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FD-350 (Rev. 7-16-63) 4 Culf Leader Goes to Court With Hands in Chains BY CHARLES T. POWERS Times Staff Writer , Calif. — son, the 33-year- ea of youthful nomads accused/jin the Sharon Tate land other murfler cases, emerged from jail Wednesday to make his first public appearance since a break in the Tate case was announced early this week. Manson, hands cuffed to a chain around his waist, was led from the Inyo County Jail here across a wide lawn to the County Courthouse for a preliminary hearing on relatively minor charges of possessing stolen dune buggies. The session began at 9:30 a.m. ina courtroom crowded with reporters and schoolchildren dismissed for the day to watch the proceedings. Bond Set at $25,000 When it ended at 4:30 p.m., Justice Court Judge Theodore Gardener announced that Manson- would be bound over for Superior Court trial and set his bond at $25,000. Inyo County Dist. Atty. Fred Fowles called a long succession of witnesses to show that Manson had been in possession of at least three stolen cars and that he repainted one of them in an apparent attempt to camouflage it. Residents of this small Owens Valley town turned out in the morning to watch the procession from the jail, knowing that Manson had been named by police as leader of murderous forays—expeditions | that may have resulted in as many | as 11 deaths. Manson was led across the court- yard by his court-appointed attor- ney, Fred Schaefer, and Inyo Coun- | ty sheriff's officers. Barlier, Sheriff Merrill Curtis warned the dozens of newsmen | present against asking Mansgn aues- (Mount Clipping in Space Below) (Indicate page, name of newspaper, city and state.) I-1l Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, Calif. Date: 12/1:/69 i Edition: Thursday Final Author: Editor: Title: Character: . i] t] Classification: Submitting Office: Los Ange 7es SEARCHED INDEXED." SERIALIZ AA FILED + 1969