▁Clark . ▁On ▁December ▁ 2 3 , ▁T oman ▁announced ▁four ▁add itions ▁to ▁the ▁j ury , ▁who ▁included ▁two ▁African - American ▁men : ▁phys ician ▁The odore ▁K . ▁Law less ▁and ▁att orney ▁Julian ▁B . ▁Wil kins , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁J . ▁Ernest ▁Wil kins , ▁Sr . ▁He ▁said ▁the ▁four ▁were ▁selected ▁from ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁candidates ▁submitted ▁to ▁his ▁office ▁by ▁groups ▁and ▁individuals ▁representing ▁both ▁Chicago ' s ▁black ▁and ▁white ▁communities . ▁Civil ▁rights ▁leaders ▁and ▁sp okes men ▁for ▁the ▁black ▁community ▁were ▁reported ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁disappoint ed ▁with ▁the ▁selection . ▁ ▁An ▁official ▁with ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Urban ▁League ▁said : ▁" I ▁would ▁have ▁had ▁more ▁confidence ▁in ▁the ▁j ury ▁if ▁one ▁of ▁them ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁black ▁man ▁who ▁has ▁a ▁rapport ▁with ▁the ▁young ▁and ▁the ▁grass ▁roots ▁in ▁the ▁community ." ▁G us ▁Sav age ▁said ▁that ▁such ▁a ▁man ▁to ▁whom ▁the ▁community ▁could ▁relate ▁need ▁not ▁be ▁black . ▁The ▁j ury ▁eventually ▁included ▁a ▁third ▁black ▁man , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁coron er ' s ▁j ury ▁sw orn ▁in ▁on ▁December ▁ 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁blue - rib bon ▁panel ▁conven ed ▁for ▁the ▁in quest ▁on ▁January ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁On ▁January ▁ 2 1 ▁they ▁ruled ▁the ▁death s ▁of ▁Ham pton ▁and ▁Clark ▁to ▁be ▁just ifiable ▁hom ic ides . ▁The ▁j ury