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Senator Edward Kennedy — Part 16

53 pages · May 11, 2026 · Broad topic: Politics & Activism · Topic: Senator Edward Kennedy · 53 pages OCR'd
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re ee) tg Ahem at ey . the.chance _ Boyle from ‘going’ ahead with * -office of Atty. Edward B. Hani- Markham. of Melrose The lawyeyS who were-denied | call or cross-exam- | ine witng “es at, next week’s in- quest inj6 the death of Mary Jo’ Kopechfie met secretlyin- Bos- FNMGajy in an effort to make another attémhpt “to in. their- point: | tet a : "You have ‘an idea what we |, ‘plan to do,” said a source’ close_|’ ‘to the lawyers as they huddled |: behind closed‘doors to nail down |. theif strategy. -- ° Ses | : , It was reported that most of} -the attorneys favored going: into. : Federal. Court with a ‘petition : _for..a restraining order “that .would prevent Edgartown -Di§- ‘trict Court. Judge James. A: t the ‘inquest. until the constitu: . ‘tional — issues. have been ye- Wsolved.. .0 0 tp “The battery ‘of legal talent -discussed their common prob- -Jem. for several hours at Ed-"| Ygartown .Thursday. after tKeir’ : -motions to secure for their cli- . tents the same Safeguards, they |. “wotild have in a- trial were |. ‘denied. by Judge Boyle. de _, Then ‘they boarded .a. char-| ‘tered plané and-caine to Boston for another meeting, which was’ “heleved to be gcing on in the fy at 225 Franklin st. A report- yer who called at the office was ‘told Hanify was in conference. ; When he sat down in the outer “office to wait for the meeting “fo end, he was asked to Jeave. | * Hanify and Attys. Robert G.| Clark, Jr. and Robert G. Clark, WY, of Brockton represented’|, :Sen, Edward M. Kennedy -be-} fore Judge Boyle. It was Hani-', fy who argued for the motion. I Atty’ Joseph P. Donahue of Lowel! -represented Paul Fey. and Joseph F. Gargan, Jr. of Mil-|. ‘ton, ‘while Attys -Paul J. Red-|_ ‘mond and -Daniel Daley,Sr, of {Boston ‘represented the -five ‘girls and three other men who: attended a Chappaquiddick ‘Is- ‘lagnt—esstout *.Shortly ‘before ' PMary, Jo was killed, . ““— » By JEAN COLE, ED CORSETTI; and BILL DUNCLIFFE - . a oMEEF ar nae rdere mete he ai cadeern . ey ee “37 tare gd ~~Most, if not all, Qf the" law= .Yers were believed to be taking part in the Boston meeting. . At Edgartown;-the excitement that accompanied the two days of pre-inquest hearings before Judge Boyle was-all but gone. But. preparations for the inquest itself went ahead at full tilt. "District Court Clerk Thomas Teller posted a list of 150 news- men,_and’the ‘papers, magazines, sant wadioind TV stations they | . 2 ne aT ee 70 0 yeast RS , 5 ne eran ree po 7 oy Tepresent, who have-applied for credentials to..cover the: Pro; ceeding. v2. oe : ‘Reporters. arid. papers-, from “as' far, away. as Australia ‘and Japan are on the list... ..- oan .,, lice . Chief - Dominick.. J. , “Arena, in .a'move ‘to keep photos - Sraphers " from= blocking - the.’ . «Street, outside . the. ‘courthouse , , iwhen the inquest starts Wednes- day, ordered a platform erected’ + for: them .at South School sti, which. is directly across from the building and affords a clear view of it. ae “oF State Det. Lis, George Killen,” Bernard Flynn and John Dunn, Who are making .a pre-inquest. prob for Dist. Edmund Dinis, Went:to Chappaquiddick Island ‘vith an. artist; who was given the job.of drawing a floor dia- gram of the: cottagé Where -the - cogkout was held. _ - moon ey a es Ret Se ee ate m7 (Indicate page, name of ‘+"*. ‘newspaper, city and state.), ~ oe '|_ BOSTON GLOBE’ Boston, Masse BOSTON HERALD TRAVELER - Boston, Masse | . | 3RECORD AMERICAN -. |Boston, Masse io . 7 Date: 8/30/69. = Edition: Home . Author: Editr®.Edward Holland | mitte: KENNEDY INCIBENT Character: - oe’ Classification: §2- . ; . ° ‘Submitting Office: Boston (_] Being Investigated
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