The Omaha guide., 1942-03-28

the door to go in where they book
you, this Sergeant came in from
the other side, he didn't come in
the same enJrance- as he went
through the door ne struck him
beside the head and almost knock
ed him to the floor but he didn't
fall completely to the floor and /
said that is a shame to hit my
husband like that and he grabbed
ahoId of me and just pulled me IL
the door and after he had me on
the inside he hauled away with his
fist and knocked me flat to the
floor. I was still bleeding just
like I am now, I mean just like
when he found me, the blood was
gushing from me and after he
knocked me to the floor he grab
bed me up by both of my feet and
held my legs up in the air almost
to the height of his body until my
clothes were laying over my face
and all the nakedness of the rest
of my body was in full view Of 10
to Is men that Were standing
there looking on when We We're
brought in. Then he proceeded to
kick me and shove me around on
the floor, laying like 1 was with
my legs in the air, he just turned
me around and I have the marks
of those bruises on my body, on my
thighs and hips and in my side,
the last kick 1 remember him MAX
ing was in my ribs and every time
he made a kick at me he used the
constant phrase of a niger
bitch, those are the words he
said When he FINALLY let my
legs down I could hardly turn
over to get up off Of the floor. AS
best as I could from being in that
condition I gave them my name,
they took me upstairs, carried me
| straight to a cell and locked me
in there and then in a little while
they came in and said the Doctor
was out there and wanted to See
my arm and I Went with them and
the last thing I can remember
from then on until ten o'clock at
night, is when they put the ban
dage on, I tainted just as they got
me out of there they said, and I
didn't come to until ten o'clock
that night. I have witnesses and
testimony to prove that they refus
ed to give us any consideration of
a bond and after 1 did get out on
bond about eleven thirty pm. I
came back down here about eight
thirty the next morning and the
Prosecuting attorney. 80. that was
Thursday morning and my lawy-
er had this continued from that
time until Tuesday, March 24th.
I came down to file a complaint a.
gainst these people by the name of
Johnson for this disturbance since
they weren't brought in here with
me and the prosecuting attorney
refused to allow me to talk to him
He told me if l opened my mouth
to say one word he would have
me put back in Jail for disturbing
the peace, those are the words he
said to me, and my husband grab
bed me and pulled me out of the
office and this same Sergeant was
standing there with his cap on,
the same number and everything.
but he didn't have his coat on, and
my lawyer was talking to him at
the same time. My lawyer is sfr.
Donald Krause.
@. Now Mrs. Eldridge how did
you know you were talking to tha
City Prosecutor?
A. Mr.. Al Raneri, I know his
face when 1 see him. 1 Seen I
couldn't get any consideration
here at all. I left here and went
to the cit yhall and went straight
to the Police Commissioners Of
flee, I had been told Mr.. Jepsen
was the Police Commissioner and
when 1 arrived Mr.. Jepsen or none
Of his assistants were in, but the
Secretary or the office girl made
a note of my complaint and told
me she would give it to Mr.. Jnp-
sen as soon as he came in, or his
Secretary who is Mr.. We're, I be-
lieve that is what she told me,
and if I cared 10 wait I could wait
and e what MI. Weir had t. say
about it. We waited for a few
minutes and than Mr.. Weir crne
in and after showing him the re-
port of the case he Sent her OFT
to tell us that there was nothing
be could do about it, the only
thing he could 10 was to direct 10