95th Year • No. 244 © 1972. Co. SATURDAY,' Bremer Guilty,

anflVirginia 10C AUGUST 5, 1972 Phone 223-6000 circulation Zf:gOO /7:rgraeIrd Gets 63 Years

"Well, Mr. Marshall mentioned that he'd like society to be protected from someone like me. Looking back on M y life . . . would have liked it if society had pro- tected me from myself." —Arthur Henry Bremer upon his conviction.

United Press International Bremer at rally in Wheaton the day he shot Wallace. That's all I have to say." Upper Marlboro, and driven to A moment later, the judge the state penitentiary's recep- asked again if Bremer had any tion center in Baltimore for Wallace remarks to make. snore than a month of process- "Oh, I suppose I have a ing and evaluation prior to world of things to say," re- permanent assignment to a plied Bremer. penal institution. Gunman "Go ahead," urged his attor- Bremer's father, William, ney, Benjamin Lipsitz, who stood alone at the rear of the was standing at his side. courtroom during the sentenc- "What I would have to say ing. The father, a white-haired would take more time than man who is blind in the right Held Sane the transcript of this trial," eye from a childhood accident, Bremer finished. "I won't say muttered in a low, ragged anything at this time." voice: Jury Convicts "Very well," replied the " justice really judge and began intoning the rolled today. There could be Assailant on sentence. only one decision — the boy The judge sentenced Bre- was sick. That's Maryland jus- All Charges mer to 15 years, the maximum tice. Probably if he was black, allowed, for the assault on he'd be free .. . or some Com- By Philip A. McCombs Wallace with intent to kill, munist agitator..." Washington Poet Staff Writer and to an additional 10 years Then he put his hand to his for each count of assault with face and his composure ap- Arthur Herman Bremer, intent to kill three other per- peared to break. the busboy who sons who were wounded with Defense attorney Lipsitz in- wanted to rise from tor- the governor at the May 15 dicated later he would seek to shopping center rally: cam- appeal the conviction. tured obscurity to world- paign worker Dora Thompson, In his final argument to the wide fame by assassinating ■Alabama State Trooper Edred jury, Lipsitz sought to paint the President, was convicted C. Dothard, and U.S. Secret Bremer as a hopelessly psy- yesterday of shooting Ala- Service Agent Nicholas Zar- chotic person afflicted with vos. Each sentence will be schizophrenia, a split personal- bama Gov. George C. Wal- counted consecutively, for a ity, who could not prevent him- lace and sentenced to 63 total of 45 years. self from committing a crime years in prison. Bremer also was sentenced if the occasion arose. to 15 years for each of the "What Arthur is really all A Prince George's County about is his mother," declared Circuit Court jury of six men four counts of illegally using a handgun to commit a felony, Lipsitz. "This kid is a and six women deliberated 95 schizophrenic.. . and it all minutes to reach the verdict but these sentences will run concurrently, the judge or- goes back to his old lady. This that Bremer shot Wallace - woman is a terrifying thing to his s e c on d See BREMER, A10, Col. 1 contemplate." choice next to President Nix- In his attempt to draw Bre- on—and was sane when he mer as a demented person, pulled the trigger May 15 at a Lipsitz, who had frequently Wallace campaign rally in BREMER, From Al laid his hand on Bremer's I Laurel. shoulder in a fatherly way dered, for a total of 15 years, way during the trial, yester- The jury convicted Bremer the three-year sentence was of all charges in the shooting day stood across the room in which Wallace was para- for carrying a gun illegally. from the defendant and point- lyzed and three others were Under Maryland law, Bre- ing dramatically at him, called I I wounded. mer could be eligible for pa- him, "that creep over there. He asked the jury to take The jurors rejected an in- role after serving one-quarter note of how Bremer's usually sanity defense for Bremer, of the total sentence, or al- grinning, bouncy manner had and some indicated later their turned somber during the in- decisibn was based heavily on most 16 years. That would be early 1988. tense, revealing psychiatric Bremer's diary—in which he in testimony earlier in the trial. wrote of obsessive pursuit of In all, the judge could have "You saw Arthur doesn't Nixon and then Wallace in sentenced Bremer to a total of like to hear that," said Lipsitz. hopes of shooting either man 123 years. He gave no reason "He gets very up tight. . . he with his .38 caliber pistol. for his decision not to do so. gets yellow around the gills." Judge Ralph W. Powers Prosecutor Arthur A. Mar- asked Bremer if he hid any- The jury found Bremer guilty shall Jr., the Prince George's thing to say before sentencing, on all nine counts submitted state's attorney, told the jury and Bremer responded in a to It Fifteen other charges in his final argument that firm, high-pitched voice that originally brought against Bre- Bremer's own detailed account floated out over the heavily in his diary of his hunt for the guarded, utterly quiet court- mer were dropped for various President and Wallace showed room: reasons along the legal path to the killing was "planned, pre- "Well, Mr. Marshall (the trial. meditated, deliberate." prosecutor) mentioned that Bremer was hustled out of He also said that although he'd like society to be pro- the courtroom immediately Bremer may have been a shy, tected from someone like me. after the sentencing yester- withdrawn person, he was far Looking back on my life . . . I day, taken from the court- from being legally insane. would have liked it if society house in the county seat of The dispute centered around had protected me from myself. walked right up to Bremer the legal definition of insanity a n d touched him on the in Maryland: could Bremer, at Marshall said at the press shoulder. conference that Bremer is "ob- the time of the crime, "appre- Then Marshall put on FBI ciate" the criminality of his and police witnesses to place viously a sick man," but not acts or make his actions "con- Bremer on the scene May 15 legally insane. form" to the requirements of and trace the weapon he He said he thinks Bremer law. used. Under questioning from Marshall, who had brought is a "defective delinquent"— in state psychiatrists to testify Lipsitz, FBI experts conceded a reference to legally sane that Bremer was pot schizo- they could not prove bullets persons with criminal person- phrenic but suffered only from removed from Wallace and alities who are