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Han leys Get Key to City The key to the city is presented by Mrs. Leo Howell (left), wife of Hayward's mayor, to Mrs. William C. Hanley, wife of Hayward's new city manager designate, during a reception for the Hanleys yesterday. In the background are the mayor and Hanley, who will take over his new post Feb.

I. -Case Jury Split Indicated w- By LLOYD BOLES Tribune Staff Writer The eight woman four man jury, trying Black Panther Huey Newton for the slaying "at an Oakland patrolman four years ago indicated strongly jast night they were on the verge of acquitting. 29- year-old militant. But a Hayward bartender appeared to be favoring conviction and jurors still didn't have a verdict shortly after 6 p.m. Superior Court Judge lyle E.

Cook sent them to dinner and then to bed and ordered them back promptly at 9 a.m. today. Jurors deliberated for six and 15 minutes before 'notifying Judge Cook they -'couldn't reach a decision. At 4:15 p.m. jury, forelady Mrs.

Doris Leonard, an ecolo- 'gist and the.wife 1 of a a 11orn ey sent a message to the court asking for a re-reading of all the court's instructions. Judge Cook, however, quickly ascertained the want all 45 minutes of complex.instructions read but merely those portions, the degrees of principally the distinction voluntary -and involuntary' manslaughter. The court read the instruc- and then Mrs. Leonard "asked for re-reading of the "unconsciousness" instruction the one which says that un; consciousness is a total defense to a crime. The forelady then told the the jury didn't 'want the instruction read in response to Judge iCook's query, said that the wanted a series of in- read all of which heavily favor the defense.

She wanted, and the court read, the instructions on unconsciousness, reasonable Cigarette Tax Apportioned Alameda County received and a Costa $64,984 as portions of state cigarette tax November, according to Controller. Houston I. The state's 58 i s' $649,168 and the cities Flournoy said. doubt, presumption of innocence, diminished capacity and circumstantial evidence. Judge Cook read these instructions and then, in a move never seen before in an Alameda County Superior court, he volunteered to-make copies of these instructions and send them into the jury room.

Mrs. Leonard accepted the JuFor No. 12 Robert J. Skowronski, a 42-year-old a a bartender, arose from his seat and asked the court: "Must a person follow the majority of his conscience as opposed to the minority of his conscience?" Judge indicated that he i n't comprehend the question and Skowronski, nodding in deference to Mrs. Leonard, explained, "I mean follow majority of the vote?" The court, which earlier had warned 1 that it was legally "dangerous" for a judge to stray outside the time-tested formal instructions, read an instruction which serves as a guide as to how jurors should conduct their deliberations.

The i i paraphrased, said that individual jurors should not be "influenced in. any direction" because the majority of jurors favor a particular Skowronski appeared Satisfied and the jury was sent back to the jury room. Deputy Dist. Atty. Donald P.

Whyte, who is trying the case for the second time, sat, hunched over the counsel table and appeared dejected as the jury asked for tie series of defense oriented instructions. Newton, clad-in thigh high boots, flare slacks, a gold turtle necked sweater, and a "wet look" 1 a jacket, was wreathed in smiles, as was his lawyer, Charles R. Garry. Garry'told the-press later that "the bartender was obviously the holdout for conviction." When asked to comment on the present stage of the eight week old trial he smiled and declared: "Right On!" Newton is accused of manslaughter the killing on Oct. 28, 1967 of officer John Frey, 23, a comparative rookie on the Oakland force.

The state 1 a i m-s that Newton killed Frey with his own gun after the officer had stopped him on a routine traffic check. "Newton's defense is. that Frey called him an abusive name, knocked him down and then snot'him with his .38 caliber service revolver; that after being shot in the stomach he blacked out and remembers nothing -more of the shooting. The defense claims, even if Newton shot Frey and critically wounded fellow officer Herbert Heanes, that he was unconscious at the time and therefore should not be held accountable under the law for his acts. Charles Clifford S.F.

