Phoebe Mitchell Day Memoir - University of Illinois Springfield
Phoebe Mitchell Day Memoir - University of Illinois Springfield
Phoebe Mitchell Day Memoir - University of Illinois Springfield
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<strong>Phoebe</strong> <strong>Mitchell</strong> <strong>Day</strong> 22<br />
Q. Oh, it was a bus?<br />
A. Tt was a bus, see. Yes, a bus,'' And they were leaving, too.<br />
They were scared and leavlng, you know, But we was about the only<br />
colored on there, see, M Slster was maid that they might take us<br />
<strong>of</strong>f ard harm us, but we got <strong>of</strong>f and walked back to the manslon.<br />
Q, Now where was the bus station?<br />
A. It run out, . . , Well, it come along thwle by--on Spring Street,<br />
you Imow.<br />
Q, And so you all walked back to the mansion?<br />
A. Yes, we walked back, We got <strong>of</strong>f at Spring and Edwards and walked<br />
back there to the mansion. So we stayed there until about three days.<br />
After everything got quiet, then we came ha.<br />
Q. Now, did you go to the m ion the morming after you came back f'rom--<br />
after you all spent the night . . .<br />
A. That day.<br />
Q. That day you all went to the mansion. Then you stayed for three days.<br />
Now, by this time your valuables that you had in the trunk-did you<br />
take them to the mansion, too?<br />
A, No, we Just left than right in the cornfield because it couldn't<br />
be seen, I tW. I don't know; I can't rennembe~ whether Sister taken
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