U.S. Indicts 16 In Disorders at `68 Convention construction Era civil rights iRubin, 30, tap officers in the law, face a maximum sentence Youth International Party or of a year in prison and $1000 8 Policemen, Yippies; Lee Weiner, 29, a fine if convicted. The eighth member of Northwestern Uni- officer, charged with two versity's sociology faculty; counts of falsely denying the 8 Protesters John R. Froines, 29, assistant use of violence, faces a maxi- professor of chemistry at the mum of five years in jail and University of Oregon, and $2000 fine on each count. Face Trial Black Panther leader Bobby • Several of 'the policemen G. Seale, 32. ,(3 .1k(iP.MacKenzie' have already been disciplined 3 They were accused of con- or recommended for discipli- w.ithinison Post Start Writer spiring to violate the 1968 nary action by the Chicago Po- Eight Chicago policemen Civil Rights Act's ban on in- terstate travel to incite riots. lice Department. and eight civilian demon- It was the first criminal Accused of perjury in yes- strators were indicted yes- charge to be brought under terday's indictments was 39- year-old Lt. Carl Dobrich. terday on charges growing this provision. The other policemen, out of the disorders at the See CHICAGO, A14, Col. 1 charged with beating up news- men and students; were Offi- Democratic National Con- cers' Arthur R. Bischoff, vention last August. Thomas M. Mayer, George The indictments charged a CHICAGO, From Al Jurich, Vincent J. D'Amico, police lieutenant and seven of- Edward M. Becht, Thomas M. A separate Indictment was Flemming and Ramon C. An- ficers of lower rank with in- returned against Enid Roth, a dersen. dividual action in heating up former NBC news director, Victims mentioned in these demonstrators. They charged charging her with trying to indictments included Duane R. the civilians, including promi- bug the Convention's Platform Hall; photographer for the nent Yippies and other anti- Committee. It was the first Chicago Sun-Times; John 0. war figures, with conspiracy charge of illegally planting Linstead, a reporter for the to foment a riot. electronic *listening devices to Chicago Daily News, and Justice Department officials be brought under the 1968 James C. Jones, chief of the indicated that the bundle of Crime Control Act, which for- Detroit bureau of Newsweek criminal charges just about bids all bugging and wiretap- magazine. wound up the investigation of ping except when law officers the convention turbulence. But do it under court order. Crux of Indictment they added that the Nixon although eight persons on The crux of the conspiracy Administration is far from each side of the demonstrator- indictment is that the demon- through with investigations of police confrontations were stration leaders planned, be- youth violence, including cam- charged with crimes, the ginning in mid-April, to go to pus disturbances. grand jury appeared already Chicago with the specific in- The civilians indicted were to have made an important tent of formenting violence. David Dellinger. 53, chairman judgment—that the Yippie The defendants, most of whom of the National Mobilization leaders were riot conspirators, will appear voluntarily for ar- Committee to End the War in while any repression by Mayor raignment by agreement with Vietnam; Rennie Davis, 28, a Richard J. Daley's police force defense counsel, are expected Chicago Mobilization project was the work of Individual to deny that they intended director and a leader in the lawlessness by single officers. anything but peaceful demon- Students for a Democratic So- Conspiracy Penalty strations against the war. ciety; Torn Hayden, 28, an Included in the indictment SDS founder and Mobilization The conspiracy charge car- were 13 overt acts alleged to steering committee member; ries a maximum penalty of Abbie Hoffman, 32, and Jerry five years in prison and $10,000 fine. Seven of the po- licemen, accused under a Re• ,...-.,,rovvY.,.........arnAsksaperakkvvxmrttkrkriM.MMOMMIIVEZ011 Friday, March 11, 1969 THE WASHINGTON POST A 14 .k DAVID DELLINGER TOM HAYDEN TERRY RUBIN .. • Vietnam foe SDS founder ... head Yippie 8 Policemen and 8 Protesters Indicted in Chicago Disorder have furthered the conspiracy. several defendants planned to They began with a speech by publish articles and make long Rubin last July 23 in New distance phone calls encourag- ing sympathizers to come- to York and ended with speeches Chicago. It said the establish- and conversations and meet- ment of headquarters in Chi- ings at Lincoln and Grant cago, karate training sessions, parks in Chicago in late Au- park demonstrations with or gust. without permits and other ac- The defendants, who have tivities were likewise part of anticipated the indictment for the plot for violence. some time, indicated in state- Also linked to the overall ' merits after the convention conspiracy was the charge that they consider their utter- that Weiner and Froines ances and meetings to be pro- would teach other protesters tected by the First Amend- how to make "an incendiary ment's guarantee of free device" that was to have been speech and association and used in an aborted scheme to that they acted peacefully blow up the underground until provoked by police. parking garage at Chicago's The indictment charged that Grant Park. .