People v. Van Arsdale

This is a motion brought by the district attorney of the county of Queens for a special, or so-called, “ Blue Ribbon ” jury, to try an indictment which charges the defendants with the crimes of conspiracy, coercion, malicious mischief, assault, resisting a public officer in the discharge of his duty, unlawful assembly, remaining present at place of a meeting originally lawful after it had adopted an unlawful purpose and riot. The moving papers state that the grounds for this application are, first, the great number of defendants; second, the fact that union officials and union activities are…