Panther Chief Denies Ordering Victim Slain NEW HAVEN, Conn., Aug. head of the Student Nonvi- olent Coordinating Commit- 21 (UPI)—The defense rested tee, "was begging" him to let its case today in the murder- Sams back into the party. conspiracy trial of Black Sams, a former bodyguard to Panther Lonnie McLucas with Carmichael, had been "kicked a flat statement by Panther out" of the Panthers when he "stabbed a brother in the leg," party chief that Seale said. he never ordered the death of "That's when I saw him the an alleged police informer. first time. I've never seen him "I never ordered anybody since," Seale said. killed," Seale said. "The party Seale said that after leaving never orders anybody ,killed." Panther headquarters he went Seale, under cross-examina- to the home of fellow defend- tion by State's Attorney Ar- ant Erica Huggins where nold Markle, said the party "there was a group of people dealt with informers by print- talking." Asked whether. Rack- ing their piotures in the ley's name came up, Seale Panther newspaper and expel- said: ling them. "No, the first time I heard Trial Resumes Tuesday BOBBY SEALE Rackley's name was after all Seale, national Panther . . . final defense witness the people got busted." Party chairman, was the de- McLucas testified Thursday a mon ear er. that he had taken a message fense's final witness. Attor- George Sams Jr., a Panther to Seale at the apartment neys' summations were to who has pleaded guilty to sec- where he heard Miss Huggins begin. Tuesday when the trial ond-degree murder in the case say, "There was this brother resumes, and the case will and testified for the prosecu- from New York being ques- probably go to the Jury late tion, told the court earlier that tioned," and Seale reply, "I Wednesday or early Thursday. Seale gave him the order to don't have time to relate to Seale testified that he had "off" Rackley, meaning to kill nothing like that. Whoever is never heard the name Alex during the in charge will deal with it." Rackley, the alleged informer, ' bail to Newton, free off. Meaning of "Off" until a group of fellow Panth, await a retrial on manslaugh- ers were arrested for Rack-, ter charges in the ,death of a Under Koskoff's question- ley's torture-murder. California polictan, told e ing, Seale also denied that He took the stand againit news conference n the nearby "off" means to kill in Panther the advice of chief Panther at officCs of the New Haven venacular. Asked the meaning Charles A. Garry of , Council of Churches that nf the Panthers' phrase, "Off San FratigiOCO, "George Saw and the pigs the pigs," Seale said: McLucas, Seale and six are responstale for the murder "It has a very symbolic other Panthers are charged of Alex Radkley." Describing 'Meaning. It means getting the with conspiring .to kidnap and' Sams as "0. maniac," Newton power structure out of the to murder in the May 21, 1969, said "Sams and Sams alone ghetto." death of New York Panther He flatly denied it meant ei- . Seale and the ther to kill police or anyone others are awaiting trial and else. Garry said he had therefore advised Seale not to testify. gave the order to shoot Ades The 33-year-old co-founder Rackley." of the Panther Party con- Seale said he "never entered ferred with Garry and his two the Panther headquarters ex- top fellow Panther leaders— cept to make a phone call" fellow founder Huey P. New- briefly' to his office in Califor- ton and chief of staff David nia. Under questioning by de- Hilliard—before taking the fense attorney Theodore I. stand in Superior Court "to Kosk/off, he saidle knew noth- testify about the truth." ing about "a"brother being in- Describes Visit [ terrogated at Panther head- Seale described his visit to quarters" and that if he had the New Haven Panther head- known someone was being quarters dining the time "tortured" there: Rackley allegedly was' being "I would have' raised the tortured there with boiling devil, It is totally alien to how water to make him confess the party operates." that he 'had informed on the Tells of Meeting "" arrested in an al- Seale said the only time he leged bomb plot in New Ytirk met Sams ams was s inn 1968 when , former