The Omaha guide., 1942-03-28

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her and took her to the cruiser
car and in the meantime she was
fighting and kicking to get away
They couldn't manage her in the
cruiser car and the first officer
that came went across the street
I presume he went ID call the wa
gon. While he was gone she con-
tinued to fight and finally BROKE
away from Sgt Graham and ran
around the house, presumably ID
the back door. Then she came
back On the other side and he was
Eight after her all the time, ard
went in to 253O Maple and he fol-
lowed her irSfe. A few minutes
later the other officer came from
across the street and wanted to
know where they were and I told
him and I don't know what hap
pened in $500 The next thing
kow the wagon came and they
went in to 2530 then they cana
out with Mr. EIdridge. Then she
started another Scene because she
didn't want to get in the patrol
wagon. They finally got her in
side Then Sgt. Graham came
back to where I was living and
asked me to come along as a com
planning witness.
Q. In the first place was this
woman drinking? Mrs. Eldridgc ?
A. She didn't seem to be drunk
to me.
@ Was she using any violent
Or obscene language?
A. Terrible language about
the worst I have ever heard used
by anybody.
O. Tell us if anything happen
ed in the patrol wagon on tbe way
to the police station?
A I wasn't in tie patrol wag-
on. I was in the cruiser car with
Sgt. Graham and didn't see any
thing 60 on
O. After you got to the police
station and went in the bull pen
tell US what happened there?
A. They drove the patrol wag-
on in the runway and Sgt. Crab
am and myself came in the front
way, and then we went in, 1 fol-
lowed him, in to the bull pen and
q little later they were bringing
Mr.. and Mrs Eldridge from the
patrol and Mr.. Eldridge came first
to the door and he didn't want to
come IN the door an Sgt. Graham
pushed him in. Than she came in,
Then she Immediately started a
scene after she got in. she started
swearing and using all kinds OF
loud language. I don't remember
all she said but then they proceed
ed to make her sit down on the
bench in the bull pen and that i
when she started fighting him.
Sgt Graham He tried to sit her
down on the bench in the bull zen
and that is when she started fight
ing him, Sgt. Graham. He tried
to sit her down on the bench and
instead of sitting down On the ben
Oh why she fell TO the floor and
when she fell to the floor she
started kicking at him. Then dur
ing this kicking her dress went up
around her vast and t was very
obscene to me, it was very embar-
RAISING to me, and I turned ny
head away rather than look at
her. I didn't even look toward
her. A little later they Gained
down and she gave her name and
he gave his and then they were
taken out I waited around a few
minutes, I didn't know what they
were going to do with me and TIM
1 asked the man at the desk -
what about NE" and then he ask
ed my name and age and what
happened out there and 1 told him
and then I waited about ten MN
utes an then I said I would like &c
go home and move and be out of
there way all together, and then
he sad he would have to take q
$1,000 bond from me and asked Il
I wanted to call somebody and ]
said I had ten ollars on me and ]
gave it to him and got a receipt
and left
Q. During this whole affair die
you see any unnecessary force
used ~ he officers at the houst
Or the police station
A. No sir.
O. Mrs. Eldridge made a sta'
inert that Sgt Graham took III
by the feet and lifted her high r
her clothing fell and covered hel
face and she was all exposed and
while he had her that way he KEEP.
kicking her ID you see anything