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DAILY NEWS, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31; 19.70 G5 fefo JITi? P'mm ffikls; By GERALD KESSLER and EDWARD ROSS Indictment of 28 prisoners in Brooklyn and Queens as a result of the jail rioting earlier this month was announced yesterday. Authorities disclosed also that three guards had almost been choked to death during the disorders, Of the total, 24 were indicted on various charges in Brooklyn the moderate group gained the ll 0 1 I upper hand. and four in Queens. Kings County District Attor Queens District Attorney i nomas J. Mackell announced ney Eugene Gold disclosed that during the Oct.

3-4 rioting in the that four prisoners had been in dieted for kidnaping and holding Brooklyn House of Detention, two hostage half a dozen guards at the Long Island City branch of opposing factions had waged what he called "a bloody brawl" the Queens House of Detention over whether they should kill the Torres, 23, of 15 Ridgewood Place. According to the prosecutor, the three hostage guards were Jerry Hodges, Bernard Butler and Julio Martin. He reported also that the rampaging prisoners had done several hundred thousand dollars' worth of damage to the jail. In Queens, Mackell said that guards had come to his office with complaints and that two had appeared before the grand jury. In answer to questions from reporters about amnesty offered the rioters by Mayor Lindsay, Charged With Kidnapping A City Hall spokesman promptly denied that the mayor had ever hostages.

The three were saved when on Qct. 1. Praises Black Panthers Mackell credited the black Pan guards tossed a tear gas grenade NEWS photo or Jack Clarity Queens District Attorney Thomas Mackell and Assistant District Attorney Larry Finnegan announce indictment of prisoners. thers with having given "advise into the midst of the fighting prisoners and in the scrambling and counsel" that prevented in jury to the hostages. According to Gold, rioting nris oners held lead nines asainst the fifed Rjhm throats of the three hostages with slGuU such pressure that mucus flowed from their noses and mouths.

offered amnesty and said that Assistant District AttorneyJ Lindsay had promised to meet the inmates only if they released the XMorman Kosen presented 11 wit hostages unharmed. Additionally, Vice President Agnew's attacks on Sen. Charles Goodell appear to have helped Conservative candidate James Buckley, but about half of those questioned statewide in The News Straw Poll said the Agnew issue would have no effect on their vote. nesses, including Correction Commissioner George F. McGrath, before the grand jury.

The 24 indictments listed a variety of charges, ranging from first-de the mayor spokesman said. Correction Commissioner George McGrath had made it clear that no immunity could be granted from In the second of three News any legal action by prosecutors gree rioting to reckless endanger- or other law-enforcement agen ment, unlawiul imprisonment, cies. possession ot dangerous weapons, The indictments charge-' the menacing. and criminal mischief. The poll, which has made only three wrong calls in 30 elections, is.

designed solely to select the winner. The News reports the percentage figures it obtains in the Straw Poll, but does not claim that these will reflect a candidate's actual vote on Election Day. In replies to the question about Ottinger. By contrast, 49 said it had no effect on their decision. News Poll crews are now completing the third and final round of the statewide sample.

An additional 5,000 ballots are being collected, with a view to providing an estimate on the indicated winners in the gubernatorial and senatorial races. The indicated lhe two dozen prisoners, who Poll sweeps across city and state, voters were asked to check on the straw ballot whether the Vice President's blasts at Goodell made them more inclined to vote for the incumbent senator, for Buckley, or for Democratic Eep. Richard Ottinger. A total of 22 said it influenced them ki favor of Buckley, while 17 said it tipped them toward Goodell, and 12 toward are still being held on their origi Queens tour with kidnaping, unlawful imprisonment and reckless endar garment. Others also were involved in the kidnaping, the DA said, but could not be identified nal charges, will be arraigned next week under special pre cautions in Brooklyn Supreme Court.

because they wore towels over Gold identified the ollowin? their faces. winners will appear in Monday's edition. Tt 1-1 i 1 (Continued on page 7, col. 3) The four were identified as Kenneth Cender. 30, of Attica State Prison; Robert Drake.

37. of 280 John Powell, 23, whosa address was listed as 407 145th Manhattan: and James Capers, 21, of 1208 Vyse Ave, nine xjrooK.iymies as rmgieaaers of the group and those who wanted to kill the guards: Adelberto Rivera, 24, of 66 15th Stanley Warden, 24, of 831 Saratoga Edmond Bennett, 26, of 293 Sumter Wilson Agosto, 21, of 258 Heyward William Lynch, 23, of 157 Schenck Ave. Freddie Campos, 24, of 422 Baltic Leroy Connelly, 32, of 879 Stone Robert Hernandez, 22, of 269 Willoughby and Carlos Bronx. The four, who could receive life' iV JL Man A i terms if convicted of kidnaping, plus a total of 11 years on the other two charges, be arraigned Thursday in Queens criminal Court. Vandalism Erupts Again In Trenton Race.

