The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-06
BRADSHAW
WRITES FROM
MEMPHIS
Alleged AnarchiS. viii Re-
turn 10 Oklahoma CITY
He PREFERS CHARGES
Against Mayor and Poles for
His Treatment

Okiahonia City. o. T. Oct a-R. ~
Bradshaw. che alleged anarchist who re-
sided ia this CITY and barely escaped
with his life at the hands CT q mob. D..
cause OF statements said TO have been
made against President Mckinley. nas
written a letter 20 the Oklahornan. Brad
shaw is IN Memphis. Tenn. IN bis LETT
ter. he makes charges against the mayor
and police force. He Says he VIII return
70 oklahoma City and rake IL Interest
ing for tie people who used him 50 roush-
ly- Re denies that ne Is an anarchist and
that Pc made statements fer the prcss.
His letter is as follows;
Memphis. Tenn. oct 2. 1871.
To the Daily Oklahoman,
Having had sore trocble ia your city
on the 18th OF September. and there has
been an kinds OF reports except true ones.
now beg leave Of YOU O. let me make In
YOUR paper "a statement OF the case
7 came 70 sour city or the 5th OF last
April. secured a job and went g. work.
Had 90 pay s. % the Carpenters union
IS part OK limitation zee the FIRST week
/ worked ! did not want 10 Join thsm.
IS they are noe lawful organization.
which can be easily shown on iuvcsusa-
tion By doing a little dodsing 1 ,4c-
c. aded in keeping out OK the union unta
the first Of September.
'The night I was Initiated. Labor hay
matters were being discussed aad they
voted 10 carry the United States Gag ia
the parade. and this brings me 60 the
point that caused all ,he trouble.
Il stated on the floor OF the un.on that
labor organization could not AFFORD 60
carry the flag on dress parade and stated
my reasons. which are too long Co relate
here did not join the parade on N5a-
day Tor several reasons. bat only ststcd
one of them Ohe union. and that was
because thcy had voted % carry che flag
AMI after they Ghe unioE) Rad decided %
carry the fag they did not do 90. be-
cause not ere az the sang have moral
courage cnoush 90 DO right unless e Is
popular. and rieht Is never popular with
thugs
Il was forced in The union and then
forced ONT They broke up what little
start ] had and run ny family away and
left only az tho earnest solicitation ~
ms wife and children. for one man thar
has cor any nerve. if Dee is armed can
stand on an that gang
eve were used worsc-lf Dossltio-ty
the police ard mayor than by the nioh.
asked the police Tor protection when
the mob had me. and they aughed az me,
SO when J got away Z armed myself and
came back about p. ia. and was arrested
bv a policeman lie rushed 90 me ard
said surrender" j said certainly to
authority. ] always submit 20 "a mob.
never EIc carried ne over % the city
jau and went through my pockets and
relieved me ~ f4F ] asked him Co give
mo q receipt Tor the money. lie said.
$50 that viii be All right So when
CHIEF Cochran carried me 20 Guthrie. be
gave nae $40. minus my fare said
"Chlef. you have ten ~ mine.
.Hc sa.d vcs and then aaid no. lie
then asked me: How much 90 yos
haveg
II said fourteen forty
Gle said. Are you sure7'
IT said. yes
u saw that my ten was gone-saw &
in The expression on bis face Hs said
De would look Re up when he got back
% Oklahoma city
II asked him to ges e and my gsn and
give q back % my vic.
"ffc said alright. bat he DID not FsFa
back anything tut my knife and mv gun.
II want to easy that an thoee charges
against me are fsfae. Z never made ans
statements 30 ths Guthrie papers-nons
whatever while az Guthrie q Hueu.
sheriff for oklahoma county came 80 %
the iaH ou Saturday ard I faede a state
rneat 90 hrn. and he must have had is
par ln che State Capital fer 81 vas in
there Sunday morning. z1n3 ~ September.
- h1te no ai uil for tfe better citizens
~ oklahoma City. Tor they had nofhing
% 30 ~lfh ;he nafter. asl refera %
oklahoma CITY laet ~ soon ~ can.
ard We wU zee az fhe mayor can iain
a mob ir roaming man from DIS haue
ard family ard me city net be respeu-
rlhle
- have only r'ren q fsw - the maia
points 81 ere ua5trr. as 81 would er
lnr foo uulh ~ pager ~ patlsa it aI
ia drfs very reepsctfaur.
fe.raed5 r. - BRADsIfAV