V. M. H.—My husband isn’t
making but 3 days a week here
and we want t<> just pull up and
move altogether There are five
children, all small and his mother
and myself. Tell us what to do
as we aren't even getting l>y like
conditions are here
Ans: On the other three days
he has off each .ho should leave
home early in the morning and go
to every plant in tow*ns adjoining
the one you are living and ask for
employment Tell him to place
hps application at every place he
can . . call on the defense plants
too If and when he is able to
get full time work. . pull up and
move but not before.
E. L. A.—I am in need of advice
from you. I have been keeping
company with a young man for 3
years He is after me to marry
him I love him but he is so terr
ibly jealous that he doesn’t want
me to go anjrwhere unless he is
there. I don’t feel that life would
be happy with a man like this.
Tell me what to do?
Ans: Put him off until sum
mer. In the meantime go ahead
and take the TRIP you are plann
ing and get entirely away from
him for awhile- The separation
will enable you to determine if
you want to carry on with him or
give him up. He loves you with
all his heart and wants you to be
happy at any cost.
_
C. L. M—Is my landlady a
friend to me or just a boss friend?
Does she talk about me to our
close neighbor the reason she and
I don't get along so well togethe? |
a ns Your landlady is pure
gold. . hasn’t she proved that?
Doesn't she let you remain hi her
h<«e for months at a time when
you are out of a job and not able
to pay her one dime? Don't har
bor any bad thought about your
landlady. The other woman (the
neighbor' is just bard to under
stand and that's why you can't get
along with her. My suggestion is
. that if you were to get out and
find a job like you should. . you
wouldn't have any time to worry
about what th- neighbor thinks of
you. Find work right now. .you
can do it if you try.
M. S. H.—I was relieved once of
a very weighty problem from your
kind advice- I receive very help
ful informtaicn from your column.
My husband and I lov.-- one anoth
er but at times we just fuss ana.
quarrel bitterly which makes both
of us dissatisfied. What's wrong
with both of us?
Aren’t you partly responsible
for the quarreling? Don't you
more or less bring up the fuss by
insinuating that he’s running ar
ound? My suggs+ion to you friend
is to discontinue making remarks
along this line and try to build up
your faith in your husband. If he
goes out.... it won't help to raise
the roof off the house. Go about
your business very nonchalantly
and try to make his life there at
home so interesting and entertain
ing that he will not want to leave
you and the children alone. If he
is innocent of the things you ac
cuse him, as he claims, you will
probably drive hm to do them by
constantly nagging Don’t fuss
anymore.
M. P. C.—My son went home
with hjs uncle several Wt- ks ago
and I have written him but he
won't write- Tell me why he is
taking this attitude?
Ans: Well he just hasn’t been
financially able to s-nd you money
and that is all you write and ask
for. .therefore he doesn’t answ
er. Your son is dependent upon
hi* uncle right now ...no doubt
he will get a job in a short time
and will be able to Send home some
money. Why not write him a nice
friendly letter and say nothing a
bout money.
N. H.—This young man I think
I love says he loves me- I want to
know if he is truthful or is he just
trying to get my good name0
Ans: It isn’t true love you two
feel for one another... .it is mere
cbSldht-Dd affection or “puppy love’
If you two are getting too serious
ly involved, you had better stop
going together right now.
| FOR
ICTORY
BUY
rSTTED STATES
! BONDS * STAMPS
SOCIAL NOTES
THE SPOTLIGHTS
DRAMATIC CLUB
The meeting came to order at
6:00 Thursday March 19. We dis
cussed the old business such as
the proceeds of the dance, which
will go toward the necessities in
the production of the three act
comedy, "He was A Gay Senorita"
This play wil lbe presented to the
public in the latter part of April
David Longmire, Naomi Downs,
Addie Hall. Harry Rutledge, Ger
raldine Ward and Melvin Key have
the leading roles. This play is
being directed by Miss Almira
King and Mias Ruth Forrest.
Reporter. Jane Robbins.
