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Ege these coses wos to obtatn definite and concrete evidence, adnie- “tble tn court, to prove the tdentity of the tndtutducls responsible Morshall might be advised that although information as tc suspects tn e@ome cases had been furntehed by the VAACP or some of tte repre- sentatives, the furnishing of such names of euspeote did not consti- tate a scolutton to a particular case, although tt. dtd lend tnvaluabdl @ssistance. The Director further potnted out thet the real problen Tt might be noted that all parties prosecuted tn connectio with this case were aequitted by a jury in the Untted States Distric Court at Shreveport. 5-7 CU UEP cc > of Allegation: In hia letter of December 27, 1946, tc the Attorney Genera Marshall commented as follows with regard to this case: "In the beating of by Cfficer tn Batesburg, South Caro- dina, we were able to produce eye witnesses and the name of the police officer." Marshall was, of course, contrasting the alleged difficulty cf the FEF tn solving this and similar cases with the ecse with which the NAACP located witnesses. Facts: ° Marshall's statement is misleadinc, to say the least, but the FBI did interview all persons sugoested by the NAACP and gave their tinformetion to the ogovernment attorneys. It ta to be noted thet the ortginal complatnt from the NAACP an himeelf placed the incident in Aitken, South Coerolina, it was not until the Bureau tnvesttgaticn wae started that it wes learned the of- Sense occurred in Botesburg. . eRe Oy bs +s rae ra a discharged colored veteran, was en route from Georgta, w e he had been discharged from the érmy, to New York City. Investigation reguested by the Department revecied that he was arrested on February 12, 1946, by ar tae Batesburg, South Carolina, following oa sturbance create y the victim on a bus traveling north from Auguste, Georgta. wos drinking on the bus in violation of the state law and frequently demanded that the bus be atopped for his conventence. At the request of the bus driver, i ©: amu into custo and while en route to the police station at Satesburg, ; restated orrest and attempted to take epay from him. d8 4 result, over the head with the blackjack. Aim only once and subsequent medica orts dtd not indicate that the WNegre had been severely beaten. He was lodged tn jail over "atght and the nert morning complatned that his eyes bothered hin. Some swelling wos present arcund his eyes and after he was arraigned he wos taken to the Veterans’ Hoaptteal at Colurbte, South Carclina, where he remained for two months. He was then released as hopelessi| Blind in both eyes. and as In hia communtecation to the éttorney General, the me "ld