European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 28, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday november 28, 1965 the stars and stripes Page 7 Goez looked like easy bait teen Ager says new York Dpi one of four to can Agurs who were shot a year ago by subway gunman Bernhard Goeriz said tues Day in an interview that his three compan ions were trying to Rob the slim bespectacled Goelz and picked him because he looked like easy goes responded immediately saying he it pleased that one of the four youths has admitted for the first time that the group intended to Rob him. New York daily news columnist Jimmy Bret Lin interviewed the brain damaged Darrell Cabey 20, in St. Vincent s Hospi Tal where he is being treated for injuries inflicted by Roctz new York s to called subway they were Goin to Rob him Cabey did in the interview the first since the hooting last dec. 22. They thought he looked like easy bait. He looked like he had Money. They asked him for $5." Cabey said the youths planned to Rob the thin bespectacled electronics specialist by threatening to beat him. He said however that he had no plans to participate in the robbery. In fact the youth said that at one Point before the other three teen agers approached Roctz he left them and went to another subway car. Roctz 38, who was charged with at tempted murder and is free on 15,000 bail has insisted from the outset that he gunned Down the four youths on a downtown sub Way train because he feared that they were going to Mug him. Some critics of Goetz have charged that the shooting had racial overtones. Goetz is White. The four youths Are Black. The youths told police at the time that they were just Honing around and never threatened Goetz. Asked what he thought of the subway gunman Cabey responded he s Cabey attorney Ron Kuby was angered by the interview. He said his client had suffered brain damage and memory loss. I m disturbed that the interview look place not because of what he said but be cause of his mental condition Kuby said. That s Why we never attempted to pres sure him into telling us what happened. He really did t remember. He s in a very suggestible state. He May have been led. He May be piecing together other people s accounts of what Cabey who was partially paralysed by one of Goetz s bullets was listed in Good condition a Hospital spokeswoman said. His doctors reported medically he s stable. Physically he has paralysis of both upper and lower extremities with slurred speech. Neurologically he has improving intellectual capacity with concentration memory and judgment. As far As rehabilitation is concerned he is becoming More Independent. He is doing quite Well with a wheelchair. His discharge is in the Cabey is expected to be released from the Hospital in a few weeks. The Manhattan District attorney 1 office issued a no comment on the interview. A spokeswoman said attempted murder charges against Roctz would not be Dis missed because of Cabey s remarks. This is a Case that s going to trial she told reporters. Goetz s lawyers were not surprised at Cabey s statements. There is really no Surprise. Cabey s statements arc supported by statements he made before said attorney Mark Baker adding that he thinks the youth lied when he denied taking part in the robbery. No i m not surprised at Raker said he spoke to Goelz and the subway gunman was pleased that one of them s admitting what they were doing " Goetz told Baker he was not in much scared of being robbed As he was of being beaten. The crucial passage was that they tried to scare Baker added that he would not try to have charges against his client thrown out on the basis of Cabey s statements. Goetz s attorneys argued in state supreme court in Manhattan on monday that the attempted murder charges should be dropped because of improprieties by prosecutors handling the Case. But Cabey s lawyer said if you accept his account Bernhard Goetz tried to com Mit murder. If you believe Darrell Cabey he was seated away from the other three he did t approach Roctz did t speak to Roctz and did t harass jury says to commentator lib eled tobacco company Chicago up a Federal jury ruled tuesday that wbb to commentator and news Anchorman Waller Jacobson lib eled Brown & Williamson tobacco corp. In 1981 when he accused the company of trying to lure Chil Dren to smoking. The jury s verdict represented the first time an employee of lbs the Parent firm of wbb to has been found guilty of libel. Lbs plans to Appeal a network spokesman said. The jury ruled that Jacobson. One of the City s most prominent and highly paid Anchorman showed reckless disregard for the truth when he stated in a 1981 commentary that the makers of Viceroy cigarettes had tried to lure Young customers by relating cigarettes to pot wine Beer and he Bent the truth Brown & Williamson lawyer mar tin London told the jury monday in closing arguments in the $10 million libel Case. He was contemptuous of lbs news journalistic standards and the 3,000 people who make up Brown & Williamson. He s above lbs s Law. He s Walter London said Jacobson accused by of hooking your children to Poison by comparing cigarette use to the rites of passage into adulthood. Jacobson Basing his november 1981 perspective commentary on a Federal Trade commission report on cigarette advertising accused by of adopting a strategy of gearing its advertising to cultivate Young smokers. London said although such a strategy had been recommended to by by an outside consultant the strategy was never adopted and the consultant was fired. A by spokesman explained this to a wbb re search assistant Johnson said but Jacobson ignored the information to spice up his report and boost ratings. Testifying on his own behalf. Jacobson countered. Pub Lic relations people arc paid to say what the company wants them to lbs lawyer Thomas Morsch portrayed Jacobson As a Champion of truth who fairly and accurately depicted the findings of the acc report. People have a right to know what their government is doing Morsch said and re porters have the right to report what s going on. Or. Jacobson has been in the news business for 25 years. He s been doing perspective for 15 years. He does 200 a year Morsch told the six jurors. He did t get where he is by reporting texan makes Deal Tor 82 of Bhagwan s rows royces Rajnes Puram Ore. A Texas car dealer negotiated two Days with follow ers of the banished Bhagwan Shree Raj Nemesh before reaching tentative agreement to pay s5 million in Cash for 82 of the guru s 93 Rolls royces. Bob Roeth Lisburger owner of european Auto group in the Dallas suburb of Carol lion arrived at s Airstrip in his private Jet monday afternoon Accomma Nico by his lawyer banker and wife Patti. An agreement in principle has been reached to sell 82 Rolls royces for an amount in the Vicinity of $5 million Cash in hand sect spokeswoman a prom Bhag Wati said tuesday. The cars include a 1979 bulletproof and Bombproof stretch Silver wraith built after a Man tried to assassinate Rajnesh with a knife at his commune in Poona India in 1980. Most of the 82 cars All less than six years old have less than 500 Miles on them said Randy Campbell a spokesman for the dealer in Texas. Among Rock Lisberger s ideas for Selling the cars is an invitation Only Black tit action he added. said he would return to the commune Friday when professional car transporters arrive from Texas with trucks to take the cars to their new Home. Roet Lisberger said the Rajnee specs were hard in their dealings and knew what the can were Worth. It came Down to being a Cut and died business Deal he new Silver spirit Sedan retails for $103,000, but the figure is negotiable according to a Portland Rolls Royce dealer who added that used Rolls sell for any where from $60,000 to $80,000. Bhagwati said one of the reasons the sect agreed to sell the cars to the texan rather than other interested buyers was that he will care for the cars with the dignity and respect that they have been up to now Many of the cars Are decorated and Texas car dealer Robert Roplh Lisburger and his wife Palti inspect one of the Rolls royces formerly used by the a Hingwan. Painted in flamboyant style. One has painted Orange flames Licking up the sides. Two others have been painted to look like rolling Oriental tapestries. One vehicle has Large doves painted on the Side. The paint jobs will set a new Standard for luxury automobiles said Swami Dhyan John president of Rajnesh invest ment corp. The Days of great Black and Silver Rolls royces Are Over he said. Bhagwan has set us free once Rajneesha 53, agreed to leave the United states two weeks ago after pleading guilty to two Federal immigration fraud charges and paying a $400,000 Fine. After the guru returned to his native India and called for disbanding of the Ore gon commune sect leaders announced the ranch would be sold and the staff Cut Back to a caretaker Crew of about 100. Since then about 100 of the guru s estimated 2,000 followers have been leaving Raj aces Puram each Day
