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Show Three Best Words Out. of 5,000,000 Ths trial of 11 American Communist leaders in the New York federal court of Judge Harold R. Medina began last Jan-' uary IT. Since then there have been 1S8 trial days, with ths defense using up 109 of those days to build aa elaborate, in-' in-' Voived and often tiresome defense. Naturally during all of this lengthy trial ths court record has pilsd up a hug mass of evidence. At last count there were 30.000 psgea of testimony. All told it is estimated st lesst 5,000.000 words hare been uttered and recorded ia the trial There waa a great deal of brilliant oratory, many sharp exchanges among counsel a lot of bitter invective, able argument and humorous comment. But for all ths 3,000,000 words of legal palaver, the choicest words uttered during the entire trial were three used by Attorney Harry Sacher, representing ths Communists, th other day. Said Mr. Sacher r "Ths defense rests." And judge, jury, defendants snd 1.10,000,000 Americana 1st go a great sigh ef relief. |