MT. MORIAH BAPT. CHURCH
Rev. Davjd St. Clair, Pastor
F. Burroughs, Reporter
A beautiful Sunday and all na
ture cooperated to make the day
ideal for the worship of the Most
High God. Attendance was good
and we listened to a very timely
sermon Psalms 45:2 was the text
for this glorious message The
subject "The Beauty of Christ."
A trio was rendered by Mrs.
Anna Hatcher. Mrs. G. Crumb! ry
and Mrs. Mae Lee.
Rev, J. W. May read the 100th
Pslams for the evening worship.
The Pastor Rev. David St. Clair
delivered the message.
The activities are as follows:—
The pioneer rally given by the
Mission Society ending the last
Sunday in March.
The East<-r style show given by
Willing Workers Club April 7th.
To the visitors present we ex
tend a cordial welcome to return.
WILLING WORKERS
The Willing Workers Club of
ML Moriah Baptist Church held
their regular meeting Tuesday
night March 17th at the home o?
Mrs. Florence Moore 2210 North
WAITERS’
COLUMN
(BY H. W. SMITH)
WE. $458
The Omaha Athletic Club is on
the finish of a very successful
winter season and Mr. Ed Lee the
■wide awake head waiter and the
very fine crew of good waiters,
are always improving from ail
angles and the members and -heir
friends are always given the very
b.-st of attention on modern serv
ice that can be given.
The Omaha Club crew of wait
ers with Mr. Blackwell as head
waiter and Mr. Earl Jones the
wide awake Captain and that
quick stepping crew of waiters
along with Mr. Andy Brooks who
can and does mix a high hall roll
ing on the ground.... in double
quick time are all top men all of
the time.... and we should always
be ready to give them a hand in
a friendly way.
The Fontenelle Waiters are on
the up and go and we noticed Mr.
Underwood the head party man
at the Urban League on Tu-sday
evening March 17 and he was well
pleased at the meeting as there
wen- some very interesting sub
jects discussed.
—
The Omaha Guide is improving
and has all the news all the time
; and we should all help by taking
a one year's subscription and be a
good spoke in the wheel and keep
it turning.
The R. R. boys are going over
the top and Mr. McToyer and Mr.
Ljndwood Hall and Mr Rodney
Williams and Mr. Ben Gillalarri
and Mr. Philips are top men in the
organization. Mr Alfonso How
ard was jn Omaha this week.
FLASH! On Sunday evening,
March 22 this writer had the
pleasure of attending a beautiful
dance at the Elks Hall sponsor 'd!
by the Waiters Union, The Red
team entertaining the Blue team.
-and oh, it was a riot of fun
and pleasure, with the very
friendly president and the wide a
wakc Secretary and Mr. Hopkins
on the door, saying “May I hav ■
you invitation. Pease" with a
courteous smile and all the rest of
them making it pleasant for the
Select crowd and now altogether
folks let’s give them a glad hand.
And the very fine orchestra play
. ed music that a king or queen
i would enjoy dancing to.
26th St., with the President presid
ing. Attendance was very good
with our Pastor Rev. St. Clair
present. The Willing Workers
Club will sponsor an Easter Style
Show at the church Tuesday night
April 7th at 8:00 P. M . A spec
ial Call meeting will be held Tues
day night March 31st at the home
of Mrs. Ruby Roundtree 2320 N.
27th St. The President urges all
members to be present. Rev. D.
• St. Clair. Pastor. Mrs, J. E, Lind
say, President, Mrs. W. L. White,
Secretary and Reporter.
CHURCH OF THE LIVING GOD
2316 North 25th Street
Rev. S. K. Nichols, Pastor
Rose Oliver, Reporter
Sunday school.9:30 a. m.
Morning worship.11:00 a m.
Jr. Choir Rehearsal ... .5:00 p. m.
Bible Band.6:00 p. m.
Evening worship.7:30 p. m.
Wednesday night prayer service
.7:30 p. m.
