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iad reeeeeiennniaiainn i tet etna eae en nT _NO 44-1250) Jackson Police Station which is in the same building as the Municipal Court. “As I was walking I saw three uniformed officers of the Jackson Police Department, whom I can not identify or describe, looking out a_window at me. we ee =.= “isand- one of them rétiarked "Theis: he-is,=we -ought to ki1%> = ===2e— ~— him". I smiled, did not reply, and joined my friends at the parking lot entrance. "We were told by a police officer, uniformed, of the Jackson Police Department, that we could not get in to the trial because the court room was filled and that we would have to go across the street to stand. This street is Pascagoula Street.. We crossed the street and were told by the same officer,. whom I would recognize if I saw him again, that we must stand behind the sidewalk on the North side of the street, which borders a parking lot. "We obeyed these instructions and stood there for about ten minutes when two of the defendants crossed the street at S. West and Pascagoula. At this time there were about 100 or more Negroes in this area together and a larger number of whites were in other areas of the parking lot near to Justice of the Peace Bell's office. “At this time I would like to state that I . parked my car in one parking lot as described and across . the street there is another parking lot in the rear of the Mississippi Publishing Company building. The . latter lot is where we were standing at.this time, 77° °°"? “As the students crossed the street and walked toward the Municipal Court Building many of the Negroes applauded in a spontaneous recognition. “At this point, which was at about 3:45 PM I heard an officer yell "disperse them" and at this time two police dogs were used to disperse the Negroes while at the same time "billy" clubs were being used. The dogs were on long leashes held by officers who were wearing white shirts, - 8 -