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the sidewalk, and said to the crowd around the car that before he would move his car with a "God damn" negro in it he said Car Driver would remain there Tewntyfour hours
That he went down the street and remains for some minutes and then returned. That Thomas was seated in the Car alone That got out of the Car and crossed to the south side of the street and that the white people rushed into the Car. That Thomas returned to the Car and proceeded to stop in and Chas. F. Morsey said to him, you cannot get into this Car I will blow your damned Brains out" and that Thomas was knocked down by one Thos Torrance and the crowd immediately rushed upon said Thomas in a violent manner. That he immediately told a policeman to arrest the said Torrance, which the Policeman refused to do saying "that man meaning Torrance came here with me". That he told him that was the man that struck Thomas, which the Policeman denied" and would not arrest him. That Alderman McAvory told him "Norfolk Rundsen) to leave the crowd and