Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-06-22


He replied damn you 1 will show
YOU whether you will get it, TO this
remark l replied that ! did not pro
peatcd il there would he trouble;
further That I intonGcd to report him
for his speech. He replied dill not
curse" l told him that he did and
that there was witness. There were
two or three passengers standing Oh
The platform by this time.
OFFICERS LAUNCH ATTACK
WITH HANDS AND FEET.
"Aftcr some words Brickcr went
back for Officer Payne whu came out
and who l dil not know or recognize
as an officer as he had no badge in
sight or other indications to distin
guish himself from an ordinary cit
izen. Payne then demanded "Whcrc
is your grip?" I told him that the
same was back in the car and he said
go get it," told him that would
not and that if he wanted it lie would
have to get 1t for himself; further
that then he was not going into tho
same unless he produced sufficient
evidence to warrant my letting him
do so. He said then that he would
make me and I told them both to go
to it; that they we're both my size IL
not larger.
''Morc words passed and Brickcr
grabbed hold Of my arm and said
he was going to lock me UP in the
baggage car. I broke away and he
struck at me after which we passed
blows. Payne entered into tho fight
at this time and kicked mo tho blow
apparently hcing aimed at my stom--
ach but landed on my chest duo to
stopped position while in clinch
with Bricker. After freeing myself
from them they both pulled their
) ~ ana hea'u them on me aud Payne
said "I'l fill You full Of holes"
THREATEN PASSENGERS
WITH DRAWN REVOLVERS.
At this time several male passen--
gers were out on the platform and be
gan protesting to the captain who
had left and returned with the bag
gage man that such treatment to a
passenger who had done nothing was
an outrage. There was an argument
in general for n short time during
which time Payne and Bricker put
up their guns.
"In the course OF about three min
utos Payne pulled out handouts and
handed them to BrickeS saying. Put
them on him we will take him off at
tho next stop I protested as we'll as
the male passengers and baggage man.
told them that ! had sick wife at
holne and proposed to go to Richmond
unless they used their guns and took
mo off dead man. He however hnv
ing unlocked tho handouts at this
time began trying to put them on mo.
We soufflcd for while and broke
away {third time) Both Payne md
BIiGhoT tncn pulled! thair guns on mo
and Payne raising his in 4 striking
positions said, I will crush your skull.
The passengers and baggage man be
gan protesting again and said that
they would not stand by and see such
dirty work going on.
AGENTS REFUSE TO EXAMINE
MANS TRAVELLING BAG
after some argument In general,
Payne walked Off with Mr.. Sam Cart
or to finish an argument with him. At
this point told Bricker that I pre-
snmed he wanted to search my grip for
whisky he replied Never mind the
grip told him that was going to
prove to them that they had made
fools Of themselves and started for m
grip. Bricker then drew back with
the handouts to strike mo and said
Stand where You are You are under
arrest I then told Bricl1cr that had
no intention whatever Of standisg up
all the way to Richmond and wanted
to sit down. He refused this, and re
peatcd that I would be taken off and
locked up at the next station.
"Payne returned at this minute and
I asked him If he wanted to SEQ in my
grin and he replied / do not. then
told them both that they had to look
and requested passenger to get the
grip who brought it to me. AS I start
ed to open 1t Bricker turned his head
and looked III the opposite direction
while Payne looked on at distance
OF about five feet. I emptied the grip
and the only bottle in 1t was a bottle
OF salts which held in front of Brick
cr's face and told him ! had great
mind to make him eat it.
AT this point Payne said to Brick
VI iA~t WIG ulop uHu W lilc
Since you are anxious to get home TO
night on account OF your sick wife
am going to let You off. told him
that so far as letting me off was con
cerncd that / had asked no favors of
him and that this was not the end Of
our trouble. He (Paync) then tried
to pat me on the shoulder and said
there was misunderstanding on both
N r tn11 hi 1,0f
l. would not that there had been no
misunderstanding and that it was my
intention to have them both arrested
The train was slowing down at this
time and when it stopped they got off.
! then went into the baggage car a.
the baggage mans invitation for OBJ
yAous reasons.
"Somc of the gentlemen passengers
who vert present al and o part of
the tint were MS follows:
MT. Sam Carter, Ashland Va; Mr.
l.. r. Colbert Fredericksburg, Va;
Mr.. Worthington Blanton Richmond,