The Omaha guide., 1933-11-18
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FROM ATTY.
ADAMS

At IL o'clock Monday, November
18th, 1888, / purchase a ticket at the
down on the main floor in a seat
Town Theatre and went in and sat
which | had occupied on several 9TH
er occasions. / had been there about
ten minutes when the manager came
in and touched me on he shoulder and
stated that I would have to 20 up
stairs. I ignored him and continued
to look at the picture. He repeated
his statement but | continued to
ignore him. He then said that he
would see about me. He sent and got
a police officer. The police officer
came in and touched me on nv
shoulder and stated that he wanted
to see me. | did not make any reply.
He touched me again and said that I
would have to come out. I asked him
why and whether / was under arrest.
He did not reply to my question ex-
cept by telling me again to come on
out. l told him that I had purchased
a ticket to see this show and that I
was going to remain where / was.
He then stepped in behind me and
placed his hands around nv throat
and repeated his statement for me
to come on out. | reached up and
pulled his hands away, and seeing
that there would be some disturbance
got up and walked out into the
lobby with the officer and again
asked him what it was all about. He
stated that the manager did not want
me in the theatre and | would have
to get out. / told him that I had a
perfect right to be there and that I
was going to remain and that he did
not have any authority to put me
out. I again asked him If I was un-
der arrest. He replied that I was not.
He said that l would go to jail if I
did not get out I told him to place
me under arrest that he might as
well because I was geing on down to
the station and find out what right
a police officer had to take a person
out Of q theatre without placing him
under arrest and when he had COM
mitted no offense. I walked out Of
the theatre in the direction of the
police station to report the matter.
He followed me and stated that he
was going along with me. ! went in
the captain office and reported the
matter but failed to get what I
thought vas the proper considera-
ton. The officer vas sent back on
his beat. and I went upstairs and re-
ported the matter to Inspector
Smardick who is in charge of all
patolmen. After placing the facts be-
fore Mr.. Smardick, he stated that the
officer had no right whatsoever to
request me to leave the theatre, that
the police department was not the
agent of theatre managers and had
no right to aid in the discrimination
Of any citizen; that the officer clear
ly violated his duty and would be
suspended if 7 requested it. He then
sent a car to get the officer from his
beat and had him brought into his
office. He highly reprimanded the
officer in my presence. The officer
denied that he had placed his hands
on me but I told the officer that there
was no reason why he should deliber-
ately lie about the matter. Mr.. Smar-
dick told him that he would get much
! further with him if he told the truth,
that there was no reason why |
should come there and make a false
complaint against him. He then told
the officer that I had a perfect right
to refuse to get up and come with
him; that if the manager had any
complaint againt me he should have
arresed me and brought the manager
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