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


.r< AMI hea'u them or me and Payne
said "Pu fill You full Of holes"
THREATEN PASSENGERS
WITH DRAWN REVOLVERS.
At this time several male passcn-
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 short time during
which time Payne and Bricl1er put
up their guns.
an the course OF about three min
utcs Payne pulled out handouts and
handed them to Brickcr saying. Put
them on him wo will take him Off at
the next STOP l protested as we'll rs
the male passengers and baggage man.
told them that l had sick wife at
home and proposed to go to Richmond
unless they used their guns and took
me off a dead man. He however hnv
ing unlocked tho handouts ut this
time began trying to put them OH mo.
We scufflcd for n while and / broke
away Uhird time) Both Payne md
Rii%hul tncS. nullod thair guns M me
and Payne raising his in Il striking
positions said. 4 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 I told Broker that I pre-
sumed he wanted to search my grip for
whisky he replied Never mind the
grip told him that I was going to
prove to them that they had made
fools Of themselves and started for my
grip. Bricker then drew back with
the handouts to strike me and said
Stand where you are You are under
arrest then told Bricllcr that ! had
no intention whatever Of standisg up
NIL 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 Il passenger to get the
grip who brought it to me. AS | start
cd to open it Bricker turned his head
and looked in thc opposite direction
while Payne looked on at distance
of about five feet. | emptied the grip
and the only bottle in it was a bottle
Of salts which l held in front of Brick
cr's face and told him l had & great
mind to make him eat it.
AT this point Payne said to Brick
or Let the matter DROP and to me
night on account OF your sick wife
am going to let you Off [ told him
that 50 far as letting me off was con
ccrncd that | had asked no fayors 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 a misunderstanding on both
sides and to forget it. told him that
| 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.
l then went into the baggage car a
the baggage mans invitation for OBJ
y.ouS reasons.
Some Of the gentlemen passengers
who vert present al and . part of
the tint were rs follows:
INF. Sam Carter. Ashland Va; Mr.
l.. r. Colbert fredericksburg. Va;
MIR. WOrthnGton Blanton Richmond