Sunday throughout the day ser
I viqes wene grancL Our Pastor
preached a really soul stirring
sermon both Sunday morning and
| Sunday night. Everyone present
claimed they enjoyed the services
very much. The text for Sunday
morning will be "The Three H
brew Boys". Sunday night's text
"The Wages of Sin is Death”.
Come out and enjoy the serm
ons.
We are holding meetings at
2422 Erskine until further notifitd
IVY RAY SAUNDERS
Ivy Ray Saunders, sister of Leon
Ray of Omaha died in Chicago,
Illinois last week- Her body was
shipped to Omaha for burial on
Tuesday afternoon. The funeral
was held at the Zion Baptist
Church, Rev. F. C. Williams, offic
iating.
SICK LIST
Mrs. Lizzie Buford. 1804 Nona
30th St., is reported very ill in a
local hospital.
Mr. Jim Banks 2114 1-2 North
24th St., is dangerously ill in a l.o
cal hospital.
CHARITY NAT’L DEFENSE
PROGRAM
Opening song “My Country Tis
of Thee" with our beloved flag of
the USA. Prayer of Universe to
help w*in the war. And now abide
in faith, hope and charity. These
three, but the greatest of these is
charity, 13th chapter of Cor. 13th
Verse. Mr. George H. Thomas re
tired policeman made a wonderful
talk on race in general last Sun
day. He is noted to be one of the
best race Speakers in Nebraska in
behalf of our group. He is always
ready to act when duty calls.
Rev. G. Allen Supt. of Nebraska
District of Church of God in
Christ will speak Sunday again.
Charity of National Defense Pro
gram are 10 Opercent behind the
Advancement of Colored Move
ment. April 1. 1942.—the Old Age
Assistance will be cut. This cut
in Old Age Assistance will great
ly affect persons who ar- getting
low rates on Old Age Assistance
at this time when war is on and
food so high.
Charity National T'-fense rep
resents the Civic Com-’ 'rjcial and
Industrial jnte- -st of '’e peoples
for all community activ: ies affect
ing our people. Meeting every
Sunday 8 p. m. Interdenominat
ional Peoples Mission Church 1708
-10 North 26th Street- V. Bailey,
Chairman, Miss Ruth Burton, Sec
HOST TO BOMBER
EMPLOYEES
Theodore Roosevelt Post No. 30
American Legion had as their
guest the employees of the Bomber
Plant last Sunday. Everyone en
| joyed the repast immensely. Tc
was brought out that every ex
service man must pay his dues for
1942 by April 1st or be dropped
from the rolls of the American
i Legion.
Next meeting will be a joint
meeting of the Ladies Auxiliary
and the Post with Bomber Plan*
boys as guest. Free beer ancj
sandwiches will be served at thi3
meeting.
MR. ELDRIDGE
j (continued from page 6)
I Trainmaster.
Q What time was that?
A. It was right close to ten o'
; clock or ten fifteen. I said thanks
the Lord I got to put the report in
so he can get an extra man for
| the next morning’' and a little la
ter they said “you can go hom "
Q Can you tell me what this
Officer did to your wife?
A As I go in I comes to my
lef- and the door was open, the fel
low right on the ODOosite side of
me. I don't know what hit me. ‘g, Z
in there- and the lick came. I
kind of fell back to -he south side
in the comer and I looked and
!sile came in and said something,
j they first shoved hf r in the north
ieas* corner of the bullpen and he
IN MEMORIAM
MISS BETTY LAWSON
ueunjateu to -aar. ana Mrs. sain
Lawson and Family of 2214 North
29th Street, by Mr. and Mrs. W. M.
Parker, in Ever-Lasting Remem
brance of their daughter Bettie
Lawson.
• ••
We cannot forget that sad day,
When our loved one was called
away.
But in God's Et- raal Day it was
glorious.
For Betty was victorious—
And won the crown of life.
Beyond this world of strife—
And a rose sweet and fair
Was transplanted in God's
Kingdom fair,
io rorever bloom m splendor
there.
Sometimes God makes known
Unto His very own—
The beauties of the Heavenly
shore,
Before His children crosses o’er
As the last day of her life
dawned—
She visioned God’s Eternal"
dawn—
And the joys awaiting there.
