Arkansas State press., 1958-05-23
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THIS IS AMERICA


10 those who participated the scEF sponsored Washington
meeting an Voting Restrictions in the SOUTH
would like to call to your attention an AMAZING series
OF events IN Washington D. C. involving myself members of
my family the police and the FBI
On Saturday April 26ta was presiding over rnoo+ie
OF the Board of Directors Southern Conference Edc
tlonal Fund Inc, at the Asbury Methodist Church. 18th &
Streets, Washington D. c.
About II: came in to our meeting and
sad policeman wanted the car with the Alabama
license to come out to the aughingy to my son
slSon WllaIs) Morfy will you to jail for me?" And
that is exactly what he did do.
Morry had used the go our hotel on an errnd
ana hao parked It. So natural for him feel that he
SHOULD go OUT as he knew where the parked Morrv
hao parked the car in bus STOP guilty to that ex
tent but Illegal parking was only part of the charges
When he got to police headquarters the officer who had
taken MN TO the station began question him whether
the belonged him. Mory him that it belonged to
MS faer but the policeman kept going after him regsra
ton papers of ownership and pretty much openly accusing
him Of stealing the car Finally they bond $50
was $50 than Moy had This they did after finding out
how much money Mory had his person. Apparently the
tent was to hold him. They took his glasses away from him.
his pocetbook and keys the They booked him on two
charges illegal parking, and driving without proper pa
pers showing ownership
Some time later, Mrs. Williams with two friends finally
found Morry precin No. BY that they him lock-
ed in CELL Mrs Williams advanced the additional $50
Morry was released with the
did of all this until after six o'clock 7 was
tied with the Board meeting until then felt that there
something rotten about it, began calling people had
luck thing that always happen when need
friend 1t Saturday and nobody their office and
there lists of members Congress the phone book
Finally got in touch with friend and he contacted some
people told Assistant Corporation Counsel
Monday at his office at 900 a.
Morry and at the place and at the hour We waited
for ntermnabe time but the counsel did shop up
finally up the chambers of judge asked his
rotary to find him. This she did.
Corporation Counsel offsh at first and treated
us just another pair who wanted beat traffic ticket
tried find the tickets and to get what happened
from the clerks officers he began interested
First he could locate the duplicate sheets of the tick
Morry They said the arresng officer
not in Monday that his day off, Next he to the
central they said the had already been sent to
the court he got there they said they had been taken
p that the aresng officers partner hey work in pairs
it seems) had the papers.
Finally he them BY that time he had told us that
thew had right hold Morry the credentials charge as
he was not driving the the time of the arrest and that
the $50 bond was of line 1t should have been $4OO
When he got the papers he said II know how to take care
of this and forms by which to mol pros charge
At that point the officer said HAS discussed this case
with vou?" The Corporation Council said mo, Why!
Then the officer asked Gould talk to in private for
moment?" -.
They both went another part of the building behlnc
doors Afe they returned the officer with NEAR
look and the Corporation Counsel with determined
look The Assistant Corporation Counsel then proceeded
finish filling out the pressing forms After finishing these
no with me-.