kept in Mary- a mild "schizoid" personality the others were actually fired land's unique Patuxent Insti- disorder characterized by shy- from the Bremer gun — but tution in Jessup, Md. ness, pointed out that these they could have been, and If committed to the institu- same psycriatrists would be that apparently was enough. tion through a civil court pro- responsible for releasing Bre- The state's case was com- ceeding, Bremer could be kept mer should he be found insane pleted after psychiatrists hired there until considered cured, and committed to the state for by the state to examine Brem- possibly for his entire life. er testified that he was a man care. Marshall said there Were Thu s, reasoned Marshall, with problems and a dreary "some phone calls during the Bremer could walk free at al- past — but not suffering from trial" threatening Bremer's most any time. Lipsitz had a severe mental illness that life and that both he and Lip- said he thought no one would would have made him legally sitz had received threatening ever release Bremer if he insane when he shot Wallace. letters. were found insane. Lipsitz limited himself to As banks of television cam- Marshall said the trial was severe cross-examinations of ras whirred, Marshall, sweat- Bremer's "moment of glory. Marshall's witnesses on the ng under the lights, said, . . . He'd have been happier matter of the facts — whether I'm completely satisfied Mr. if he killed Gov. Wallace, no Bremer was actually at the remer acted alone .. ." doubt about that." rally and shot Wallace. Traces of conspiracy the- Then, turning and looking He opened the defense with ries of the assassination at- across the courtroom at Bre- what legal observers described empt sprung up after May as one of the most impressive 5, but were never confirmed. psychiatric witnesses ever to Lipsitz refused comment ,at take the stand — Dr. Eugene the press conference on Brody, who is chairman of the whether he will appeal the mer, who was watching him Department of Psychiatry at case, but he indicated private- from the defense counsel the University of Maryland ly that he will appeal to the Medical School and one of the Maryland Court of Special table, Marshall shook his world's foremost experts on Appeals. The next step after head in feigned sadness and schizophrenia. that is the Maryland Court of said, "A second-rate assassin Brody, in his first court Appeals, the highest court in Not even a first-rate assassin." testimony in 28 years as a the state. Eventually the case doctor and psychiatrist, said could go to the U.S. Supreme The trial opened Monday Court if there were federal is- with the prosecution's case. Bremer w a s schizophrenic, sues that Bremer wanted to clearly and not responsible; take that high. Marshall put on what he called for his actions on May 15. yesterday his strongest piece Lipsitz said he was "sur- The testimony was followed prised" at the speed of the of evidence—a CBS television by other psychiatric witnesses verdict. film of the actual shooting. for the defense who had reach- Lipsitz is the court-appoint- Laurens Pierce, the camera- ed similar conclusions. Then ed attorney for Bremer on man who took the film and came the dramatic reading of federal charges stemming said he even recognized the diary Wednesday night from the shooting of Wallace, Bremer before the shooting and Thursday. but he is not being paid for his because he had seen him at The defense rested its case work in the state case. Wallace rallies so many times ater putting the defendant's At the end of, the press con- before, testified. lfather, William Bremer, on the erence, Prince George's He was followed by a string stand for a few minutes—just, County press officer Robert of eyewitnesses to the shoot- said Lipsitz, to let the jury artin announced that Judge ing, some of whom had been see him. owers had authorized him to standing right next to Bremer After the trial was complet- sell copies of the Bremer diary when he took aim and fired ed and Bremer taken away, at $5.10 each to the press. This, and told dramatically of trying the prosecution and defense he said, was the cost of copy- to grapple with the gunman in held a press conference for ing. the confusion of a political the media representatives that The diary became public in- had gathered from across the formation when read into the rally. record at the trial, even The eyewitnesses were nation to cover the trial, the second trial in recent years though Bremer wrote in it asked to walk into the spec- that it was "copyrighted" and tators' section of the court- involving the shooting of a major political figure. that "unauthorized use" would room, where Bremer was seat- not be allowed. ed temporarily, and pick him The last trial was that of Sirhan B. Sirhan, who was After the verdict, Marshall out. found guilty by a California sat in his office on the court- Some could a n d others house's third floor surrounded couldn't — but the net effect, jury of assassinating of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy in 1968. by admiring assistant attor- Marshall said in his summa- neys and one newly appointed tion yesterday, was a power- Sirhan, whom Bremer said in his diary he wanted to pat- Circuit Court judge, Vincent ful indicator of guilt since Femia, who used to be Mar- three of the witnesses had tern himself after, was sen- tenced to life imprisonment. shall's chief assistant. They were drinking scotch on the rocks from plastic cups. Joking about the lightning speed of the Bremer trial— which in some courts might have taken several weeks— Judge Femia said, "I don't understand what took (Fow- ers) so goddamned long to try this case." Laughter. Then Femia was asked how the jury for such an important case was chosen so quickly— one hour and seven minutes on Monday. "It's simple," he said, "the li udge walks in and says, 'I'm not gonna tolerate any bull.' " Femia said that when one prospective juror asked to go to the bathroom, she was simply excused from the jury entirely for the sake of time. Marshall said Bremer spoke to him twice during the trial, once at the very beginning and once at the end. "What do you think of my entourage?" he quoted Bremer as asking at the beginning—a reference to Sheriff Don Ed- ward Ansell and his deputies who escorted Bremer in and out of the courtroom and watched him and the audience closely during the teal. Then, at the end yesterday, as Bremer walked into the courtroom for his final sen- tencing, he suddenly stopped and put his arm around Mar- shall's neck, and whispered in his ear: "Thank you." Bremer's father is searched at the courthouse door.

