Evening star., 1962-09-28
MEREDITH
Federal Court Orders viii Be Enforced
To Enroll Negro, Attorney General Says

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Association. attempted to offer
a. motion dismissing the
charges against Gov. Barnett,
Judge Tuttle said the attorneys
were representing Mississippi
not the governor.
Edward wadsworth. clerk Of
the Circuit Court, testified that
he sent Gov. Barnett notice to
appear for the hearing by two
methods.
Special Delivery Letters
First, he said, he sent the
governor an air mail special de-
livery registered letter with a
return receipt requested; He
said no return receipt has been
received by the court.
He also sent, he testified, a
telegram to Gov. Barnett. This
was the telegram the governor
refused to accept in the State
Office Building in Jackson a
few days ago.
Warren S. Emerton, q deputy
United States marshal. testified
that he had tried three times
to serve legal notice Of today's
contempt hearing on Gov. Bar
nett-without success.
Knocked on Door
First, he said, he went to
the Governors office in the
State Capitol at jackson. It
was closed. He went back a sec
ond time. The office still was
closed. He knocked.
"A lody opened a blind and
looked out and then opened
the door a little" Mr.. Emerton
said. II told her I was mar
shall and she closed the door"
A third time he returned to i
the Governors office the same
day. He knocked and found !
men standing in the anteroom
outside the Governors office. !
IT showed my credentials
and asked who was in charge. h
They did not answer me. / 8
asked for Col. CTom) Birdsong, u
Chead Of the Mississippi High q
way PatroD. t
"He wos not there" Mr.. \
Emerton went on. Il asked
again who was, in charge. /
told the men wanted to enter
the office" !
Refused Acceptance
Mr.. Emerton said he told !
one man he was supposed to
serve the papers on the man
in charge and zone Of the men
said he wouldn't accept it."
"I told the man." he said,
"that 1 would drop the papers 9
on the floor. The man told
me, marshal do not drop those G
papers on the floor I
"I asked him. are you saying Il
I can't drop the papers on the
floor?'
"'I'm saying you'd better not
drop those papers, the man
said. II
Earlier Chief Marshal John
McShane's statement that ne
had personally served Gov.
Barnett with papers on the
temporary restraining order
September IS had been entered
into testimony. +,
Halts Fourth Attempt il
Attorney General Kennedy !
yesterday halted Mr.. Meredith's I
fourth attempt to become the
first Negro knowingly admitted :
to the university, saying he s
feared major violence and :
bloodshed for the citizens of :
Mississippi" would result If .
United States marshals and I
Mr.. Meredith appeared on the
campus.
But the Attorney General v
underscored the administra- t
tons determination to enforce I
court orders for Mr.. Meredith's
admission with this flat decla-
ration: Y
Mr.. Meredith will be regis '
tered"
He said Mr.. Meredith should 1
be admitted without force and
without civil disorder"-if that {
is possible.
Johnson Interview
1t. Gov. Paul B. johnson Of
Mississippi was quoted by an
Atlanta television station as
saying in an interview last /
night that "if the State troop
ers hadn't been at Ole Miss :.
that Negro wouldn't have lasted
as long as it takes to aim q
shotgun. d
Mr.. johnson estimated a crowd
of 5000 to 5000 was gathered
at the university yesterday IN
anticipation of another appear
ance by Mr.. Meredith and said:
"You couldn't have turned
them back with a regiment Of
men. A lot of lives were saved
by their (Federal marshals)
not coming"
Mr.. Kennedy halted Mr..
Meredith's party late yesterday
as the 29-year-old Korean
War veteran was driving here
with Federal marshals.
A helmeted and club-carry-
ing army of Mississippi peace
officers waited at the campus
as Mr.. Kennedy conferred in
washington with an Army
general.
Mr.. Meredith's lawyers in
New Orleans said they had adj
vised him ito make no further
efforts to enter the campus