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July, 1903, for larceny. he put UP a hard
fight and was subdued only after much
| trouble.
! In August of the same year he was ar
rested by a policeman on a charge OF
carrying concealed weapons. He was
convicted in the Police Court, and SEN
fenced to jail for 800 days. He was ar
rested for petit larceny on May 9. 1904.
and the following month was arrested for
violating police regulations. Detectives
/ Hartigan and Baur arrested him for lar
ceny in May. 1905. He was convicted and
sent TO Jail for eleven months and twen-
ty-nine days
Representative Helm said Lundy had
been convicted eight times for carrying
! concealed weapons. He said he could
prove that the negro carried a weapon
Friday night. and he would do so when
the proper time comes. Hence the Ala
bama Representative feels justified in
shooting first.
Some of the threatening letters re-
ceived by Mr. Hehin since the introduc-
ton Of his Jim Crow" car bill in the
House were made public by him yester-
day He gives the receipt of these letters
as his reason for carrying a gun. and
apprehends an attack from some quarter.
Mr. Hehin introduced his amendment 20
the street car extension bill on February
% and made a speech on the same DAY
In support OF the measure. On the next
day, February %. he received the follow
ing letter:
''As surely as you attempt 20 interfere
with the harmonious relations now ex-
listing between the races in this District
I F.4N.. ..
pay for the privilege.
This Is applicable to all Southern mem
bers likely TO crave for glory and halo.
IL is as easy to remove an objectionable
OF your stamp in this capital, as a grand
duke In St. Petersburg.
You will be warned no more. Remem-
her Caesar made light Of the swords soon
to be reeking with his blood. and an eye
has been upon you all session In antici-
patton OF such an outbreak.
'One for all and all for one"
On a later date he received the follow
ing:
Called n Vile Wretch.
/ Prepare TO meet your God. Go guarded
night and day from now on until your
death. Fear and tremble. There Is not
a step between you and death, vile wretch
/ Every person who fears God and loves
! justice is against you. because you add
/ TO the already unjustly oppressed. Go
/ guarded and we'll armed. Patience has
| ceased TO be a virtue. The South is the
property OF the colored man."
A letter more recently received is
thought 70 have a possible connection
with Fridays street car dispute. Il reads
Let you and your friends some fine
afternoon IN a crowded street car arise
and give a bevy Of colored ladies' your
/ seats, not forgetting 10 proclaim who you
are. and II there should be any colorec
gent nthe car he viii follow your mag
1 nanimous example"
/ All of the letters were anonymous
/ Many Threatening Letters
Mr.. Henin said the above are sample:
only OF the dozens OF threatening letter,
he had received
/ The Representative went into Polio,
yesterday morning. accompanied by Rep
resentative Clayton, OF Alabama. anC
and Senator'S Johnson and Bankhead. o
/ the same State. Senator CuIberson, o
Texas. and Representative EIlerbe. anC
| Finley, Of South Carolina. and Wiley
Craig. and Burnett. Of Alabama, JOINED
the party there.
/ Representative Clayton arranged will
Assistant District Attorney Given 10 hav,
the trial indefinitely postponed. 20 ALLOW
his fellow statesman to procure counsel
and await the outcome Of Lundy's injur
/ les.
Two informatiOns charging assault with
I a deadly weapon were sworn out in As
sistant District Attorney Ralph Given!
| office yesterday against Representativ,
! Hefln.
Hrs. McCreery. wife of the horse-train
er. who was shot in the right leg. salC
! last night that her husbands WOUND
was causing him much pain, although
only q flesh wound was inflicted