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Rights work. In Bellville, BROSHEARS said, an all white city, the territorial border had been reconstructed so as to keep the Negro section out of the city. BROSHEARS had announced publicly that he was going to stage a sit-in in a restaurant in East St. Louis. This was printed in the East St. Louis Journal and the sit-in was scheduled for November 11th on Veterans Day. Mayor Nichols of that city had BROSHEARS arrested and taken to him. He told BROSHEARS that their city was a "nice German-Dutch heritage town, and we must stop you from making a mistake". Present at that meeting were the Justice of the Peace and the Chief of Police. BROSHEARS was told not to stage the sit-in. On November 10th, the morning before the sit-in was scheduled, BROSHEARS was again arrested, taken into custody, and he was threatened by the Chief of Police that he would be put in prison. He said that he had not broken any law, but the police stated that they were aware of laws that he had broken. On November llth, REV. BROSHEARS staged the sit-in that he had planned. At 7:30 m.m., on November 12th, BROSHEARS was arrested and taken to the Chief of Police. He was charged with the sexual molestation of a young boy. BROSHEARS phoned his superior, MR. RANDOLF, and RANDOLF told him not to say anything or sign anything. RANDOLF said that he would get hold of an attorney who was a friend of his named ROY COHN, and would be back in touch with him. BROSHEARS was charged with sexual molestation of a boy 17 years old named WILLIAM GORGEOUS. BROSHEARS said that this boy had come to the door of his apart- ment on November 8th. The boy had asked him to help him with religious and sexual problems which he said he had. REV. BROSHEARS stated that he had talked with the boy, but had never touched him in any way. BROSHEARS said that the charge had been filed, and according to the records was recorded at 10:30 a.m. on the 10th of November which was before his arrest, and before the sit-in which he staged on the 11th. BROSHEARS said that the Chief of Police said, "Boy, we are your friends, and we are going to make it easy on you. Sign this paper and you'll get 2 days in jail and then we'll let you go.' A half an hour later they brought him a statement to sign. It was a statement of admission to the charges. BROSHEARS signed that paper without having been re-contacted by MR. RANDOLF or the attorney. BROSHEARS said that he had originally refused to sign the paper until the policemen who were speaking to him brought in a copy of a newspaper which had the headline "Bellville Minister Arrested-Sexual Perversion Charged". BROSHEARS became hysterical and signed all of the papers which the officers requested. Fifteén minutes later Mr. RANDOLF came with MR. COHN. Both said that they knew that he had been forced to sign the paper, but that nothing could be done at that time. BROSHEARS was in MINARD State Penitentiary for the following six months. BROSHEARS said that after he was, discharged, he went to New Orleans and worked at a carnival under the name RAYMOND ALLEN. At the carnival he was known as "CORKY". BROSHEARS said that he could not find any other employment as a result of his prior arrest and incarceration. BROSHEARS said that he then went to work for an organization cal led "Deacons For The Defense of Justice" in Bogalousa, Louisiana. -6-