The Omaha guide., 1932-10-22
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piled " No, | am satisfied that he
wouldn't run away, but there is a lot
Of people would pay $4,000 to get rid
Of him" Mr.. Wead said, What
$1,000 t o get rid Of a man ike Gallo
way. a man who Omaha knows has
lived above ~reproaeh, and stood for
his people in the community" Mr..
Beal then said, Don't kid yourself
Wead. there is just plenty Of people
who would pay $1,000 to get him out
Of Omaha. Less than Is days after
this a police lieutenant stood in a
public cafe demanded a piano to stop
playing and made these remarks TO a
group 81 Negro Citizens.
"Yes. that piano must becut off, but
that Is just what you Negroes deserve
for letting a man like Galloway live.
II you had any sense at all, you would
put him OF the spot. The OLD MAN
would take care OF il. Fortunately
two Of my friends heard this remark,
the late Frank Golden and DR.. I. Z.
Ross, BY the way this was not a Col
ored officer.
Ten days hence there was a liquor
raid on Erskine St., between Gath and
25th. Some one called the owner OF
North Side Transfer, Mr.. Press HE
ronymous. who heard Joe Patach say:
If you would get rid Of Galloway you
wouldn't have all Of this trouble
Many times in the last 10 years, since
the Court House Riot, thi. is just a
few Of the things that | have gone
through. / talked this matter over
with Robert Smith, and he insisted
that I take il up with the Police Com
missioner, but / refused, because
knew the entire department, was rot.
ten from top To bottom. Mr.. Smith
said. THAT may BE- true, but if any
thing happened and this made public
the people viii know"
At one time | owned 81 pieces O.
property in Omaha, and | was forced
20 take the record out of my owl
name, because the tenants were driv
en- out Of their homes by insults AM
raids. Every business / operated wa.
watched BY the instructions Of tn,
Underworld Machine. Ben Baker ant
Tom Crawford are not the ones VIII
did the real framing to me, bu
through the manipulation Of "Cour
Fixings" and Political Prestige, | wa.
robbed by the laws of Nebraska, Of
100000 property deal, in the pur
chase Of Columbia Hall, 2420 Lake ST
and other properties. After | pre-
scented the receipts Of 100000 showing
my payments in advance. before tn
law suit started, ! lost in the Distric
Court and likewise in the Suprem
Court. On the morning OF my trial Il
Municipal Court before the suppose
Judge Wappich. whose Office was o
the next floor, below the office Of m.
attorney. John M. MacFarland. | sal
10 Dir. MaeFarland "We'd better hur
~ my case before they railroad some
thing on me. Mr.. Mcfarland had a
early engagement hat morning. so h
said ! win slip down and see if tn
Judge Is gone. and if he hasn't III
ask him 10 hold the case until / cal
get there. When Mr.. Mcfarland re
turned K his Office. his face wa
flushed. I asked him why. He sal,
J. J. Friedman and Your Friend ar,
in conference with the Judge now
And the case was as Tom Crawfor,
stated, was tried before the evidence
was heard According 10 what / an
now reading. Friedman is still on thu
job.
! have neve said anything to am
individual other than to make thi.
community q better one in which K
live, and 20 create an environment q
that the occurrence Of September Is
1919. may never happen again. Il
was at this date. the Court House wa:
burned and an innocent Negro Viii