Student Defendants Get Their Day in Court; Truce Affects 25

Legal technicalities arising from the resting of the cases of 25 defendants and the continuing of the cases of 25 defendants and the continuing of the cases of 14 involves important points that are not immediately apparent to the lay eye.

When the riot hearing continues next Monday at the East Cambridge Court before Judge Arthur P. Stone, no evidence that comes up in the testimony will apply to the 25 men whose cases are resting.

There is no certain, legal foundation, according to a statement made last night to the Crimson by Stoughton Bell '96, attorney retained by Harvard, to the rumor prevalent after yesterday's proceedings that these 25 men will be discharged for lack of evidence, and upon an "agreement" between the counsels for defense and for prosecution. Mr. Bell stated that this agreement really referred to the fact that there was no disagreement between the counsels for defense and prosecution as to which defendants had been identified.

At the close of the session yesterday, Judge Stone announced that the trial would continue next Monday, and thereafter on successive days until completed.

Judge Chase, on behalf of the defense, estimated at the court's request, that it would take Monday's session, with perhaps a short session on Tuesday, to complete the presentation of his evidence.