictment. Miss Gammon's sister, Mary, also of Iowa City, told the DI that her sister, who is visiting the pair's parents in New Jersey, had been informed of the indictment. She said her sister had been in contact with Johnson County authorities and had agreed to return. By late Friday night all of the eight persons who had appeared in court had been released on bond except for Peterson and Ankrum. Bond of $1,000 was set for those charged with conspiracy; $500 in the resisting an officer cases. Both Kleinberger and Peterson, who had been charged on Dec. 5 in Police Court with conspiracy and were free on $500 bond, were required to pay only the additional $500. 6 Arrested Previously Another four of the 10 persons indicted Thursday had been arrested on Dec. 5 and charged in Police Court. The four, and the previous charges, are: Marion, inciting a disturbance; McTaggart, Rice and Harvey, all disorderly conduct. All had been free on $100 bond. Rice, a research assistant in physics, is a British citizen but his student visa has not been jeopardized by his arrest. Alien residents of the United States may be deported should they be convicted of a felony, according to W. Wallace Maner, counselor for foreign students at the University. Conspiracy is a felony punishable by a maximum sentence of three years in the state penitentiary. Resisting an officer is an indictable misdemeanor punishable by a fine of $50 to $1000 or a maximum sentence of one year in the county jail. The 10 warrants were issued at 3 p.m. Thursday by Judge Paul J. Naughton after the indictments were handed down by the Grand Jury. Kleinberger was not arrested because William Tucker, his attorney, had assured County Atty. Robert Jansen that Kleinberger would appear in court Friday, according to Jansen. Bond Reduced The warrants stated bond was set at $2,000 for the seven charged with conspiracy. Hamilton reduced the bonds to $1,000 after Kleinberger and Marion were put under oath and testified that they would probably be unable to post bond because of their financial status. A $1,000 bond is the minimum bond under Iowa law for a felony charge. The warrants for resisting an officer stated that bond was set at $500. Hamilton refused to reconsider the bond although Rice testified he would also be unable to post bond. Miss Gammon's and Harvey's bonds will be considered when they appear in court Hamilton continued hearings for both charges until 9 a.m., Jan. 26, after Tucker, who represented all the defendants except McTaggart at the hearing, requested a two-week delay in the proceedings to enable the defendants to obtain legal aid. Police Court Judge Marion Neely, asked Friday night about the status of Kleinberger and Peterson in his court, said that a grand jury indictment preempted a police court charge and took the cases out of his jurisdiction. He said he had not been notified officially of the indictments, but that he would transfer all his materials on the cases to District Court when he was notified. Neely said he was "sure" he would be notified before Monday, when a preliminary hearing for Peterson is scheduled in Police Court. He said the preliminary hearing would not be held. Neely said that a demurrer Kleinberger had filed in Police Court contesting the constitutionality of the charge would not apply to District Court. Neely said that a new demurrer would have to be filed because an indictment was a different and more detailed legal instrument. Jansen said all arrests resulted from testimony given during Grand Jury hearings lasting most of the week. He said the findings of the Grand Jury confirmed what he had charged Dec. 6. Jansen had said, "It was a well-planned, well-organized disturbance."
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