By Joe Heiberger—The Washington Post

sons, still faces federal land jury of shooting Ala-

same incidents. But federal lace and three other per- bama Gov. George C. Wal- victed yesterday by a Mary-

bring. Bremer to triaL cided yet whether they will charges growing out of the prosecutors have not de-

for comment.

were convicted on the fed- U.S attorney for Maryland cutor in the states; was out and the chief federal prose- would be adding anything or matter would be discussed terday. George Beall, the eral charges, whether we of town and not available ney James Kramon said yes- whether to proceed with the Bremer's trial in the Prince not," Assistant U.S. Attor- was awaiting the outcome of George's County Circuit week. Court before deciding state trial, Kramon said the federal trial. After Bremer's when Beall returns next conviction and sentencing to alty of 10 years, for a total 63 years in prison in the

carrying a maximum pen- four federal crimes, each

maximum sentence of 40

Decision of U.S. Attorney for Md.

Federal Trial for Bremer Awaits

Arthur H. Bremer, con- "The question is if he

Kramon said that Beall

Bremer is charged with

Washington Post Staff Writer

By Lawrence Meyer

- rally with Wallace.

on all four counts, the fed- with and causing bodily prison term run concur- rently with the state sent- years. If tried and convicted brought under the 1968 Civil federal sentence to be eral judge sentencing Bre- Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. ence was completed. mer could make his federal

charged are: served after the state sent- give Bremer a consecutive ence; or the judge could

of a presidential candidate with which Bremer is in April, 1968. then running in the Mary- was announced, Kramon was assissinated in Memphis This charge is the irst harm to" Wallace, who was land Democratic primary. by "intimidating, interfering cret Service Agent Nicholas to protect Wallace- and who

Rights Act, passed after the wounded at the campaign was "engaged in his official shooting. Zarvos was merce. J. Zarvos, who was assigned shoot Wallace.

firearm in interstate com- duties" at the time of the

The four federal crimes

Before the state sentence •

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Violating the civil rights "Forcibly assaulting" Se-

Illegally transporting a

Using the firearm to

- said. Asked what those in-

years on the state's charges.

would be whether- there said that one consideration charges. would be any point in prose- for the federal prosecutors

sentence was so long that he of prison or be an old man either would never get out mer could have received a mon said that the 63-year pe- double jeopardy. when finally released. Bre- cuting Bremer if his state

