The bystander., 1920-07-30
DIR. BUNDY APPEARED BEFORE
LARGE AUDIENCE SUNDAY
Relates Story of his Fight for Life,


\ Before an audience that almost filed
the auditorium of ST. Paul A. M. E.
church. DR.. Leroy Bunday, hero of the
East st. Louis riot and his counsel
Attorney Galloway Of Kansas City held
their audience spellbound for nearly
three hours Sunday afternoon.
Preceding the appearance of the
speakers Mr.. Malcolm Griffith played
several instrumental numbers and Miss
pphe'ia Washington, q teacher of
G!arksburg, w. Va, sang a solo. Rev
q. w. Robinson opened the meeting with
prayer and Rev. S. Bates made a short
address. Rev. s. l.. Birt introduced
attorney Galloway who with his part
ser Attorney Houston has taken up DR..
Bundy's defense.
Attorney Galloway scholar and ora
tor of wonderful power, reviewed the
facts of the East ST. Louis riots from
May l to July l. He attributed the
cause of the riots to jealousy on the part
OF the white laborers who were being
Eupplanted by Negro labor from the
%outh. He told how DR.. Bundy was ac-
FUSED of conspiracy to murder two po-
lice for which he was tried, convicted
end sentenced to life imprisonment by
n jury one of whom was few days lat
er declared insane. Much praise was Civ
cE to Mrs. Bundy who so nobIy stood
by her husband and was responsible for
securing the $4,000 bond upon which
he was released
Attorney Galloway introduced Dr.
.Iundy to whom he referred as the hero
of the East st. Louis riots. Dr.. Bundy
who had been a prosperous dentist and
garage owner in East st. Louis is
graduate of Western Reserve univer-
sity, Cleveland and took post graduate
work in Berlin. Although a man young
IN years Dr. Bundy felt it his duty to
arouse the colored citizens to protect
ssiire women and children from the white
hoodlums who were making East ST.
Louis a place unfit to live in.
Dr. Bundy who is a quiet unassrming
young man told the story, "Betweon the
lines of the associated press stories. -
The story that was never printed. He
.':oved his assertion that Negroes new
"r start riots, they stop them The
Rundy painted in vivid word pictures
the series of riots beginning May and
ending July l when a band Of twenty
eight valient Negroes stopped the mob
of rioters who were bent on destroying
the lives and homes of the Negroes
whom they had determined to drive out
Of town. For the bravery displayed at
all times and for daring to demand Of
the city and state protection for life
and property DR.. Bundy was charged
with conspiracy to murder two police
who were killed while riding through
tie Negro section armed and without
lights. Dr. Bundy who escaped to Ohio
was extradited after a three months
legal battle. He was tried in the pre.jrl-
d:ced courts of southern Illinois and
sentenced to life Imprisonment. After
serving year in the southern Illinois
prison, through the untiring efforts of
his devoted wife and friends, DR.. Bundy
was released on $4,000 bond through
writ Of surercedeas
DR.. Bundy with his attorney and wife
are on tour of the country asking the
members of the race to back his fight
which will set a precedent for all SINH
lar decisions. collection of $3.50 was
given to DR.. Bundy by the citizens of
Des Moines as their snare towards the
appeal which comes up for hearing in
October.