Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-09-05
'rOfeSSOr Attacked In Mississippi


seized by the three, officers, and
the conductor, and pitched off the
train. Afterwards right in front
of the doUr of the colored coach,
Mr.. Gloster was severely assaulted
for about five minutes. They took
him to the squad car, and all the
way to the police station, they beat
their victim, cursed him, and ask
ed if he had forgotten that he was
a niger One wanted to know
whether he knew he was in Mis-
sissippi Another suggested that he
be taken out to the lake and beat
en- some more.
SPENDS NIGHT IN
FILTHY JAIL
Mr.. Gloster had to spend the
rest of the night in a filthy Jail
. cell where there were two other
prisoners. The place was foul
smelling with blood, mercurochrome
and body waste.
Reaches crawled over me all
night" Mr.. Gloster stated, "and
there was nothing but dirty.
smelly mattress on the bunk"
| He was also searched at the Jail.
When one of the policemen opened
his bag, he remarked that he should
beat the sh. out of me for having
such good bag Mr.. Gloster said.
5 They didn't take his money,
about $42. 90 in cash, but rambled
all through his personal effects.
LAS soon as I was brought to the
office from the. train, I asked for
permission to get in touch with
my people," Mr.. Gloster said
"This request was refused by the
officers, one Of whom said they
were going to put me in the chain
gang"
"After sunrise the two day
officers came on duty and individ-
ually visited the cells. I asked the
first if I might get in touch with
my people, and he replied that l
would have to wait until the chief
came. When the second officer
came by my cell, I asked him if I
might call my relatives. and he
said, so you're the niger that
Sassed the conductor this morn
ing. Don't you know you're in Mis-
sissippi? Have you ever been here
before? If I'd been one of the ar
resting officer, I'd have beat your
G.. d.. brains out
Mr.. Gloster, later in the day
/ Sunday was approached by a
Frisco railroad agent, and asked
to sign papers confessing that he
was wrong and that he regretted
recommending better riding &C.
commodations to the conductor
The agent tried to impress upon
Mr.. Gloster that he had committee
a grave wrong for which he could
be kept IN jail or put in the chain
gang for disturbing the peace and
trying to break the Jim Grow
law.
SIGNS STATEMENT
so under duress, and because ]
didn't know of any way to reach
| my people and didn't want to be
further exposed to beating, I sci
down in my own handwriting q
| letter which he dictated and sign
| ed" Mr.. Gloster continued.
| II never would have done thi!
| if I had not been under pressure
or if could have been sure thai
my people knew of my condition.
Mr.. Gloster said that all along
! the agent was more interested ir
absolving his railroad line of any
blame than he was anything else
He said that the agent even tore
off the letterhead of the Frisco
stationery before he gave him the
paper to write the statement
TAKEN TO ANGRY
When given a choice of remain
ing i'll Jail at Tupelo until the
Amory Chief of Police sent for him
or going back to Amory with the
agent In order to stand TRAIL Mr..
Gloster said that he told the Tu-
pelo, Miss, Chief of Police that
he preferred going to Amory. which
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