In the Kingdony bright and
fair,
And on that day March 27, ’41
God called our beloved one
Betty Lawson to Eternal peace.
walked up to her and hit her and
she fell like a cow and he picked
up her feet and kicked her, they
ain’t no way in the world for her
to get up and the blood was all
over everything. I can get up and
tell you better. When I went this
way she went this way and h .
went over there and kind of shov
ed her again and then he hit her
hard she fell and then he picked,
up her feet and kicked at her like
that, and then he went over and
said, “get up”.
Q. Is this same man who abus
ed your wife the same man who
hit you?
A. Idon't know. I don’t know
who hit me. I am a gentleman too.
Q. What words did you hear
this officer say as he was kick
ing your wife?
A. He was calling her a nigger
bitch. Then they took her out of
there. I don’t know which way
they went.
A. Thirty-four years, bought
and paid for a home in this town.
Q. You don't know who call -i
j the police ?
A. No Sir.
Q .It may have been some of
the neighbors
A. {Made by Mrs. Eldridge )By
them taking Mr. Johnson, I think
he called the police, I don’t hav
any definite proof of that only
that Mrs. Nelson told me that Mr.
Johnson went acrost the street to
see Mrs. Jones.
Q. Now is there anything fur
ther any cf you gentlemen wish
to ask ?
A. (None')
Mr Johnson's
Statement
Statment by Irving Johnson,
taken by Inspector of Police Paul
Haze. Omaha, Nebraska March
21. 1942 at 10:15 AM. Present Mrs
Irving Johnson, Det. Sgt. Harry
Buford.
Transcription by Det. Sgt. A. E.
Cl inchard, commencing at 10:41
AM. March 21, 1942.
Q. What is your name?
A. Irving Johnson.
Q. Where do you live?
A. Now, 2709 Ohio.
Q How old are you? .
A. Twenty eight.
Q. Are you married?
A. Yes sir.
Q. Any children ?
A. Two.
Q. Where do you work ?
A. Well, just a laborer .
Q. Now on Wednesday March
18, 1942, at about three o’clock in
the afternoon you had some trou
. ble with Mr and Mrs. Eldridge,
who live at 2530 Maple street ?
A. That's right.
Q. At that time you lived next,
door to them at 2522 Maple st ?
A. Yes sir.
Q. And they own the house ?
A. Yes sir.
Q. Now just tell us briefly in
vour own way what happened ?
A. After the police arrived or
all the way through?
Q. What you saw?
A. Mrs. Morrison up over me
called, my wife bad gone to th
store, and told me my wife and
Mrs. Eldridge were outside fight
ing so I ran out side and separated
| them and when I grabbed my wife
to shove her away Mrs. Eldridge
kept following her up and I let
my wife go and went to Mrs. Jon
: es house. I guess it is 2532 Map’.,
i and called the police and I came
and hustled my wife on in the
house. Th n Mrs. Eldridge got
in the car she had in front an-l
Went away for about 3 minutes.
When she came back she parked
in front of my house and got out
and came inside my house, on the
porch and I saw her coining and
threw the latch on the door and
she couldn’t get in and she pusned
both hands through the glass and
broke it. By this time the police
were arriving, the first policeman
and he didn’t know exactly wh. -o
to come to and I told him the fight
was at 2530 and the fight was at
2522 by this time, so T •we-nt out
side and called h.m and left Mrs.
