The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-08-18
THE Niger SKIPPED
An Unexpected Experience at the
Universal Library Not on the Reg
ular Programme.
August IS.

Yesterday afternoon Commission
er FullilOve cOmplimented the eau
casian with an appreciated call. He
came by appointment. During the
early hours Of the day the Caucas-
ian representative sought him and
told him Of report that several
men had beaten another and had
driven him to the edge of town and
had ordered him away. He had been
advised Of the report and had the
police on the investigation. 1t was
discovered later in the da ythat the
report had been exaggerated. Com
missioner FuIlilOve had promised to
Civ" the correct version after 1t has
been developed by the police. He
came as he ha dagreed. The report
was in substance that several men
had qIarreled over some men but
they had adjusted their miSundcr
standing.
Action in law was unnecessary.
This explanation is designed as a
flat denial that Commissioner Full
love had raidpd the Universal Ii
brary.
When in the Caucasian office he
inquired of the club. He was told
that the club did not interfere with
In" Caucasian or its business and
We had no complaint to make. He
was told that Joe Benjamin was the
man who was reported to be the
manager.
Il believe" said FulIiI0vr, chat
will 90 and see Joe Benjamin I've
been told that he is running a nice
club and want to 60 and congratu-
lat" him. You come with me.
The reply was: Il could not go now.
I'm busy. want to finish This writ
ing I'm on. 1t will be five minutes
before I'm free and then | will join
you"
We'll, I'll 90 alone" And he left.
As he reached the stairway he was
Iprccrded by a member Of the club.
I'The door at the top Of The staircase
was open and he followed in.
As Mr.. FuIIIIOvc reached the rear
end Of the building he saw a negro,
Tom Wells, hand over the bar pint
flask of whiskcy to man who paid
him 80 cents. In an instant FulIilaVe
was alive with action. He seized the
negro, got the whiskey flask and told
him he was under arrest.
There followed a cOmmOtiOn. and
the individuals therein scOOtpd out
down the back stairway to alley and
down the alley as if Old Nick was
trying to get 'em. The club room
was deserted as if it'Were in flash.
With the negro, Tom Wells, Judge
FuIlilove returned to the Caucasian
telephOned the police station of his
arrest and requested that two of
fcers be sent to take him to Jail.
The negro in his justification ex-
planned that he did not mean to do
anything wrong, that that white
man said he had to have the whis-
key and he had to get it for him.
The negro was frightened out of
his wits There was a pallid white
surface over his black face and in
an instant leaped through the door
| Il nd - To Mitor, than
to the alley below followed by Com
missioner FullilOve and others. AS
he is known and may be caught
when necessary further pursuit was
unnecessary.
There followed an inspection of
the building.
In the charter of the club it is
provided: "The objects and pur-
poses of this corporation shall be
to foster social intercourse, to prv-
vide for the recreation and amuse-
ment and entertainment of the
members of this organization and
invited guests, and to encourage
literary tastes by the establishment
and maintenance of a reading room
properly supplied with periodicals,
magazines, newspapers and books,
and to accomplish these purposes
this corporation shall have and ex-
erCise all the rights and privileges
and powers authorized by law to a
body corporate"
Among the things invisible were
the library-nary book was III
sight, nor any of the things which
are presumed to be of literary en-
tertainment.
he near beer was also invisible.
Among the things that were Wis
IDLE was an old fashioned bottle with
at least a half gallon capacity of
whiSlsey and in the ice box of good
dimensions were beer in black and
ybifo hotfIas IN ioa. Thorn uaS tho