The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-11-26

the store TO the sidewalk and before
Mr.. Chain. who sold him the cigar,
had returned the box from which II
was taken to the show case, people
rushed into the store and declared
that the police were beating a white
man. NJ brother went directly from
the store to the sidewalk and was as
saulted at a point between Streets
and Chains. 1t could not have been
more than thirty seconds from the
time he left the store until he was
rounded over the head with mace.
The lick attracted attention it was SO
loud. He offered to make bond or
deposit for his appearance but the po-
lice would hear of nothing and he was
at once taken to the station and
thrown into the lookup. He was re-
fused medical aid and might have bled
to death but for the assistance OF a fell
low prisoner at the city jail.
x hen / found out the condition OF
nv brother, who was not and had not
been intoxicated. but whose wounds
needed medical attention at once, /
proceeded to the opera house where /
was informed that l could find Judge
Erwin. / wanted to see Judge Erwin
and made bond for M brother and
also to have his wounds treated At
the ouera house | found Policeman
Green and | informed him that would
ike to see Judge Erwin and said that
Stages abs beat up and butchered
nv brother and | want him to have
medical attention and I will make his
bond, Green told me that Erwin was
on the stage and I asked him to get
the Recorder as | desired very much
to get nv brother out of Jail. We
started in the direction of the jail and
ran into the whole bunch of officers,
Lancaster. Morgan and Stages. | re
Deated to them what l said 10 Green.
And then much to my surprise and
without any warning / was arrested.
Green. Lancaster and Morgan taking
hold of me. l am sure Stages would
have struck me over the head with his
mace but for the fact that | avoided
the blow. Another effort was made to
strike me but one of the officers asked
him to desist.
The officers took me to the lookup.
They refused to allow me TO make
bond either for myself or my brother
or to allow me to put up forfeit But
for the fact that many OF my friends
who saw the whole affair, went with
us to the police station my brother
and | would have been kept in jail
all night. AS it was my brothers
money and other valuables taken
from him we're not returned until this
morning.
There is no truth in the statement
that my brother was drunk or that
he resisted arrest l certainly had no
intention of having a row. went to
the opera house to get the Recorder
because | knew that my borthers
wounds needed attention. l wanted
to get him out on bond. My arrest
was wholly unwarranted. l believe
that politics. of the mean, little, mis-
cradle order, is at the bottom of the
whole affair.
Yes, shall certainly prefer charg-
es against the police who were guilty
of this outrage Not only that but
they will be prosecuted in the criminal
courts II is needless to ad that sim
cerely regret the entire affair. but
can see nothing wrong in my course.
The dictates of humanity demanded
that take steps to render all posi-
BILE assistance to my brother.
Il would like to add that ! am more
than thirty years of age. that have
been in many of the large cities and
this is my first experience in a police
court or at a Jail. Never before eth
er socially or otherwise have ! been In
a police lock up
ONLY ONE WOUND.