.
min>> (Ravi: "45-day

. .



SV 44373846

ADRIENNE L. BROWN 2/10/39 2

At the jail, BROWN was taken inside While Mrs. BROWN
Watched through the outside glass walls. BROWN later told Mrs.
BROWN that one of the police had hit him in the mouth during
questioning which followed. BROWN told her that he could
identify the individual who hit him if he should see him, but did
not know the individual's name. BROWN was kept at the jail from
about 11:00 PM, owin 0 AM. Durin that time,
Mrs. BROWN called her
husband, but morn ng.
Through the invo vement of a friend, BROWN Was
released a few hours later upon payment of a 5180 bond. aaowu
told Mrsi BROWN that only two of the police officers had treated
him unfairly.

       
 
 
 

 

 

The second incident began about a month after the one
mentioned above. BROWN had been depressed for about a month,
feeling that people in the area were down on him due to his
reputation and also some business problems. on this occasion, he
and Mrs. BROWN had a disagreement and BROWN yelled at her. She
called police and asked that someone come by to calm JAMES down,
and this was done. No charges were made against BROWN, but Mrs. b5
BROWN believes that the police may have started thinking that my
BROWN was a chronic problem of some sort.

About a week later, neighbors near the 33 acre
home reported hearing gunshots and thought there may have been
problems of some sort. Mrs. BROWN stated that BROWN sometimes
fired his guns for relaxation on his property, as he had done on
this occasion. Folice responding to the neighbors' call stopped
BROWN and later arrested him for carrying a shotgun in his auto
and for resisting arrest. BROWN went to court and received a
suspended sentence as Well as a period of probation. He was
directed to put on a concert for the benefit of crippled
children, which he did, but which was a failure due to the fear
of the local black population of the police, who boycotted the
concert.

The next incident happened about September 23, 1955, on
a Saturday. BROWN, whose drivers license had been revoked, had
driven to his office at --Road, Augusta,
Georgia, in his pickup truck. When he got there, he found that
an insurance class was going on in his office, and that someone
had obtained the key to his private bathroom and was using the
facilities. Not knowing who the people were, BROWN took an

 

 

rMo'e. "as? 11453:" i .

 

SV 441373846

 

ADRIENNE L. BROWN Von2/10/59 'We
Residence 430 Douglas Drive
Beech Island, South Carolina
19841
Home Telephone (603) 527-
Business To Incor Grated
Ham
Suite 115
Augusta, a 30907
Business Telephone (404) 733W

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

i a 
,Memorandum 
reg 
hiss
c530" 1/25/39 "1.332.,
5.5 . 

rem 
Sui:ka .
COMPIAHIANT
comm, GEORGIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
CIVIL RIGHTS MATTER
PURPOS To advise of a telepmne call received fi'o'm AWIENNE BROJN. wife of
nger JAMES concerning a canplaint of violation of JAMES Civil
rights.
DETAIL on '03/39. ADRIE singer JAMES telepmnically

733- contacted SA

Section, Identification Div non, an expressed con

civil rights had been violated, first lay the Riehno
rtment and lastly by his Attorney. Mrs. Emmi
SA nane a friend at the Atlanta Pcli
Mrs. 3mm! advised that in October,
seninar in Augusta. reorgie. While there, several
Police orricers, for no known reason, started harra
was armed and when the officers learned this. they
exited the area uhich led to a chase into the state
Officers in South Carolina claimed that Mr. ERCWN a
two officers who had set up a road block.
indicated the incident did not happen that way. the
attempted to flee iron the Georgia Officers; howeve
Ihe South Carolina Officers were in hiding and shot
as he entered their area. Mrs. allow advised that
life and tried to get may D'zxn the Officers who we
According to her husband, Mrs. BROHN states the Geo

at the imicment in Aiken, Smith Caroline, in connection with the police chase

had advised the South Carolina officers that BR
the Georgia Officers and was armed and dangerouai
this as the reason they shot out Mr. EROIIN's tires,
officers started led to the incident.

At the arraigrnent. Mr. 3mm entered an 1
traffic and weapon charges. ms. 15th feels her 
violated py his lawyer because the lawyer changed 

causing Hr. BR to be sentenced to six year: in 

like thq'Ffli to $90k into this matter.
(/snelosu'res (2)

I - Mr. F, I. Clarke Attn: . Rm.

 

 


aft/(3)

VM

Rn. 996'. 3"5 - Eric. (2)



 

 

 

 

tant Section Chief. Response
cern that her husband's

nd minty, Georgia Police
advised she had obtained



Ricmond (bunty, Georgia
ssing him. Hr. 
went after him. He

or South Carolina.
llegedlv tried to run over

Mrs. claims that her husband

it is true that he
r, there was no road block.
out Mr. from: tires
If. BROIIN feared for his

re shooting at him.

rgia Officers. who appeared

b6


out had attempted to kill
me Georgia Officers.:stated
The lie the Georgia
7" a 31 [9953

 

nnocent plea for the': 
usband': civil rights were
he innocent plea to guilty
ail. Mrs. lith vould

{Zdrf

5'31. 11-233) - Eric. (2)

(CONTINUED -- OVER)

ussvo 

 

 

0 


BROWN Nomi; . 

 

 

:02 0|

Place of sixth: ,Bflmauuy.fimb
Carolin'a

Height:

weight: "32 pounds

Hair: Black

Eyes: Brown

Employment: Entertainer

Spnuse: Adrienne Brown

social Security Number:

Residence: {gamma Drive

   

Beech Isl South Carolina

. mm". 3