Bar President San a i attorney Charles H. Clifford was installed yesterday as the 59th president of the San Francisco Bar Association. Clifford, a partner "in the firm of Heller, Ehrman, White a A i served.as treasurer of the association the past year. HERE ARE ADDRESSES OF NATIONAL AND STATE LEGISLATORS U.S. Senators Senate Office Bulldina, Washington, D.C., 30510.

Sen. Alan Cranston, Sen. John Tunrttv. Cornrcssmm House Office BuikJirw. WwhSsrton, D.C., 20515.

Rep. Ronald Cxllums, 7lh District, rep- rtstnrlno Albany, Berkeley, Emeryville, Pltdmonf, North Oakland, Central Oakland, antf part tt East Oakland; Rep. p. Miller, reprewntlno port of East Oakland, Alameda, San Ltcndro, Castro Valley, San Ramon Village, Uvcr- more, Plewanron, Sin Lorenzo, and part or Hayward; Reo. Don 9th, rtr rejefrtlriB oart nf F-i-mont.

union Citv, Newark tne northern part of Santa Clara County; Rep. Jerome VvaJdrti 14th, representing Contra Costa. County. Slate Senators and Assemblymen--Stati Capitol, Sacramento, Calif. SMu.

Alurwda County -State Senators are Ith District, John Holmdahl; lltn, Nicholas Petrlj; 14th, Clark Brailev. The ttn and 11th Districts coyer the same with Holmdahl and Pttrij representing alt of Alameda except Castro Valley, and Plettan-, ton. ThOM communities and a large section of Santa Clara Covnty.are rtpresent- ed by -Bradley. AsMmblymen are Carlos -Bee, 13th Dis- Met: -Robert Crown, 14th; March K. 15th; Km Aleade, Ittft; John J.

Mlikr, 17th. Confra Costa County Slate Senator, 7m Wih-tet, John A. fWedly; Assemblymen James w. Dent, 10th. District; John T.

Kiwx, lltti. To 40-Year Term W. Jr. a ratified an agreement by'Leon Gray, 22, which binds him to a 40- year-to-life prison sentence for armed robbery and burglary with intfint to inflict great bodily harm. Then he pronounced the sen- teace wnfch involved Deputy Difit Attj.

George Mctalson conaentiag to dismissal of 11 other counts stemming from a series of violent crimes committed by Gray. Gray, who has two prior felony convictions, a guilty to burglary of the home of shipyard rigger John A. Smith, 25, who suffered the loss of his right leg by a shot- Police Assn. Against New Gun Policy The board of directors of the San Francisco Police Officers Association has unanimously opposed a policy proposal by Police Chief Donald M. Scott that would limit the firing of guns by officers.

The 20-member board "felt the present system as detailed in the penal code is sufficient," said officer William Hemby, speaking for the PDA. "We felt it would hamper the policemen in the line of duty to have his split-second decisions made in the street scrutinized and criticized," he said. The opposition came at a special meeting Wednesday, he said. Scott's a would require officers to "exhaust all other reasonable means" before drawing their guns. They be prohibited from firing shots as a warning, when in doubt, and in all misdemeanor cases.

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--Five Floors of Fine Furniture-- CLUB CHAIRS -Holiday Special- DoAvn pillow back with eight-way hand tied springs. Choice of Vec- tra or Velvets imd other fine fab- gv blast Gray bftkc tote the Oakl d'. residence. shot wrnyi Smith hesitated in hand-. ing over his money.

And Gray pteeded guilty to the 'Dec. 30 robbwy at gunpoint of Mrs. Roberta Hutch- iosoB, 40, a San Leajodro rteaogrepber. He sbot her in the nffwr riiM arm, the bul- nwfh her. body agaiwt the baae he soctcted her pone art rf a ttovMrion, Pkyllto Stout, who stt- in a car in front of an East Oakhad resteurant tjitt- ing to Mrs.

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