The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-07-18
|Drunks Force
Selves On Women
In Negro Coach
Victims Pull
Emergency Cord
To Get Help

bAAN-hA+NOlAN 49, lANfl 80 a
woman charged in an interview
here this week that tive white
soldiers tried To lustfully thrust
themselves upon her and another
woman and that q others terri
fyinelv disturbed other passen-
gers on train on which she
was riding from Detroit to Bir-
mincham
Mrs W. G Green. OF Detroit.
said Wednesday at the home O
her sister that between Nashville
and Birmingham on July 3 a
white soldier accompanied by an
other. came into The coach in
which she was riding. molestcd
her and another woman. and
then melted around 90 other white
soldiers into threatening them as
the entire coach oi Negro pas
sehrers was thrown into scream
ing panic
Rude Dirty, Obscene
She said that tall. Southern
acting. white soldier. drinking
grape pop accompanied by a
medium built chunky soldier, said
that he wanted that woman"
who the interviewed woman de-
ciarcd was Mrs jackson. OF
DAYTON. O who had her son
about II with her
She said that the soldier then
poured pop on her. took a pint of
whiskey from his left pocket
drank some of it, then sat down
on the side Of her seal. and that
she asked him 10 move and 20
hack into his own coach. Which
he vulgarlv refused TO do
Asked what the soldier sail
when She told him to move
away Nix Green answered. Il
wouldn't dare repeat what he
said"
seeks Help
Mrs Green indicated that She
then attempted TO defend herself
when the soldier grew rough with
her She said she pulled the cord
three times IN one coach and
three times in another laying 10
stop the train or ret help Dur
ing this time, She related. the
butcher hoy tho man who sells
on the 'gain had come by and
triod 10 got the Two soldiers out
She said that She then armed
h,iSelf with ? pop hottie
Keep Negroes Away
Questioned about other pas
sCngers on the train. she said that
N that particular co;ch We're Two
Negro soldiers. about cieht De-
troit Messengers anc others She
said the Negro soldier WAS "Nlr
Henderson. just plain soldier
who told her he was on fur
Tough 10 his home in Pensacola.
Fla She sad that there were
about 10 coaches in Az. Of which
t.rcc carried Negro PASSENGERS.
she said that she prevailed Wit
the Negro soldiers who wanted
10 take II up not 10 yet 10 hC.
cause they would PROBABLY got
Killed as they were oui-numhered
and that the women could rro-
tect themselves.
She said that tho chubby stout
soldier told The "slIm. tail one
come on out there. we don't want
Co Kill that woman" When they.
tie Negro coach AZ the coaNlng OF
tho two. reached the door leaving
the Dutch around % other
white soldiers rushed 10 The
door. crying. don't let MS come
in there and Kill all you N....rs
Passengers In Iprow
The two Negro soldiers. with
six others on tho train. SHE said
rose to offer themselves against
the white soldiers. bur the women
discouraged them. advising. You
white soldiers. Sit down. soldiers.
don't have chance with the
YOU will get Killed. There are not
enough OF you TO win
She said that the coach vas
thrown into a panic as the pisstn-
gers screamed In fear and up
roar confusion. she continued
reigned until the threat OF ,io-
lence abated.
White passengers. Mrs Green
said. pleaded with the white sol-
diers to refrain from their com
duet as they had no business ~
the Negro coach. with the white
soldiers finally obcying their
plcadings