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Attempts are now being made to provide strong legal assistance for Claude L. Weaver '65, the Dunster House junior who was arrested in Canton, Miss., on Feb. 4, Alwin M. Pappenheimer, Jr. '29, Master of Dunster House, said yesterday. Weaver was charged with "conspiracy to intimidate a family" as a result of his civil rights activities...
...After Weaver's first arrest on Dec. 26, the Dunster Senior Common Room raised $1000 to ball him out of the Jackson, Miss., jail. "This time, since the trial is set for next Monday, it would seem that we can be most helpful by providing a good lawyer rather than ball," Pappenheimer said yesterday...
...Weaver and a co-worker, Edward Hollander of Baltimore, were arrested in Canton, Miss., a week ago for allegedly "conspiring to intimidate a family." Mrs. Charlean Smith, of Canton, claimed that Weaver and his companion verbally threatened the safety of her six-year-old child if she continued to patronize a local merchant who allegedly discriminates against Negroes...
Hollander was tried yesterday. He was found guilty and sentenced to six months in jail and a $500 fine. Weaver will be tried next Monday; his ball has been set at $500, but must be paid in the form of a property or surety bond, rather than cash...
George Raymond, director of SNCC's Canton project, said last night that the charges against Weaver and Hollander are completely false. He claimed that Mrs. Smith was bribed by local authorities to testify against Weaver and Hollander. "The white community tries to prevent us from making progress by seeking to discredit us among our own people," he said...