Richmond planet., 1907-07-06

from that the conductor was possibly
complaining about our smoking in
that seat. / Immediately took my ci-
gar out OF my mouth and held IL in
my left hand with my left elbow rest
ing on the back OF the seat. The
car proceeded and for some time
Mr.. Pickrell kept his seat. At ex-
actly what point I cannot say, but
after time Mr.. Pickrell slowly and
TO me apparently reluctantly moved
from his seat and got on the running
board. and with his left hand held
the upright on the car. He was
standing right at the end Of the
third seat on the running board fac
ing east and continuing TO smoke his
cigar. Just how long a time this
continued / am unable 20 say.
am uncertain whether the car made
a stop I'm front of the post Office or
not, but just before we got TO Tenth
street the conductor came TO the end
of the bench on which j was seated
and said TO me. You must move
up indicating with his thumb that
he meant that / must move forward.
in the car. / asked him why must
1 move forward.
He did not deign 10 answer directly
my question but with the same ges-
ture repeated his demand that move
mp. j again asked him why I must
move, and his answer was as before,
you must move up" and ] replied
Il viii not do it," At Tenth street
was standing az this point most Of
our conversation occurred.
He demanded again that I move
mp and again declined 20 do so. but
turning TO and looking at the two
rear seats, / saw there were but
five cOlored persons then in those
two benches which had been filed
with Negroes, and at the same time
being conscious that the State law
required the segregation Of the ra-
ces, I said TO the conductor, "If
you will make these men move
(none of whom were smoking) and
come around and get into this seat
Indicating the two men on the Sc
cOnd seat from the rear) I will move
my seat and go back in there and
smoke, or If You require this seat
for colored passengers / will pompt-
" move forward" ! will positively
state that in the conversation with
the conductor I was given no op-
tion between going forward or
backward. but was repeatedly and
only required to go forward The
conductor then said, ''You will have
TO move forward or I will have TO
arrest you" to which / replied, "You
mind your own business and I will
mind mine" Especially in view OF the
fact that / observed that there we're
two or three ladies seated in the
forward part of the car purpose
ly spoke no louder than was neces-
sary to make myself heard by the
conductor, avoiding talking loudly
or in any way being boisterous or
excited and nothing which / said
caused the faintest disorder on the
car; the conductor then rung the
ear 10 go forward and when we
reached the west side OF Eleventh
and Main streets ne stopped the car
and called out to a policeman who
was on the southwest corner, in
these words: Come here, cop;
cop. come here"
The policeman came towards the
car and as he approached said some
words which, in effect, / understood
to he, What is the trouble?" The
conductor replied. "I want you to
take and arrest this man." / am not
used. and the policeman then came
close up TO the running board. and
understood from his manner that
he was going to do as the conductor
asked him, and wanting to avoid nis
having to get in the car TO take me
out, but at the same time I did not
propose to throw myself IN his arme.
slid myself pretty close up to the
end OF the seat and rested my hand
eight or ten inches from my body on
the front of the seat so that the po-|
|liceman, II he was determined to arr
rest me. might reach me without