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FD-350 (Rev. 7-16-63) ials for three Birmingham area . men, charged with illegal. possession of dynamite, were| in Cireuit Court over the strenu- ays objections of defense Attar- ney Matt H. Murphy Jr. she defendants are Robert E. Ghambliss, 59, of 2505 32nd Ave. Wotth, and John W. Hall,. and. Charles Cagle, 22, both * Gardendale. | WoRTRBNeAs st. Ci Jl liam 0. Walker told Judge’ Bailes! _ that he planned to place Hall on, € “tn lasking “ the “ebafihuances trial first, followed by Cagle and then-Chambliss. a! ‘Several state fnvestigatoré, BPs , [headed by, Public Safety Director Al Lingo““and | “Maj.- “William! Jonés, walfed around court al!’ day for the cases ta ge called. - THE DELAY WAS octasioned when a jury required an unus: ually long time in its considera: tion of a petit larceny appeal trial. The city court” ‘convictions were returned after a trial which linked the three men to 138 sticks of dynamite found in an open case near Gardendale. - Two and one-half sticks of ay- The very lives of these ‘nen re an danger as long 2 as these S€ases are hanging fire,’ Mur- phy told Judge George Lewis Bailes in arguing against the ontinuances until June 16. lurphy .said the three men have been threatened through telephone calls. Chambliss told Judge Bailes that an obscene card and a Ilet- ter’addressed to him from New: York City were in the nands of. postal authorities. \ ar Jong distance truck driver, Chambliss also said that ome of the rear tires on his car had been siashed. ~MURPHY SCORED an article’ ig the current issue of Saturday’ fvening Post concerning the Birmingham bombings, terming it’ ‘judgment without trial" in’ its references ta the three de- fendants. Judge Bailes told Murphy he. had “studiously avoided’ read-: ing the article. : . The three cases came he- ‘fore Judge Bailes’ on appeal [: from . Birmingham Recorders Court, where Recorder Earl / Langner handed each defend. ‘ant maximum punishment of a S100 fing and 180 days. in jail. i postponed two weeks’ nite, wele| : i | ite were found in a paper sack nearny, —— {Mount Clipping in Space Below) {Indicate page, name of newspaper, city and state.) THE BIRMINGHAM NEW; 2 THE BIRMINGHAM a POST-HERALD BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA Date: 6-4-64 Edition: RED STAR FINAL Author: Editor: EGHS Y. BLOOMER Tite: KROsnky be CilAMBL IS, »JUHN Ww. HALL,CHARLLS CAGLE. Character: EM or Classification: Submitting Office: BIRMINGHAM [1] Being investiqated JUN 5 1964 FB!— BIRMINGHAM