Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-11-11
avn RIGHTS BEFORE THE SU-
prRIOR COURT At NEW YORK.

,,,stta Gilbert vs. the New York and
Charleston Steamship Company
action was brought by plaintiff, who is
col,red woman, to recover Slo,0UO Tor
having been excluded from stateroom
nf the steamer Manhattan, in November,
$50 on account of color, by the agents
af the defendant. The claim of the
vlaintiff in which her evidence was unsup-
ported by other witnesses, was that a
lr;and purchased ticket for her from
rharleston TO New York; that this ticket
sssioued her to berth in certain state
room; that on going to this stateroom
She found it partially occupied by white
Ildy, who objected to her company; that
,he officers then offered her quarters in
the forward part of the ship, refusing
which she was ordered off the ship. On
behalf of the defendant. proof was Of
fered TO the effect that the white lady OBJ
;acted to any one going in the state-room
with her. she being sick; that on that ac-
count and not because of her color, was
plaintiff offered other accommodations;
that when she refused such other accom-
modations, she was rendered her passage
money, but this she refused, saving she
would attend to that at the office.
In his charge to the jury as to the
RIGHTS and duties of common carriers and
hotel-keepers, as affected by the late
amendments to the Constitution of the
limited States, in relation to colored per-
sons 'uI6 nonnia 49, ,h,y or, rror
Inc oU.o't' - AZ. ,au, ,r;.h tLaut,t
al equ""! Co. -, II ai,,;l -
popu"tol' 80 10 aras.;om "AI p
ht'ca' l'Sn' ,,o a;r;l r;rh,s whi,h .hn
Wnat were suo IN ~. -, ,isu.s 49, tno
plaln''H aeq ~" NJ NJ ,no M pua.oaao az y, nei
pas'aSe HoHe'. .E ,;,n 49, W. .., .ams
ngh'S "n,,u es ~ 49, ns p"ss. n,o,ass.
acquires M 'A0 10. ~. .a1
no MORE No ,7se' Quo nn". arr 'nese'
ihey oohS,s' IA 'ho ,ieh' 10 'e sa'eiS
cifrleu' suoJ u 70 s"on lue' anu ieusou
hoie ftSuldtions as me cui.ie, may estao-
hsl concefh'ns ,he particular ihoue IN
"hrch II Is 10 oe uole' -,
10 maze ,h's propositloh entireiy
cie"r' l VIII 10 ,'uio speriho' II nas
""ay' oeeh regarded an ooligatory outy
on the part OF common carriers OF pas
sengerS TO carry all VINO present them,
serves, II Is uu'y wh'ch exists without ,.
a.,
uh'Hoh' An exception arises where ,he
'lp'leaht Is suolec' 10 a an lhlec'lous uls,
ea'e, or Is o'herWlse oHensiVe IN person
a. tne lme, or grossly ih'oA.ea.eu, mo e'e.
III Sucu " case 'hs carrier hus no, oniy
nsH' 10 refuse OUT IN Inc aiSchafSe OF
ms uu.y 10 'he o.her passengers, he IS
oou1u 10 refuse Apar. ron sueh OK
ceP'ioua' cases common cntliels are
o2nhi 10 carry AZ VINO are wiling 70 pa!
'aT Stipulated lule. ,.
ou1 the accpn,noualloh oi .ue pnsseh-
yer Is mater winch may uepeho mr
on Tue lesu,a'lons Vi tue car!.ei.
"nen person Stops az" puoi'c i,in ~ Is
tle uuay VI ane iua fesPer 70 'Gin.su " t
n'n' wy. wv - ,o ~ .roua,ap :, son ,ha, s bs
.le n 'sns y, ~ .ns 80 a or ,ha, o iii s;, ..
T'l M;s hrDv ,t,o ,n ar not hn, bn ms, ,nLa tha
WIS WIS, 'a''. ,iaoa wh;.b i ass;anad tn Mn
10y y; IT,; p Iaanar IN oomsnnanoo Nth
~! 'ne .Iu n ot ~ - ~ ,i'n
ano a i'I"''umo = ,ha onn,sian u % an W h % raassna
tI Li'' u rh we ,,a.,n oeuiUn "' 10y ue io" orr;