Arizona sun., 1961-12-28
Citizens Overflow
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who said he Mayor would rot
meet with them because h colld
not get permit for the prisoners
release from Chief of Police, Lau-
rio Pritch0tt
Movement members theE decid-
ed that the march they had plan
ned originally on city hall would
take place At about 6:15 pm,
2O5 people emerged from a SIDE
street, walking two abreast. They
halted briefly for a red light. Be-
fore they reached city hall, voice
over the loudspeaker announced,
"You are all under arrest" A
large number of police flanked the
as the loudspeaker came through,
the group began singing, 1--WE Shall
Overcome. A group of spectators
in the alley next to City Hall join
ed in the singing, but were chased
away from the area by police.
The 2O5 persons were taken a.
way from the jail by bus-to a desti-
nation unknown.
All persons requesting the where
abouts of their relatives and friends
were denied this information by
the police. Mrs. Carolyn Daniels
went to the police station to
seek information about her son,
Rochester Daniels, II, ard was
not given any,
Mr.. w. G. Anderson, President
of the Albany Movement, received
a telegram from the Mayor which
stated that he. the Mayor, under
stood that persons did not know
where their relatives were, and
that he had set up a booth in the
foyer of City Hall where people
could come and make such in
quirieS.
(Robert elmer. white, field rep
resentative of SNCC and one of
the IL Freedom Riders, has elect
ed to refuse bond as long as there
are other persons imprisoned and
still being arrested in Albany. He
has been in Jail since Sunday, Dec.
10.)
This morning at 10 am. twenty
people met at Shiloh Baptist Church
and went into the Trailways Bus
Station. They bought tickets for
Tallahassee, Fla. Some sat in the
waiting room, and others in the
restaurant. The waitress, a white
woman, left and the manager sent
the Negro cook in to serve them.
The police came in and one police
man grabbed Mr.. Augustus Ellis
by the collar. Mr.. Ellis asked, Am
l under arrest?"
The officer said, "You are all
under arrest"
Police took the 20 demonstrators
down to the Jail, made them empty
their pockets, and put them into
cells. Later the police captain
came to them and told them they
were not under arrest, but were
being held in protective custody.
The police then escorted the twenty
back to the Bus Station.
Gov. Ernest Vandiver has issued
an order for the National Guard
to stand by Mayor Kelly has asked
for additional troopers "in view of
threatened violence" He said this
was done by the city of Albany to-
keep the peace.
A telegram was sent by SNCC
to Attorney General Robert F.
Kennedy which stated, Request
prosecution of Albany city police
for violation of I.C.C. ruling"
signed by Charles McDew, Chair
man of SNCC, and James For
man, executive director of SNCC.
Another telegram, sent to SNCC
by w. B. Anderson, president of
the Albany Movement, stated: The
people of Albany in their civil
rights struggle who aspire to the
principles of nonviolence urege
you to come and join the Albany
movement in its efforts to attain
Freedom, justice. and equality"
Mr.. McDew chairman of SNCC
will join other SNCC representa-
tives already in Albany on Fri
day, Dec. Is.