Eldridge on the porch and in the
meantime she had already thrown
a brick at me and my wife was in
side and had taken the children in
to another apartment on the first
floor where they would be saf
In the meantime Mrs. Eldridge
was inside and the policeman was
coming. I went out and beckoned
to him to come over and wh n h?
came in he found her bleeding and
tearing the curtains and pulling
the covers off the bed and the mat
tress, and she broke a small dress
er lamp we have and she tore up
my children’s picture that was on
the dresser and the police came
In and he didn’t seem to know
just what to do with her. he kept
telling her to let him have some
thing put around her arms instead
of doing that she just kept sling
ing blood and he was trying to get!
her to stop that, she was slinging
blood on me and him too, and he
asked me for a little rag and I got
a wash rag that was behind th<j
door and I couldn’t find anything
better than that and she smeared
my wife’s coat with blood. In the
meantime Sgt Graham was com
ing, I guess that is his name and
when he came in he says “What is
the trouble with you here, I have
been here before and you were
fighting with someone at the
same house”. She had been a few
months ago. He told her to come
on that she- was going down and
then both Officers took ahold of
her and took her to the cruiser
car and in the meantime she was
fighting and kicking to get awav.
They couldn’t manage her in the
cruiser car and the first officer
that came went across the street,
I presume he went t» call the wa
gon- While he was gone she con
tinued to fight and finally brok
away from Sgt- Graham and ran
around the house, presumably to
the back door- Then she came
back on the other side and he was
right after her all the time, ard
went in to 2530 Maple and he fol
lowed her ir^e. A few minutes
later the other officer came from
across the street and wanted to
know where they were and I told
him and I don’t know what hap
pened in 2530. The next thing I
kow the wagon came and they
went in to 2530 then they came
out with Mr. Eidridge. Then she
started another scene because she
didn’t want to get in the patrol
wagon. They finally got her in
side- Then Sgt. Graham came
back to where I was living and
asked me to come along as a com
plaining witness
Q. In the first place was this
woman drinking? Mrs. Eldridg' ?
A. She didn’t seem to be drunk
to me.
Q. Was she using any violent
or obscene language ?
A. Terrible language ,about
the worst I have ever heard used
by anybody.
Q. Tell us if anything happen
ed in the patrol wagon on tbr #ay
to the police station?
A. I wasn't in tie patrol wag
on. I was in the cruiser car with
Sgt. Graham, and didn’t see any
thing go on.
Q. After you got to the police
station and went in the bull p.-n
teU us what happened there?
A. They drove the patrol wag
on in the runway and Sgt. Grab
am and myself came in the front
way, and then we went in, I fol
lowed him, in to the bull pen and :
a Little later they were bringing
Mr. and Mrs. Eldridge from the
patrol and Mr. Eldridge came first
to the door and he didn't want to
come in the door an Sgt. Graham
pushed him in. Than she came in.
Then she immediately started a
scene after she got in, she started
swearing and using all kinds of
loud language. I don’t remember
all she said but then they proceed
ed to make her sit down on the
bench in the bull pen and that is
when she started fighting him.—
Sgt. Graham. H- tried to sit her
down on the bench in the bull pen
and that is when she started fight
ing him, Sgt. Graham. He tried
to sit her down on the bench and
instead of sitting down or the ben
ch why she fpll to the floor and
when she fell to the floor she
started kicking at him. Then dur
ing this kickng her dress went up
around her wast and t was very
obscene to me. it was v*-ry embar
rassing to me. and I turned my
head away rather than look at
her. I didn't even look toward
her. A little later they calmed
down and she gave her name and
he gave his and then they wera
taken out- I waited around a few
minutes, I didn’t know what they
were going to do with me and th n
I asked the man at the desk —
“what about me” and then he ask
ed my name and age and what
happened out there and I told him
and then I waited about ten min
utes an then I said I would like tc
go home and move and be out of
there way all together”, and then
he sad he would have to take a
$10.00 bond from me and asked jf
I wanted to call somebody and I
said I had ten ollars on me and I
gave it to him and got a receipt
and left.
Q. During this whole affair did
you see any unnecessary' force
used Vy 'he officer? ,af the house
°r the police station v
A. No sir.
Q. Mrs. Eldridge made a sta*
nie-.t that Sgt. Graham took >i-r
by the feet and lifted her high so
her clothing fell and covered her
face and she was all exposed anc
while he had her that way he kept
kicking her Dd you see anything
like that?
A. No sir.
Q. You were right in the hull
pen ad would have known if that
went on?
A. Yes, she didn't have any
thing on but a dress, that is what
embarrassed me mostly, that is
why I looked away.
