The Omaha guide., 1942-03-28

they had been giving me and l ie-
fused to accept it, SO that was
their attitude of forcing me to take
it. They came over t. talk to my
husband and he told them the
same thing 1 had and that we had
gone as far as we intended to go
with them on it and they could,
Just suit themselves about what
they wanted to do. That partic-
ular afternoon 1 had been to the
electric light company to- pay my
light bill and just as I drove up in
front of my house from downtown
the light man drove up in front,
we both got there about the same
time and this woman walked up
while we We're talking, this Mrs.
Johnson and she didn't say any
thing while I was talking to Mr..
O'Neill that is the electric light
company mans name, and when
he left she says to me what did I
intend to do about them in their
apartment. I told her that I was
through with further discussion a.
bout it as I had gone Is far al 1
intended to go and it was up to
her to do as she wished. AS I
made a step toward the house she
had a sack of groceries in her
hand. These she threw at me,
potatoes and what-not, and those
things are still out in the street,
and I said Mrs. Johnson what is
the matter with your" and she
said II aim to just give you all
the trouble that I can. I said
you can't force a person to do
things they can't afford to do" I
said you have your money, you
keep it and find yourself some
place to &c or do what you want
to do. I am not asking you to
move or to pay me but I am
through with it,. She took off
her shoe to hit at me with. She
is a much smaller woman than I
am, but is much taller than 1 am
I could keep her from hurting. I
got back in the car and by me hav
ing the a keys in my hand I was
not fast enough to start the motor
and drive away until she flew in
the a with a brick, beating on
the glass door with it. 1 have a
flower bed in front of the house
there and she grabbed one Of the
brick from there. So I drove a.
way after 1 got the car started
and went back to where I had
left my husband and I had miss
ed him, he had just taken a cab
home, and 1 turned around and
came right back to 2530 Maple
Street and as I started to get out
of the car to go in the house she
came out again and I saw she
wanted to fight, and I tried to
talk to her and the more I talked
the worse she got and finally she
grabbed a brick and threw it at
me ard then is when she ran. Then
by the time she started running
good he came out and he said,--
you give her all you can, I won't
let her hurt you, I won't let her
hit you a lick"
Q. Where did he come from?
A. From this apartment where
they live, right next door, they
live east of me. He came out and
told her not to run because he
was there. She did run and I ran
right behind her and she ran in
side the door and slammed the
front door and 1 was on the out
side. In my rush running behind
her and she slammed the door
quick against me, that threw my
weight against the door and that
is how I got my hand cut. Then
I left, 7 said there is other ways
to have a person like you taken
care of Mrs. Johnson" and 1 walk
ed away from them and started
back toward my own house and
before I could get to the steps why
the police We're there. 1t seemed
to me to be a ~prearranged affair
because I don't See how the police
could come on the scene because
all this thing together didn't take
over sever minutes.
Q. Do you know who called the
police?
A. I think they called the pol
ice first and told them there was
a disturbance and then they set
out to make a disturbance out Of
it, because it is only rs feet from
that house to the next house, and
] turn ned around and saw the pol
ice drive UP myself.
Q. There were two police ears
weren't there?
A. 1 saw one car at first.
Q. Were there one or two mem