Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-05-04
THE COURrS.
TRIAL OF CURTIS AND JACKSON FOG MURDER
VERDICT OF NOT GUILTY"

TRIAL OF CURTIS AND JACKSON FOG MURDER
VERDICT OF NOT GUILTY"
CRIMINAL COCLT, Judge ON YESTERDAY.
after our report of the case Of Edward jackson
AID George Curtis, charged with the murder Of
Rochester Hudson, closed, MIR. Harrington
made the closing argument for the government,
al d Judge DIN briefly insiructiDg the jury a.
10 The distinction between murder and IN an
slaughter. they retired to make up a verdict.
IN very short time thsy returned with YER
connection in the room upvh 'hs announceuns ant
o. the verdict, but il was soon checked rhe
IIisOners were discharged. To-day, in the case
IRE lenses, nolle pros. was entered A number
of cases we're called ard bonds forfeited. ana
the court was adjourned % the sd instant
Court IN GRsERAL 1sRM.-To-dav, all the
Judges on the bench. the following business Was
transacted: In re. Jos. Clark, 1unatic: iudg.
ment affirmed. Norreet agt. Costello: Kusesi
X Norheet agt. same; Curtis j. Hall syt. Cush
ing, argument by Mr.. L. -. Miller.
THE RIeHTs OF CoLoRBO PzuPLsIN PLACES OF
AMUSEMENT.
ibe case OF Spaiding kapley sgt. W. II.
chase Vas taken up, az argued by Me>sTs
RIDDLE and Cook Tor Chase. aud Mr.. Merr,ck
case and involves the rights or colored people
IN places OF amusement. fhe statement IN the
case sets forth that in NAV, $50, the Councils
passed an act regulating admission 10 places OF
am use ment, which WAS approved June 10Th
which prohibits any person holding licenses
from the city for theatrical entertainments
"a
or color. On the ID OF Oc.ober 1869, William
). Boseman, an emplOye OF he government TO-
geiher with james L. wO-mley and q. otss
Deadly, 'ali OF African descent" purch .sed
tickets for the National Iheatre, and took their
seats In the dress circle. Mr.. Rapley soon after
WARDS appeared and reque.ted them to 90 "a
the balcony, the part OF the theatre set Spart
for '.coieTed persons" TheJ refused to do so
and he called a special policeman, by whom
under bis direction, they were elected
subsequently Boseman appe ar ed before Chase
then poice magistrate, and a member OF the
Board OF Aldermen, ana tGAde inform alton
against the PROJECTORS Of the heater, charging
them with a violation of the ordinance When
the case las ready tor hearing the c,ytioyar,
Was issued This was done on the ground that
a. me justice OF the peace was q member of the
Board OF Aldermen sit was no. com petent, far
him 10 try any one for a violation OF a city orJj-
nance. Afterwards the petition was amended
so Is 10 present two additional points, viz: That
the ordnance was veid, because II was NOT An
proved by the Mayor until ten days after It's
passage, and II IL was regular enactment IL
was void because unlawful ard uncopstitu-
tioDal." The act in question g. quoted i'm full
In the bGef, Is also the Civil Rights act and
Fourteenth amendment; also, s. ctions from me
city charter on the questions volved.
the ordinances was approved by the Mayor the
Councils had adjourned sine dc, and he sub
United that To make tie act complete il should
be signed during the session or the Councils,
and the act IN question was no. in force. He
argued that the Councils had transcribed their
powers granted by the charter; that the power
20 regulate theaters, Sc, refers to the per-
foImapces-that there should not be aDy i'm
moral performances. He claimed that Spaul-
dIhg u Rapiey had the right to cay Who should
and " DO should not be aimtteJ on the nrem-
lses- ne read the original conn Amt nv 9bjcn
y appears that tickets for the dress circle we're
-.io tne men, aud accepted at the door, and said
Il such was the case they had their remedv nv
action for breach OF contract W