That machine gun came in handy one Saturday night in June 1944. Another lie.
According to Tim Tyson's own sources on page 334. Raleigh News and Observer May 3, 1944 and Oxford Public Ledger May 2, 1944, this disturbance happened in Oxford N.C. on April 29, 1944.
Not June of 1944.
"Blood Done Sign My Name" page 91. Chief of Police H.J. Jackson, collared Private Wilson from behind and clubbed him to the sidewalk with his pistol. Wilson’s friend escaped while Chief Jackson dragged the black private to the jail. Another lie.
This is the statement in the Oxford Public Ledger newspaper May 2, 1944.
"Chief of Police H.J. Jackson attempted to arrest the soldier and quickly overpowered him and took him to City Hall."
Tim states that the Chief of Police Jackson dragged Wilson to the jail at the courthouse. The jail would be one or two blocks from the cafe. Common sense is he was escorted to the jail, not dragged.
"Blood Done Sign My Name" page 91. Chief Jackson met two black soldiers on the steps, pistol-whipped one of them to the concrete, and jabbed the barrel of the gun into the face of the other.
Another lie.
This is the statement in the Oxford Public Ledger May 2, 1944.
"Chief Jackson smacked the six foot man, stepped back and leveled his gun on the soldier, who took to his heels and disappeared in the crowd."
What a joke!
Obviously Mr. Tyson couldn’t whip his way out of a wet paper bag because he doesn’t know the difference between smacking someone, and pistol-whipping them.
Remember on page 59 of "Blood Done Sign My Name" where Tim Tyson stated, Teel pistol-whipped a black school teacher. Yet another one of Tim Tyson's lies.
See evidence on page 2 of this website for the newspaper article.
If all this pistol-whipping had taken place, there would have been endless rioting--nonstop.
Tim Tyson wants to pretend that white people were waiting to beat up black people every minute of the day. Another one of Tim’s favorite embellishments used again.
"Blood Done Sign My Name" page 91. Chief Jackson loudly ordered the troops to disperse, and police fired tear gas grenades into the crowd, but the black soldiers decided to rush the courthouse doors. Swinging the doors wide, Chief J.L. Cash confronted the oncoming phalanx with the large, tripod-mounted machine gun Oxford has purchased. Another lie.
There was NO tear gas fired at all! There are two newspaper articles to confirm this and these are the same newspaper articles that Tyson used for his sources on page 334.
"Blood Done Sign My Name" page 91. .50 caliber tripod-mounted machine gun. Another lie.
Oxford Public Ledger May 2, 1944 newspaper clearly states, "Assistant Chief J.L. Cash stepped forward and lifted his machine gun to firing position and the soldiers went into a quick retreat, and dispersed."
Ludicrous.
The .50 caliber machine gun alone would weigh approximately 84 lbs. The tripod 44 lbs. Total weight 128 lbs.
If you believe the tall tale of Tim Tyson's story, Assistant Chief J.L. Cash must have been one hell of a strong man to lift up a 128 lb. weapon. And don't forget this is a crew-operated machine gun. That would mean more than one person would be operating this machine gun.
It would certainly make sense for a town to purchase riot gear, tear gas grenades and hand-held machine guns. But not a .50 caliber machine gun that is generally used on military aircrafts, boats and vehicles.
A .50 caliber machine gun can be put on a tripod and shot from the ground, but it takes a couple of men to carry the machine gun and tripod. And yet another man to carry the ammunition.
According to Tyson, this machine gun was set up in the doorway of the courthouse.
Ludicrous.
If something had occurred that evening, they would only have been able to shoot out the front door of the courthouse.
The officers would not have been able to protect the rear or the sides of the courthouse without blowing out the walls and the courthouse collapsing onto them.
That scenario just doesn't hold water. At least for anyone with common sense.
Suffice it to say, there was no .50 calbier machine gun. And no tear gas was fired that day. And no pistol- whipping took place.
The soldier was held in jail for a few hours and later released to his commanding officer by city police who admonished him that he would be welcome to Oxford again at any time, but he should come prepared to conduct himself in an orderly manner.
Oxford Public Ledger Tuesday May 2, 1944.
To sum up this little section of lies and embellishments below is a link containing valuable information.
In May of 2007 Mr. Pinnix stated he witnessed most of this confrontation, and he didn't remember any tear gas being used.
Mr. Marshall H. Pinnix also contributed his review of "Blood Done Sign My Name" on Wikipedia.
He emailed his review to Mr. Tyson.
Mr. Tyson's lengthy, very unprofessional reply coming from a preacher's son and a teacher of the Duke community can be viewed at this link.
Ronald Reagan
"Blood Done Sign My Name" page 111. Ronald Reagan, then governor of California, blamed Dr. King's assassination on King himself and the politics of nonviolent direct action, calling it "a great tragedy that began when we started compromising with the law and order, and people started choosing which laws they'd break."
Reagan also suggested that the murder was probably committed by antiwar protestors, who "will do anything to for their own ends."
Reagan didn't say directly that "the murder was probably committed by antiwar protestors, who will do anything for their own ends."
Tyson is trying to force a general statement into a specific and direct statement about one group of people.
Below is the newspaper article from The New York Times, April 10, 1968.
The New York Times, April 10, 1968.
"Blood Done Sign My Name" page 62.
At bedtime we developed a ritual that David dubbed "Tim's Tall Tales." I would tell him stories, making them up as I went. His fierce and unfeigned enthusiasm for these rambling odysseys was like a drug to me.
" Tim's Tall Tales" is probably the only truthful statement in this book. The rest is subject to embellishments, and fabricated lies.
Let's rewind back to 2004 when this book, "Blood Done Sign My Name", was published by Crown Publishers.
I contacted a lawyer, and left the book and recent media articles published related to the book. The attorney's first impression was you do have a case to pursue, but he wanted to review the book and get back with me.
After several weeks, I contacted him again.
He then said that there would probably not be enough book sales to pursue this and cover the expenses.
" Let me think about this and I'll get back with you."
Several more weeks went by and I contact him once again.
This time he wanted to have his partners discuss it and then get back with me.
Dissatisfaction and impatience set in, so I contacted another attorney.
In less than 15 minutes, I was told that because of the statute of limitations I had no case.
However, any type of slander or defamation of character resulting from the book such as media, news, or public comments could prompt a case.
I came to my own conclusion as to why this was dragged out in the beginning.
But there is no excuse for Tyson to continue promoting this atrociously fabricated story.
Pushing and preaching lies in churches.
Using this book as a teaching tool in colleges and schools.
Promoting one-man plays performed at public schools and theaters.
Now a 10 million-dollar low-budget film that screenwritter/director Jeb Stuart is pushing using Tyson's tales.
If there is an attorney out there in the field of books, movies and the media who has the expertise and the stamia to take this case on contingency--(seventy/thirty (70/30) seventy-attorney, thirty-client.)--contact me at my address below.
Robert Larry Teel
7413 Six Forks # 172
Raleigh, N.C. 27615
