Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-06-19

Later ON the same evening, the
couple returned with George
Mann, business representative for
local 1871. County and city EN-
pioyees and again were refused
service, although all three wit
messed people coming In the place
and being waited on Immediately,
Upon entering the restaurant
the first time at approximately
s:s5 p. M, Talley and hts wife
were mot by tho manager, who
TaIley said asked them roughly
what do you want :"
Tailsy replied. "serV1"e." lie
was then told by IN" manager
that they would have 10 wait until
10 y. M, because the place was
occupied by q private party and
he available 60 tho pub
lie until then.
Tho pair then left IN" reataur-
ant and went To . phone and
called Mann and Ed blackwell,
staff member Of the srOkEH.
MAN and RECORDER newHpa'
peru and told them Of what hap
psned.
blackwell. after talking TO Tai
ley, called the restaurant and
asked u reservations were nee
eaaary because he was bringing .
party OF five.
lie was told by tho manager,
mo reservations are necessary,
come right out and well be glad
90 take care Of you"
A.. no time during the CONVEX
aatlon did tho manager ask for
the name Of the caller
Upon completing tho call,
blackwell called Taiisy back and
told him 81 the Conversation with
Ryan.
During TaIlsy's call 10 Mann.
Il was suggested that they meet
somewhere and cat and they
agreed 10 meet again at tho Lex
inEton.
TaIIey and his wife with Mann,
they went back 10 the restaurant
at approximately piO p. m.
And again upon entering tho
restaurant they were greeted by
tho manager. Ryan. who asked
them, What do you WANT"
When the trio entered the res
taurant, there were Approximately
~ pcra0na In the front part Of tho
restaurant,
They told the manager They had
declded not "a wait until 10 30
and Il would be- alright with them
II they could be- seated In the
front part Of the place. since II
appeared that there wnS space
available there.
This time they were told by
Ryan that they could ba served at
the bar.
But observing that no food was
being served at the bar and since
there was n lady In the party they
said they would prefer being seat
I'd In tho lounge. Ryan told them
tina, these tables are not avail
able
Just about this tlme n white
party 81 four entered and were
seated at the tables the tho had
inquired about,
The white party was asked by
0ne ~ the trio N they had reSrr'
va,Ions and were told they had
none
TaIIsy then called the poics and
TALKED 10 the detective In charge
at the time. and told him what
had happened. lie was told by tn"
police that they would send q man
out TOO investigate.
The first call 10 the police was
made At about Ss2O p. m and at
approximately 0:45 Mann called
them again and was told that
sorns0ns was on thsir way.
After waiting q few minutes
more, TalIsy called police chief
Neil McMann and told him about
the incident and the chief prom.
lSsd he would follow up the mat
ter.
When he finished talking 10 the
police chisf. Tallsy went outside
N wait for the arrival o. the
police. leaving Mann and his wife
inside.
While waiting In front u the
place another party OF four who
knew TalIsy spoke 10 him A. they
entered the restaurant.
The manager had been obSsrv-
ing TaiIsy and when the party
spoke 10 him, Ryan rushed out
ard accused Tallsy OF mOleHtinK
his customers.
Ons Of ths members Of the
white party spoke up and told the
manager that they weren't being
molsstsd by Tailsy.
4 few minutes AFTER 10 pm. .
man approached Talisy and asked
his IDENTITY he introduced himself
a. caTi A. BaIaba. dstsctlVs In the
~. Paul police department.