IRVING JOHNSON
witnesses, Julius Stigge,
Willard W. Weed.
Subscribed and sworn to before
rr . a duly authorized Notary Pub
lic this 21st day of March 1942.
Agnes Savage.
Notary Public
My commission expires Aoril
21. 1946.
READ ThTQUJDp
Mrs. Johnson’s
Statement
Following is statement of Mrs.
i Irving Johnson.
Q. Now Mrs. Johnson, you j”si
i heard your husband’s statemen."
[ A. Yes sir.
Q. Is there anything that you
can add to this statement, or want
to add to this statement?
A. Yes sir.
Q. You go ahead and tell in
your own wav. briefly, what to >k
place ?
A. I pay Mrs. Eldridge $20.00
a moth, on the first of the montn
I pay her ten dollars and on tht
sixteenth I pay her ten dollars.
( or the month of March she had
r ceived ten dollars o nthe firs
I offered her five dollars of this
money for a weeks rent and me
refused to take the money b-~
cause- she couldn’t guarantee me
any light and gas. In the mean
time we had been without heat for
a week and both children are sick,
with the measles. This was Mon
day tht I hnded her the money
and I came on back, to the house
and toid my husband she couldn’t
give us any light and gas or noth
ing after today. She also mem
iclued when I was talking to hjr
tjst she had explained the sau
tiling to Mrs. Morrison who lives
ui -s- airs ad pays the same amount
of .ent. I explained to Mrs. M .r
risou what Mrs. Eldridge had ,aid
.. :.iat Mrs. Eldridge hadn’t glv
n * e? Hj y knowledge of conciit.
iot: to b, after the '-6th- Then . n
if. ■ .L, Tuesday morning, jhc
l-'c:. on my do-’v and sa> l ibe
gas man was the e to, cut otf the
gar am! i told he. they wou11 have
!o Ur im basement entrance ;<nd
sht orde ed the ga3 ma to go thru
the hasement. In the mean i Ae
she iu.ocked on Mrs. Morris >n’s
•hjcr and asked for the rent and
Mrs Morrison r h s-ed to give h,.r
ih- icm and sht questioned r.ci
wrtiy frd she told her she had tc’.d
me there would be no lights on
gas erd she was subject to the
sank' conditions. Mrs. Eidridgc
resented this and became angry
and went to the basemetn and turn
ed the w^ater off and tumed the
lignts ofx and Mr. Morrison call hI
the police department and they re
ferred them to the Welfare. Then
they were Sent to the Public De
led,-r and were given a letter rc
give to Mrs. Eldridge asking:
her to come to some reasonable
terms owing to the fact that child
ren were sick. She ignored the
letter ad my husband then went
down to Mr. Daly and be said she
would have to give us water and
heat, they demand-d her to do that
because of the children. and if she
refused to do this they would turn
the case over to the Prosecuting
Attorney. We couldn’t find her,
she wis gone all day, so she rc
turned borne about four o’clock
that afternoon and we phoned Mr
Daly and he said we could use
part of the rent moneyy to pul
1 coal in the place and have heat in
the building. We were still o-it
of any gas to cook food for the
kids. I went to the store that af
ternoon about two o’clock and rr
tured from the store Mrs. Eidridge
was standing in front of her house
talking to a Nebraska Power rr.-n
and when she finished talking to
this man I asked her if she would
come to some reasonable terms,
Mr. Morrison and I are willing 10
take the balance of our rent and
give it to you and have the gas
turned on. She refused to do this
I told her she was a swindler and
she resented this and struck at me
ad then the fight was ©n. She
called me a name that was just
outrageous, she called me a bull
.”• She even accused nr>e
of her husband, and I becama
more furious and I just struck htr
back and by that time my husba.s I
walked on the scene and we con
tinued to fight until he called the
police- She wasn’t satisfied with
the outcome of the fight between
she and I, so sh'e came back, tnat
is when she entered my home and
crashed the window. My coat {3
in the cleaners now, soakei in
blood. When she went away and
slammed her car door she broke
it.
