The Omaha guide., 1932-10-22
c. C. Galloway Framed
Says Tom Crawford

Brown was lynched. This was n De-
ginning of my persecution, because
unlolded to Gen. Woods and Mr..
Brogan. at the time Chairman of the
Executive Board of the Chamber OF
Commerce, the reason for the riot.
The night Of the Riot, was told by
three different men, Galloway get on
of the street there are three men In
. Ford car waiting to get you on 24th
street. They are instructed to get
vou. AT that time | was down town
trying to stop the lynching OF an IN
nocent man. and keep the Underworld
Machine from Camoflaging the world.
On the following day after the court
House riot, about 7:15 P. M. this po-
litical leader who it is alleged by pub
lie opinion staged the burning OF tns
Court House and the lynching OF WIN
Brown, made this remark to TWO
prominent Negroes, about the hon.
I'd Smith while the newsboys were
bollering Extra" all about the Mayor
being hung" This alleged poiiticai
leader said, "The Son--would nave
been dead. if it hadn't been for a
counle of chicken hearted DumbeiiS
who happened to come by"
Unfortunately we have the same
conditions existing now, for instance
. few months ago three school girls
died a complaint in police court
against an individual for indecent ex-
nosure. These girls were forced to
return to the police court, three dl1ter
ent times, and at each time without
a request from the defendant VINO hao
no attorney. this case was continued
~ n future date. and the complaining
witnesses were told to bring in more
evidence On tn last appearance mace
r. these three young ladies' they
brought with them a witness against
the defendent, Bishop Shayler's sister
Miss -. who is a teacher at
Technical High School. | was present
with two other daily news reporters
and heard the shameful testimony
against the defendant. Again the case
was continued, or the announcement
IF the verdict was postponed by the
presiding Judge. If the verdict mas
aver been rendered, it was lone al1er
interested parties were worn out from
going to police court. This de1endah.
vas offered counsel, by a persona
friend Of his who happened to pc an
attorney and was told his service was
.o+ wanted for the matter was all De-
inq care for by the powers OF D.
VIII. talk about it why write about II
It's the thing Society has allowed 10
exist in Omaha for over 30 years
knowingly. Willingly without utter
no a word, until the life OF one q
0maba,s most prominent citizens was
tatan Nv the same set Of animals thai
took moor little Will Brown from
chains. lynched and burned him-whc
was INST as innocent according to the
investigations made by Gen. Woods
as any citizen in Omaha today
Many Omahans will remember the
last CITY election, in the spring, 1881
was held. at Dreamland Hall, n Tom
Crawford made the damaging, DIS
graceful speech against me, but rev
know that it was the trick Of my "
~people. 50 called Political leaders at
that time, helped put the words IN Tom
Crawford's mouth. About a year al
ter the election, one Of the principal
sneakers at that meeting confessed to
me that he was picked up in a car by
a colored government employee and
taken to the home Of the police lieu
tenant where this speech was dictated
at the instructions Of the power OF
ID I accepted his confession and felt
sorry for a man who was so weak that
he used for such Political trickery. |
have stood and fought for law and or
der and to break down this corrupt
machinery and ! shall fight as long as
| am a mar for the welfare of the
people in the uplift Of the community.