3 ; ▁Fred ▁Rock el man , ▁ 6 4 ; ▁Mitchell ▁W . ▁D ul ian , ▁ 5 0 , ▁T ucker ▁sales ▁manager ; ▁Ot is ▁Rad ford , ▁ 4 2 , ▁T ucker ▁Corporation ▁compt roller ; ▁and ▁Cl iff ▁Kno ble , ▁ 4 2 , ▁T ucker ▁advert ising ▁manager . ▁ ▁T ucker ▁public ly ▁called ▁the ▁charges ▁" s illy ▁and ▁rid icul ous " ▁and ▁ha iled ▁the ▁ind ict ment ▁as ▁" an ▁opportunity ▁to ▁explain ▁our ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁story ". ▁ ▁T ucker ▁and ▁his ▁colle agues ' ▁defense ▁was ▁handled ▁by ▁a ▁team ▁of ▁att or ne ys ▁led ▁by ▁William ▁T . ▁Kir by . ▁ ▁Another ▁publication , ▁Col lier ' s ▁magazine , ▁ran ▁an ▁article ▁critical ▁of ▁T ucker ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁which ▁included ▁le aked ▁details ▁of ▁the ▁SE C ▁report ▁( which ▁was ▁never ▁released ▁public ly ). ▁ ▁This ▁article ▁was ▁repr int ed ▁in ▁Read ers ▁Dig est ▁as ▁well , ▁expand ing ▁the ▁scope ▁of ▁the ▁negative ▁press ▁concerning ▁Pr eston ▁T ucker . ▁ ▁The ▁trial ▁began ▁on ▁October ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁pres ided ▁over ▁by ▁Judge ▁Walter ▁J . ▁La Bu y . ▁ ▁T ucker ▁Corporation ' s ▁factory ▁was ▁closed ▁on ▁the ▁very ▁same ▁day . ▁At ▁that ▁point , ▁only ▁ 3 7 ▁T ucker ▁' 4 8 s ▁had