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The July 1, 1932 court announcement names McCairney with Mallalay, Rooney and Moriarity as four Irish Workers Club members arrested and beaten after the East147thStreet eviction struggle. Trial on felonious assault was scheduled that morning; this notice does not report the outcome. Full given name is unprinted and no unrelated similarly named profile is assumed. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/dailyworker/1932/v09-n156-jul-01-1932-DW-LOC.pdf#page=2
Page 1 names the Irish WorkersClub quartet held in BronxCounty jail for felonious assault after Wednesday June22 eviction resistance on East147thStreet. It reports beatings in the patrol wagon, with Mullally especially injured. This contemporaneous custody precedes the later bail and July1 hearing; it does not establish a new conviction.
Page3 announces a June27 morning Bronx MagistratesCourt appearance and solidarity demonstration for the IrishWorkersClub quartet after Wednesday June22 eviction resistance. The announced hearing is not a completed verdict or physical release.
