The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-25

tulate angriiy. told him that he must be mad as had never seen a man rave like that unless he was insane MT. Witherspoon then pointed to my badge and shook his finger at 1t, saying that 1t was responsible for all the trouble.
 He seemed to be very sited and said this quarantine farce Is the cause or people not getting the benefit or the service the railroads have prepared Tor them He saId-he was an Aiabamian by birth and had been proud of the fact once. But said he raising his hand.
 I am sorry now that was ever born in the State and wish every - man, woman and child in Alabama would become inoculated with the yellow fe- yer and be wiped out I told him
 that if he had any more spells like that he would never be able to retain his mind. I saw him last Tuesday night and asked him how he felt on
 reaching Alabama again. He replied that he felt in a good deal better hu-
 nor. told him hoped he had for his
 own sake"
 But Mir. Wood was not the only ob- stacIe of MT. witherspoon's free pas
 sage through the State; The cuimina- ton of all his troubles was in Mont gomery Sunday night. August 6, follow
 ing his experience with Mir. Wood, who works passenger train No. {. of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, run ming between Mobile and Montgomery MT, Witherspoon finally got Into the dining ear after leaving Flomaton and with his wife and four eompanons who heard everything he said to the quar- antine officer according to MT. Wood. he had luncheon. They reached Allan ta, their destination, without molesta- tion as they were locked in their Pull
 man car as refugees. But he was to be again inconvenienced by the methods which twelve of Alabama's chosen phy- sicians have put into force to protect the State against yellow fever. While on the train leaving Atlanta and be- tween Newman and LaGrange, Ga, Train officer A. l.. Bordreaux asked him
 for his affidavit on his recent move ments. This developed the information
 that he and hs party had been away from New Orleans only four days. Ofh- cer Bordreaux told him that he and his companions would have to get off the train before reaching the Alabama line.
 He protested against this most indls- nantiy, according to the officer who was seen last night
 to Alabama" said Of1cer Bordeaux.
 "he said that he was not going to get
 off, neither he nor any of his friends. He threatened to sue the State or Ala
 bama if I put him off In Georgia. rms
 set me to thinking on what course
 would pursue I saw he was deter
 mined to come on into the State ana
 was afraid that did not have turisdic- tion to nut him off in Georgia. l had not met with any such obstinate pas senrers before that time and decided to let him come on to Montgomery. told him most positively. though. that T would watch him and his party closely until they arrived her when I would turn them over to the supervisor to De put under guard. thought once l would put them off in West Point. Ga.. which Is partially in Alabama put my trouble the day before with Georgia county quarantine officer convinced me this attempt would not do any good. As West Point Is right on the line De- tween the States and only street m the town is the dividing line l could not take the time to escort the passen- gers to the street before the train leIt. For this reason I decided to let MT Witherspoon come on as far as Mont gomery. All through the affair treat ed him and everybody else as courte- ously as anybody could"
 It was when Mir. Witherspoon ar rived in Montgomery that the climax i of his indignation was reached. ln- l formed of his violation of the quaran- tine law forbidding persons retracing Alabama, Supervisor Brasseil for the Montgomery circuit. went into the car | where MT witherspoon and his friends were seated Officer H. L. Skaats ac- commanded him. The latter gives the following account of the words be- tween Mir. Brassell and MT. Wither-
 spoon:
 'Nfr. Brassell briefly inquired of one of the party with Mir. Witherspoon
 why they had come into the State in
 violation of the law. Before the per
 son addressed could reply Mir. Wither-
 spoon arose at quite distance and
 challenged Mir. Brasselfs right to in
 terfere with their business. Mir. Bras | sell told him he had the right Of
 quarantine officer. showing his badge
 He told the passenger that on first
 sight 1t seemed the officer on the train who allowed them to come to Mont | gomery did wrong and that they would
 be allowed to go on through the State since there would be no more risk than in being sent back to Atlanta This
 would not quiet the gentleman, but 1 instead, he grew more angry and de- clared that he would tell Judge Jones about the matter and have Mir. Bras
 sell. whom he called an upstart, re- moved from his position. This was
 said after Mir. Brassell infor aed him
 that his party would be put under l guard until they got out or the oIa's
 into Mississippi. This was done. as l
 was put in charge of them myself and saw them out of the State"
 It was on these encounters that MT. | Witherspoon based his complaint to Governor Blanchard. After he reached
 New Orleans he inserted card in one
 of the'papers severely condemning the treatment accorded him by MT. Bras sell here and. scored the system of
 quarantine generally. It brought forth some rather tepid editorials from the