•Mr. jonnson: I would like t<»
add this. This same morning :,J?
Morrison and I went over and ..A<i
her that the balance of the rent
that we owed together excluding
the cost of the coal was about SI 5
and I had found out from Mr. Sil
ver of the gas company and they
wanted $15 to have it tured on
but he told us we would have to
have her permission to do it the/
couldn’t accept the money from ns
and turn it on. That was the .liy
before, we talked to Mr. Silver.
The next morning we went over an
asked her permission to have U.e
gas turned on and she wouldn’t
talk to us at all.
Q. Now Mr. and Mrs. Johnson
this statement was given of your
owr free will and accord?
A. Yes sir.
Q I haven’t threatened you in
any way?
A. No sir.
Q. You haven't been promised
anything ? ’
A. No sir.
MRS. ALICE JOHNSON
witness, Julius Stigge,
Willard W. Weed.
Subscribed and sworn to befo™
me, a duly authorized Notary Pub
lic, this 21st day of March 1942.
Agnes Savage
Notary PuWi:
My commission expires April 24,
1946.
Sgt. Graham Gives
His Report
his wife Lad had the trouble. I
grabbed him and was holding tne
:wo of them wneii -le said to her.
What is all this about' and she
said “them dirty mother.
over there cut my arm.”
I told this man. whom I learned
was Wm. Eidridge that she had
been over there and had a fight
and that she had run her arm thnj
the glass in the front door. He
said he did not give a G.dam
what had happened, he said he
would get his pistol and kill me
if I did not let loose of her. At
about this time she kicked at me
saying “You. I’ll kick
your.off.” I did not ans
wer her. I turned around and
noticed a colored man and woman
standing in the room: I asked the
man if he would See where the
other officer was: he went out and
came back and said something
but I did not understand what he
said. Then Mrs. Eidridge asked
me if she could sit down. I told her
that if she thought she could be
have she could sit down: we walk- ^
ed over to a large overstuffed j
chair and she sat down. I con
tinued to hold her by the k-ft arm
as she had said before that "If I
get loose. I'll kill you, you son of
a.” At about this time Of
ficer Goodrich came in and I toll
him to watch this mar. as he had
threatened to kill me, so Officer
Goodrich did watch him. Mrs. El
dridge ask<*3 this lady standing in
the room, if she would call some
one, but I did not get the nan*,
which the lady did. She hung up
and said that no one answered—
Mrs. Eidridge then asked the lady
to call Captain Rose, which the
I lady started to do. but I shook my
head to her and told her not to
call; I told Mrs Eidridge that it
would not do any good to call any
one, as she was going to jail. The
woman put tbe receiver down and
went out of the room; at about
this time I told Officer Goodrich
to go with Eldridge so he could
put on his clothts; while they
were in the back room Mrs. Eld
ridge said "You son of a_” and
grabbed my right hand and start
ed to bite me: I jerked my hand
over, punched Mrs. Eldridge in the
eye with my left fist, knocking
her loose and at about this time
Officer Goodrich and Eldridge
came out of the back room. El
dridge walked up to within about
three or four feet of me and she
says “The mother_hit me” 13
drige said "You son of a...and
put hjs left hand in his pocket
and when he pulled it out again,
I could see that he had something
in it that looked like a knife; he
put his hands behind him and it
appeared to me that he was at
tempting to open it; I hollered to
Goodrich to take that knife away
from him, and at the same time I
said to Eldridge “You son of a . .
if you come at me with that knif.?
I will kill you", reaching for my
gun. Officer Goodrich took the
knife away from Eldridge with
very little trouble. I told Good
rich to call the station to see if
they had sent the wagon, which he
did. and turned around and said
the wagon was on the way. A
few minutes later the wagon crew
consisting of Officer Kofelt and
Officer Yost came in; I told them,
to take that man and put him in
the wagon; I said to Mrs. Eldndge
' come on, you are going to jail".
She says “No, you mother... son
of a .you are not going to
take me out of here”; I then put
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