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...prison. But when the inmates learned he was on hand, they refused to talk further until they heard from him. Seale spoke to the prisoners for only about five minutes. He was apparently uninterested in cooling the situation, telling the prisoners that they must make their own decision on Oswald's offer. But they wanted his advice; he said that he would have to consult with the Black Panthers' Huey P. Newton and would return in the morning. The momentum toward a settlement had been lost...
Seale did return next morning but ?unknown to some of the visiting committee?Oswald told him he could not address the prisoners unless he urged acceptance of the final offer. Seale refused, and left for California. As for William Kunstler, a few members of the committee have charged that he told the prisoners to hold out for amnesty; he denies this. Kunstler did, however, tell the convicts that representatives of "Third World nations are waiting for you across the street." This...
...same time, Oswald sent a personal message to one inmate leader, "Brother Richard" Clark (see box, page 21). Oswald reminded him of the demands that had been granted, insisted upon the release of all hostages, and asked the inmates to "join me in restoring order to the facility." Clark was given one hour in which to reply...
...Sunday afternoon, preparations were under way for an assault by state troopers and National Guardsmen; indeed, many of their commanders had for days been pressing Oswald to let them attack. Fearful relatives of the captive guards, waiting wearily in the rain, saw powerful fire hoses carried into the prison, truckloads of gas masks unloaded. A Catholic priest asked them to pray for the hostages...
...state's course had been set. Oswald, consulting with Rockefeller by telephone and with his aides on the scene, had decided that two final ultimatums would be delivered to the prisoners; if there was no favorable response, the attack would come on Monday morning. The prisoners, they felt, were intransigent, and their mood was turning uglier. The inmates had dug trenches up to 200 feet long and flanked by mounds of dirt to provide protection against attack. Gates were being wired to make them electrically hot. Metal tables were upended along the catwalk leading to the "Times Square" intersection...