Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-03-24
Civil highs.

Hossos. from t-e Cars-Iater.siisq Testimony.
In the Circuit Court Yesterday, IN the case OF
and Georgetown Railroad Co,npaHy-sctton for
$4,000 for putting the plaintiff, n co'ored wo-
man, OF the CATS at Alexaid N, ana thereby
hruising her quite severely-George 3 koontE,
general agent OF the Baltimore ana ONO rail-
road AZ Washington, was sworn, and during has
examination the following colloquy occurred:
Mr.. Merrick-ls there any general regnla-
tons in the running OF the cars on the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad based upon color?
Mr.. Koontz-No general regulation. Mr. NJ
State whether there Is any local regulation. MI.
We have car thT, Is piaos 3D. On .n wnat we
run between Washington and Baltimore. One
car OF this tram rs prepared for colored persons.
When n colored person comes to the depot he is
shown TO that car; If he objects to going on in
the he is not forced there, and the rule is 30
exclude white persons from that car. MIR.
Bond-DO You know, from your ewn observa
ton, whether white persons do or do not ride in
that car? Mr.. k-Well, / never see the car
after it leaves the depot do not go generally
and look in the car to see who Is there. The
men have their instructions. Mr.: Merrlck-
How came You to put that car on? Mr.. K.-The
instructions that received said that it was
at the request OF certain colored persons.
Mr. M-The colored people wanted car set
Bond objected to this question, and the objcc-
| ton was sustained. Mr.. M.-Do you know any
thing about the desire Of the coiored people to
have car? Mr.. Knot to my own knowledge.
car? Mr.. Knot according to the rule; the
instructions to the train men are to exclude
white persons from that ear. Mr.. M.-Then tn
application of the rule, or the practica. mean
ing Of the rule Is: Here is a car for cOlored PEI
pie; you may ride in it; it is reserved Tor yoa.
| II you object, you can go IN another car? Mr..
K.-That Is it. Mr.. M.-But il a white person
goes into that car he has got to be put out? SIR.
K.-Yes, sir. Mr.. M.-Tke "nig2ers- then IN d
the run Of the whole train, and the white people
OF part of it? Mr. k-That is the law; you
can draw your own inference.
At another point i'm the testimony X. III. Book
er, the well-known barber of several OF our ho-
tells, was called as witness. A portion of his
evidence related TO the custom of having sepa-
rate cars for colored persons and concluded as
follows: Mr.. Bond.-I ask you what you know
Of the feeling of the colored people here upon
this subject? Mr.. b. do not know that have
ever heard Of any particular desire to create a
line OF distinction at all. have never heard any
of them express that desire. Cross examined
by Mr.. herrick: What is your business? An
swer.-l am in the barbcring business at pres
ent. q. WhercI A. have three shops one at
the Arlington, one at Wizards and one near the
Jenness house. q. Do you make any tistinc-
hon between white and colored people in your
had any Of them to make application to me. O.
You do not shave colored persons? A. hae
answered that do not go ont to invite
them. Q. You make a distinction? A. We
have never had them to make application to us.
=. do not understand you to say that YOU
would shave them il they came to your shop?
cation to MS, except on one occasion during the
war, when gentleman with a majors shoulder
straps came in and told us tn at he was colored
man. He was waited on. Z. Are not your in
structions to your employees not to shave cOlOred
men? A. have never given them any instruc-
tons on the subject. q. You said Just now YOU
did not make a distinction? A. We had COL
ored gentleman in the Arlington shop some
time ago, Gen. Tate; he came there once or
twice. 2. But you said You did make distinc-
ton? A. l may have spoken too fast; have
never made distinction. How can I make
distinction where there Is no opportunity to do
so? z. Why is 1t they never came to your shop:
DO not they get shaved anywhere? A. That
have never inquired to. Q. They get shaved
don tthey? A. That is more than can tell
z. You keep three shops; none of your people
come to any Of your shops to get shaved? A
None except those two gentlemen of whom [
have spoken. q. do you wish colored people to
get shaved in your shop? A. When have that
desire will give publicity to it. q. Have you
given It publicity? A. No; | have not given
give il publicity, do you? A. What propose
to do will retain in my own mind. Q. You do not
now wish to make it understood that colored
people can come there to be shaved? A. Well.
do not come here for that purpose. o. But
now, being here. talking upon the subject, do
you desire 1t to he understood that cOlored peo-
sa tisfed. 49,
The case was argued to-day.
