The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1919-07-25
THE TROUBLE At
LAKESIDE PARK

poacs heauQuarlerS, begging them TO
-'oine to the protection of the eolored
people out at Lakeside Park.
They told me the police had no jur-
sisdiction out there and asked where
were the park policeman.
| ran back towards the entrance
Just in time to see d soldier kick q
little coiored boy clear across the
sar track. | demonstrated with him
but he laughed in my face and folded
his arms as If he had done something
great.
Mrs. John Hale
Mrs. John Hale, on Arlington ave.
aue, said: with five children, went
o the park about seven O'Clock. We
had been following the eTiger's
rrail' I'M the movie and were anxious
to see the finish. About eight o'clock
some man came in---I think ii wa.
he park policeman, and said: Al
Solored people stay in here. We did
not know what was happening oil
course, and wondered why we were
old to stay when suddenly the door
il the Merry Go Round side opened
ind a man yelled. Come out you blacl
! -. The policeman said, / will pro.
,ect you, and took us out througl
hat very door into seething mas.
Il swarting humanity.
He held his hands UP as if to show
hat he had no weapons and WI
.tarted on the run Cor the White Lin
ar. There was no protection what
yer and they pelted us with sol
mud from the oily road till our gat
nents were ruined
We ran into White Line car, an
nc mob yelled for white folks"
ret offthen they threw stones
breaking several glasses and callin,
mt. niggers, don't let the sun shin
IN you at Lakeside Park again.
Some Of the colored people starte
o crawl under the car seats, but th.
onductor told them to get up, am
lid his best to protect them, even |
sttacking one ofsthe mob. who becam
more timerolss than the rest.
Even IN the rnidst of it all iittl
olored boy prayed FOR them who dc
piAnfullY uye YOU.
Mrs. Hale came downtown an
vent TO d policeman who called head
quarters and told Of the riat.
Headquarters advised that she 81
the sheriff at the Jail.
The lady in front told her to az
ack to the jail door On the east sid,
the jail house and the turnkey toi
or that the sheriff was out Of town
Mrs Hale is still in very nervou
ondition and on Tuesday morning
vas scarcely able to get around.
She called neighbor worman, Mrs
Shibrey by name, out on Arlington
Heights, and begged her over Eli,
phone to please send word TO her hus
band that she and the children wer,
safe, but this the white neighbor re
used to do. MIR. Hale in eurn wen
I several friends and asked TO US,
he phone to cali the police an,
.heriff's office, but in each case h,
was refused
| james Fields
James is but boy about ID an
4ays: was standing in front Of Nc
ritire's fortune wheel about 8:2
when . crowd OF big white 'ellow
anne up to me and said, Say, Mig
ser what to do you want TO DO, and
Jaw that something was wrong an
said want to 20 home and starte
running. Some one struck Andrew
| NY brother, with their fist and other
threw rocks at me.
The park policeman was standing
| light there. The one that wear
glasses and think they call hin
Bill. Did he not make any effor
TO protect7 was asked No, none Sha
i could see.
Wilson Friend
| Mr.. Wilson Friend, of Mckee street
says: At 9:30 my wife and / wen
for q little car ride, and as s.he "a
approached the Home we saw tha
there was much excitement owe
something. When our car slowed al
at the park entrance numbers D
white men began to curse us an,
make all sorts of vulgar remarks {,
my wife. Then they tried to reacl
los through the window, but could no
catch my wife's sleeves on account 0
jthe grating.
When the car stopped We wer
cursed and told to get off the ca
land we would be sent to join the Mig
lgers which were already piled up i
the park.
| The investigator found Mrs. Friene
lwho ID noted for her grace and gentle
uess. In state Of nervous COLLAPSE
Horace SaaSsh
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