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Show U. S. Jury Convicts 11 Top Communists i Defendants Held in Jail to Await Sentences Up to 10 Years, Fines ' NEW YORK. Oct 14 UP) A federal Jury convicted 11 top-ranking top-ranking American Communiat leaden Friday of compiling to teach overthrow of the U. S. government by force. . The 11 defendant, all membera of the Communiat national board, were remanded to jail to await sentencing next Friday at 10:30 a.m. They face sentence up to 10 years in prison and $10,000 fine each. Eight of the defendants had been free on $5000 bail. . . Immediately afterward, Federal Judgo Harnlrt EL Medina found five of their lawyers guilty of criminal contempt during the nine-month trial and sent them to jail for terms varying from 30 days to six months. Eugens Dennis, a defendant who acted as his own lawyer, also drew six-month contempt sentence. Jury Out 1 Hours Thus ended, after seven hours of Jury deliberation that began Thursday Thurs-day afternoon, a strife-ridden trial unprecedented ia American history. his-tory. It was hinted during the trial that conviction of the leaders, who are certain to appeal to the U. 8. supreme court might drive the Communist party underground in this country. Whether the verdict meant the Communist party was outlawed in this country remained to be seen. Obviously, with the party's top leaders convicted of conspiracy, the verdict would affect the party's future gravely.' U. 8. Attorney John F. X. Me-Gohey Me-Gohey would not comment on whether the conviction had the effect ef-fect ef outlawing the party, Richard OaldsUin, one of the defense de-fense attorneys, commented: "That la Its purpose. What the effect will he depends upon the American people." - Fester Faces Trial William Z. Foster, national chairman of the party, faces trial later on the same charge. He was indicted with ths 11 ethers but . was granted a postponement because be-cause of a hesrt condition. A dead, shocked alienee greeted the verdict There was no demonstration. demon-stration. The defendants snd their lawyers leaned forward eagerly, then est back, Impassively, when the word "guilty" was pronounced. Defense Attorney Harry Sacher demanded and got a poll of the jury for the verdict against each defendant The packed federal courtroom, scene of many a jangling outburst sines ths trial began last Jan. IT, was crowded and tense when ths eight women and four men on the jury filed in at 11:28 a.m. Speaking firmly, the foreman Mrs: Thelma Dial, a Negro announced: an-nounced: "We find each and every one of the defendants guilty." Other Defeadaats Besidee Dennis, the defendants la the trial were: Jacob Stachel. 4s, director of the propaganda and education division. di-vision. Gilbert Green, 4S, Illinois, chairman. chair-man. John Gates, M, editor of the Delly Worker. Benjamin Davis Jr, 44, New See Page t. Column 4 - . . ' I" If"" ' " ' .-V1-, . . 7 . - f A ltd PriM Wtoaeet Top U. $. Cemmunistf Guilty ai Chargod " These iep-mskieg V, B. Oesnraualats awaited see), i seal judge MaraM Medina'a court aa charges of eeewtmg Thersday aJtocolrsnaycUooi-ia Peat. sonepirlng an-eosthsow the II. a, gowianwna. i up his own summation Thursdsy, "The FBI will go along with them." The government Indicted the 11 in July, 1M1. They were seeused of recreating the Communist party in IMS ss sn instrument for advocating violent revolution. The party was dissolved for time during the war. Its place was taken by the Communist political aaeoeiatton, a milder organisation that was willing to work with capital le further the war effort. that the trial was net intended as a witch bunt or book-burning foray. It was trial of 11 men accused ac-cused of eon apl ring to advocate violent overthrow of the U. S. government, be said. "Do not bo led astray by tslb about thought control or putting booke on trial," Medina eald la a two hour and II minute charge to the Jury. "No such Issues arc before be-fore you here. 'Not ea Merit "And you are not to paas aa the merits of communism, capitalism or any other Isms." The defense, ending Its summation summa-tion on Wedneaday, denied that American Communists ever plotted revolt sgainat ths U. 8. They declared de-clared no verdict could wipe out Communism aa their Ideal. This remark was construed by 17, 8. Atty. John T. X McGohey ss a threat that the Communist party would go underground If the verdict went against it. If the Communists go underground, under-ground, McGohey said In winding COMMIES Ooattaaod frees Page One Tork City councilman. Qua Hall, !, Ohio chairman. Irving Potash, 41, CIO Fur Workers' union official. Robert Thompson, Si, New Tork stste chairman. John Williamson, 41, labor secretary. sec-retary. Cart Winter, 41, Michigan chairman. chair-man. Dennis Is 44 years of sge. Oatsa, Hall. Thorn peon and Win-aton Win-aton aU served with the U. B. armed foreea during the war. Stachel, Potash and Williamson arc foreign-born. Addresses tmj Before dramiasJng the Jury and repenting his thanks to Its mem-bare, mem-bare, Medina told the Jurors: "Do not discuss this caaa with relatives or friends or members of the press, magaatnc writers or anyone who seeks to elicit from you any information nbout the ease." In the historic trial, the gov. ernment charged that the Communist Com-munist party was reorganised oA orders from Moscow In 1D4S ns a conspiracy secretly devoted to violent vio-lent overthrow of ths American government. Th. MialMiikJ theft the ' party Is a legitimate political organisation or-ganisation working for the establishment estab-lishment of socialism by legal means. Deputy marshals took all 11 af the defendants into custody at 11:11 p.m. after they shook hands with their attorneys. a the convicted men were uah-ered uah-ered through a rear exit on the way to the federal house of detention, deten-tion, several of them turned end waved to friends and relatives among the crowd of spectstors. ccMctl Overnight It was ell over three hours after the Jury returned to the courthouse following an 'overnight receee. John r. X McQohey, IT. B, attorney at-torney who prosecuted the Communist Com-munist leaders, was asked when he left the courtroom If he wanted want-ed to make any comment. "The trial waa long," he aald. T presented the evidence as well as I could. The Jury has rendered Its verdict, and I won't make any further comment. It a peeks for Itself." The jury entered the courtroom at 11:37 Bin. after deliberating exactly seven hours. It received the case at 1:11 p.m. Thursdsy. -The jury was polled at the request re-quest of Defense Atty. Harry Bacher. In taking the poll, the court derk, William Borman, asked every Juror how he found. He asked them one by one: "What the verdict was." All answered, an-swered, "Quilty for all 11." Court! a sea Crowded The courtroom was crowded, and across the front barrier se Derating Derat-ing spectstors from ths rest pf ths room there were about 11 deputy dep-uty marshals. About 10 other deputies dep-uties stood Inside at each aide of the beach, at the back ef the room and at the aide of the room. There was a solid wall of deputies depu-ties nt the entrance to the room in which the defendants, counsel and Jury, were stationed. Kight of the defendants went heme Thursday night to ths cheers and applause of their sympathisers, sympathis-ers, about 100 ef whom kapt a vigil outside ths federal court building. Ths other three defendants defend-ants still are la Jail during out-of-court hours for contempt. Picketing has bees aa off-and-oa feature of the historic trial ataee it began in redere! Judgs Harold It. Medins's courtroom last Jsn. IT, Judge Medina warned the Jury |