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NY 100-81752 DORIS B, FINE, ESTHER C. JACKSON, and FRIEDA NORMAN, the wives respectively of defendants FINE, JACKSON, and MARRON each posted $20,000 in United States Treasury Gonds payable to bearer on behalf of these defendants. Each defendant's wife was named as surety and the bonds were executed before United States Commissioner EARLE N, BISHOPP, Southern District of New York .on Decemher 15 1955, at which time the defendants were —— oe eee -—« F stat Ge Sica wee oi er released from the custody of the United States Marsnal, southern District of New York. United States District Judge WILLIAM B, HEHLANDS on September 7, 1955, denied a motion on behalf of defendént STEIN for a reduction of his Smith Act bail in this case from $50,000 to $1,000 and a reduction of his bail in the Northern District of California during the appeal on his conviction for harboring in that district. On October 24, 1955, a notice of appeal was filed in the United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit on this denial of STEIN's motion to reduce his bail in this case. The United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit ordered STEIN's bail in this case reduced to $30,000 on March 9, 1956. Defendant STEIN appealed this decision and the United States Attorney, Southern District of New York was served on April 6, 1956, with a copy of a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by STEIN with the United States Supreme Court. The United States Supreme Court denied STEIN's petition on May 21, 1956. On June 8, 1956, SOPHIE STEIN, the wife of defendant STEIN deposited United States Treasury Bonds in the amount of $30, 000 with the United States District Court Cierk, Southern District of New York as bond for STEIN, This bond was executed by STEIN and by SOPHIE STEIN as surety on June 12, 1956, and STEIN was released