Amendment guarantee right under the Fifth for discussion. maximum sentence of 123 federal trial. The Supreme prosecute Bremer on federal one way or the other" as far the same act is an offense Court has ruled that where against double jeopardy as deciding whether to punishment by both is not eral law, its prosecution and riod "isn't very compelling against both state and fed- would not be infringed by a

will return Tuesday. "We'll whether there are still any

terests might be, Kramon federal prosecution," he interests to be served by a would be one of the topics have to sit down and discuss said that that question

After the sentencing, Kra-

Bremer's constitutional

Kramon said that Beall Sketch By Betty Wells The six men and six women of the jury listen intently as lawyers make their final arguments in the 'trial of Arthur Bremer. Bremer's Own Words Swayed Jury By Herbert H. Denton was able to appreciate that member Arthur Herman riod that began about 12:45 to kill Nixon or Wallace was Washington Post Staff Writer he was committing a crime Bremer. p.m., the jurors ate lunch. what jurors cited most often "To me, it's compared to a Members of the jury said or conform his actions to ( "I think it was jail food," as shaping their decision, yesterday that Arthur Her- man being involved in the law. trying to hold up a bank," said Golinher. "It was they all insisted that they man Bremer's obsessive de- took all of the evidence into sire for fame—as recorded In the first preliminary Jones added. "That man good.") For another half hour consideration before finally in his diary—was the crucial poll on the jurors' feelings, does it for monetary gain making up their minds. factor in convincing them they were unanimous on a but he knows there's a price after that the jurors looked to pay if he is caught." at Bremer's diary, psychiatric "I spent three nights with- that. Bremer was guilty of verdict on both issues. shooting Alabama Gov. The diary was introduced reports and reports by the out sleeping — just thinking "It (the shooting of Wal- by Bremer's attorney as part FBI, and did not discuss the about this stuff and sorting George C. Wallace and le- lace and the others) was not gally sane when he did it. of his insanity defense. case. Then about 45 minutes it out in my mind," Goldin- a spur of the moment Testimony by defense psy- to an hour after they had her said. "I didn't want to "The diary—Bremer's me- thing," said the jury fore- left the courtroom, Telli be one to say 'guilty' and thodical way he went after chiatrists that Bremer acted man, Vincent M. Telli, 49, a as he did because he had a conducted an informal, pre- have doubts ... I don't want President Nixon first, then Navy Yard worker who lives liminary poll for a first ever again to sit in judg- Wallace," said, one juror, love-hate relationship with in Oxon Run. his mother, as well as a reading of the jurors. ment on anybody. It's just Thomas W. Hutchison, 24, of "Hearing the diary read in They were unanimous in too much of a strain. I was District Heights, was the schizophrenic personality court, it impressed me as and suicidal tendencies did the belief that Bremer was called to do it. I hope — I reason for his decision. being a pefson that was not appear to have carried guilty and sane, according feel in my heart — that I The jury of six men and sane. Anybody that can fol- much weight with jurors. to all those interviewed. did the right thing." six women deliberated for low these facts and state "If he did have any sui- The deliberations after For the week that the 12 about 95 minutes. Part of these things and plan ahead cidal tendencies — I don't that involved taking formal jurors sat in judgment, they the time was spent leafing must be sane." think he did—he would have polls and answering proce- were sequestered in a Holi- through Bremer's diary and Another juror, Pelton N. carried them out," said dural questions. "There was day Inn off Rte. 301 in pyschiatric reports, and Jones, 41, an electrical fore- juror Jack Goldinher, 54,.a not too much discussion to Bowie. During that time about 20 minutes was spent man from Adelphi, put it painter and architect from be truthful— except small they were not allowed to lunching on roast beef, this way: "Bremer put forth Takoma Park. talk to one another. It read current newspapers or gravy and mashed potatoes. a lot of good common sense. There was no argument or seemed to be that the jury magazines, watch television, The jury, had to settle the He knew full well what debate over the psychiatric had made up their minds," call their families or talk to issue of guilt and whether would happen if he was or criminal issues once in Telli said. one another about the de- Bremer, as his defense attor caught. It was worth it to the jury room, according to While the diary's tale of tails of Bremer's trail. ney argued, met the defini- him as an individual. He the jurors interviewed. Bremer's wanderings in Ot- Mostly, when not thinking tion of legal insanity under was determined in his own For the first 15 or 20 min- tawa, Kalamazoo, Cadillac about the trial, they said, Maryland law—whether he weird way that everyone re- utes of the deliberation pe- and other places attempting they played cards.