Unrest Oct. 30 (AP) Windows were broken and stores looted here todays as racial unrest continued in rrar- NEWS photo by Dan Farrell Goodell gal Janet Colletti meets candidate Richard Ottinger on Fifth Ave. yesterday. liion to a controversial school' busing plan. Schools were closed as a curlew was con- inks Pushei Bmmp tinued.

The trouble erupted about 1 p.m. in the Battle Monument area, a predominantly black neighborhood where similar disorders took place yesterday. Police said they had made 59 arrests ranging from inciting By THOMAS POSTER In a last-ditch effort to stop Conservative Senate candidate James L. Buckley, a faction of the Liberal Party urged state party chiefs yesterday to drop Republican Sen. Charles E.

Goodell and switch to Democrat Richard L. Ottinger. Mayor Arthur Holland would continue to be enforced. The declaration included a 9 p.m. to dawn curfew for all persons.

A peace rally in Trenton tomorrow featuring former U.S. Atty. Gen. Ramsey Clark was canceled by its sponsors after they conferred with Holland. About 150 black youths were said to be involved in the disorders near the monument.

Several shots were heard, reportedly fired as warnings by police. Most of the injured had been treated and released from Tren to riot to curfew violations and In an independent move, Queens County Liberal Leader Stanley Shaw later became the first to recorded 61 injuries in connection with the unrests Local police, reinforced by about 100 state policemen, closed all main thoroughfares to traffic vote for Goodell to switch to Ottinger. "Ottinger is the only man now who can beat Buckley," O'Dwyer said repeatedly as he compaigned with the Democratic candidate on Fifth Ave. and allowed only emergency vehicles and buses through the barricades in the capital city. City officials said a "local disaster emergency" declared by ton hospitals.

Three persons, including one policeman, had been admitted to Francis Hospital. Other Ottinger supporters were busy calling Democratic leaders across the state, urging new efforts in behalf of Ottinger and pressing home the point that it is more important to 'Stop Buckley than to defeat Gov. Rockefeller. And last night State Sen. Basil A.

Paterson, Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, campaigned with Ottinger in black communities in Brooklyn. With only three days left for campaigning, Ottinger is trying desperately to drum-up a "Stop Buckley" rive in the city, which has 3,293,542 of the state's registered voters. "I wish there were four more of me so I could hit all five boroughs at the same time," Ottinger said yesterday as he plodded down Fifth showing the strain of his closing campaign. A 4 bolt Goodell. "The competition for the liberal vote between Ottinger and Goodell could result in a narrow victory for Buckley," he said.

1 Emergency Meeting Asked County Leaders Paul Siminoff of Syracuse and Basil Kyriakakis of Rochester earlier had joined with City Council Minority Leader Eldon Clingan of Manhattan in a call for an emergency meeting of the party's state executive committee. "It would be tragic if Richard Ottinger lost by the margin of votes given to Goodell by the Liberal Party," they said in a telegram to State Chairman Donald Harrington. Paul O'Dwyer, who ran against Ottinger in the Democratic Senate primary, also issued a call for liberal Democrats planning i to 1AIRPEXI UNHEALTHFUL- UNSATISFACTORY-Sgfe4 ACCEPTABLE-" GOOD- 1 For 24 br.Periad Jl I Jm Win, 3:00 Kf 1 Yesterday. JLate Again? Here's Why In addition to mammoth snafu caused by the fire and accident at the Penn Central's Fordham station, these were the woes that beset mass transit travelers yesterday: PENN CENTRAL Morning: The 7:55 from Crestwood and the 8:24 from White "Tlains delayed up to 17 minutes by switch failure at Crestwood. The 840 from Tarrytown delayed 15 minutes, late arrival of equipment.

SUBWAYS Morning: Southbound IND train stalled for 20 minutes north of 167th St. station, Bronx, starting at 7:28, mechanical trouble. Four trains held up behind it. LONG ISLAND RAILROAD Morning: No delays reported. (Last such historic occasion was Sept.

17.) TODAY: Pollution levels are expected to improve to i r.t i Dept. of Air Resources. 4 ff -i i- ti-: r..

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