TRANsrERs OF REAL EsrArE.-The follow
ing transfers OF real estate have been made
and fled in the Office of the Recorder OF DEEDS
since our last report:
March 15th-Thomas Young to VIM johnson.
sub 20 and Al, square $780, 81 015; Jos. G. Carroll
81 900; c. NJ. Smith to A. s. Clements, sub. 81
square 900, 81 500: Jno Cation, trustee, to Emily
Hatton ct AL, part g. square north of SIS, 81 900;
>. ,: Hoover tosame, part 8, do; w b. Webb
TO w. V. q. Woodruff, trustee, part ., square
122.
March 1eth-G. X. Andrews to T. d. DAILY.
sub. 2, square 421, S1,750; n. II. Mcknight to NJ
Mccormick, part 3, square So 81 100; jeremiah
Costello to Dennis Murphy, s, square 562 $500:
j. l.. Kidwell to VIM. Beckett, sub. 12, souar.,
1s3, $3.50; B. Hengst to Charles III. Weiss, parts
sub. and 81, square AL. Al 300; VIM. Thompson
to >. s. Naylor, part 10, square 5l4, 80 $780, John
Baily, trustee, to Rosa Jane Figaro part II.
square l99; John Cunningham to q. w. Riggs,
sub. "a. square 107, 1900; George Mattingiy t.
John Murphy, part "a, square 40, $3.50; John
Pepper to j. J. Fuller. part sub. q square 635,
SI,sOoi ". -: Todd to Horace Helmsley, part 3,
March T.-Turner Torrey to Jerome B. Diva.
=: square a62; o.: q. Howard, COMMISSIONS,
NC, 10 - Z. Lewis, subs. Al TO a, in square no;
square Kelley sa 70 70 Zoo Jonathan Il Walker part
same property, IS 500; james Watson to John
Schneider, part IL, square PSI, 81 800; Arthur
fannei to "A. Jones, trustee. %, square 3Ss.
March 1sth.-W. A. Fletcher to ID. A. Lewis.
part 2. square 907, 81 200; John w. Starr to
Alex Bruce, part 10; C. H. Holden to i. s.
Lyon, 10, square I6l. 81 SO; p. Sexton to John
ocAeou, part 10, square l,Ui, JOhn Sexton to Il.
Sexton, do; W. II. Thomas, trustee, to A. II.
Lee, sub. 80, square 1888, s613; e. A. Acker to n.
Acker, parts IA and Is, square 6Sl, and II and
II, square 673; II. 3. Acker 10 same parts II and
IL, square 6S3, 81 SEQ; Caroline G. Acker to same
part IL, square 693, S2sS15 T."
March 19th-W. H. Ward, trustee, to F. ID.
Gaines: ID, square LOCI, S15s; Theo. Brooks to
Maria Forester, part 8, square SIS $50; Eliza
beth Conn to Maria Forester, part 8, square
o26, $500; John F. King to James II. Stafford,
sub 63, square 623, 81 200; Noses Kelly 70 same,
do, 81 400; g. A. BOhrer ct al, trustees to Ri,
naldo Griffin, west half II, square S6S; r. M
Hall to g. w. Travers, part 2, square SS7, 500:
>. ID. Mcpherson, trustee, to F. w. Jones, 2.
square S64, sS3S.40; John 8. Gallaher to j. w.
Thompson, 8, square 21S, SS,9li.45 &. H. Hol-
den to Jos. ID. Bond, part Is, square 76i, 50 2l0:
Il. Henrietta RObb to JAS. W. Orme, parts and
5, square 3l9, 81 800.
A DECISION UNDER THE CORPORATION HACK
LAw-Yesterday, Messrs. Nailor & Bro. were
summoned before Justice ID. W. Anderson to
answer for an alleged violation of the corpora
ton law In reference to hacks-peglecting tn
have the number on the carriage and driver
Mr. A. Nailor answered. and pleaded as his de-
fence that the hacks and drivers were under hi,
general livery license; that they were not re-
quired to have a number, and they were not
public hacks, because they did not stand on the
street for custom, and they only came out on
orders sent to the stables. The Justice, how
ever. decided that the strict letter of the law
reading call hackney Carriages. cabs, and
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