run and advised him to leave forthwith. Barram then returned to his office.
On the way he saw "the group of men coming up the hallway led by Bill Reinhardt." Barram testified that Reinhardt's presence "alleviated any pressure in my mind that there was going to be anything happen[ing] of any nature." Back at the office Barram was so reassured that he cancelled the order to secure a line to the troopers. As it turned out, his reassurance was unwarranted. Newman testified that he saw between 25 and 40 welders surround Williams, who was about 15 feet away from him. "They made a demand of Mr. Williams that he give a public apology, pay ... $100.00 for damages to a tee-shirt." When asked whether he could identify who madethe demand Newman stated, "Well, there were several. The fellow that subsequently came to my attention was named Duvelle... . Another individual who subsequently came to my attention was Jackie Lee, I believe was his name." Newman could not recall at trial whether or not Reinhardt was a member of the immediate group surrounding Williams.
Newman further stated that Williams agreed to apologize and even to pay the true value of the shirt, but would not pay the $100.00. Five or six men then began to beat Williams, who went down almost immediately. As Newman pushed through the crowd toward Williams, Mr. Lee pushed him in the chest. "His statement was, and he was right in my face, he said, `we'll teach people not to ... with 798'ers.'" Upon