The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-07-16

Uaited States Of Am5,ico -.Soathe,m Dis
| trict Of Niinois-ss:
TO II. ii. Candee, a commissioner APP
| pointed by the circuit court of the United
| States, for the Southern district OF ILL
nois, to take Acknowledgements OF lbail
and atfidavits, and also to take deposit
tons of witnesses In civil eases:
William T.. Scott, of Cairo, in the
| county Of Alexander, and State OF ILL
nois, on behalf OF the United State, on
| oath deposes and says: That the Cairo
and Vincennes railroad company, and
Roswell Miller. one of the officers of said
railroad. and Cyrus (alias) Silas Ostran-
der, a conductor of said railroad, and
| Thomas Swinder, a brakeman of said
railroad, late Of the district aforesaid,
heretofore. to-wit On or about the 30th
day of May, A. -. 1876, at Mound City,
In the county OF Pulaski. in said South
ern district Of Illinois, did refuse and
| deny to him and his wife, LiZZinca Scott,
being citizens Of color, the full and equal
enjoyment OF the accommodations, ad
vantages. facilities and privileges OF the
CARS of the said Cairo and Eincennes rail-
road. used and occupied for the purpose
Of conveying passengers to and IRON the
| different stations Of said railroad, the cars
at the time being one OF the public con-
| veyances on land within the Jurisdiction
of the [ nited States; and that the said
brakeman. Thomas Swinder did violently
and forcibly eject him. the said William
| +. Scott, OIL said Both day Of May. A. d.,
| 1876, from passenger car No. 8 Of said
| Cairo and Nincenncs railroad. said
car being then and there used
and operated "a public
conveyance for the transportation
over said railroad OF passengers from
| Mound City, Illinois. to Cairo, Illinois.
said Miller aud said Ostrander, both aid
ing and abetting in said eiectment-said
| ejectnent having been made on account
of the color OF said William L. Scott and
| Lizzinca Scott, his wife. and on account
of their previous condition; nOtwith-
standing they had each purchased first
| class tickets over said railroad, and had
entered said car No. 3 and said LiZzinca
| Scott had already taken her seat therein,
and said William L. Scott was following
for the same purpose, having entered
| inside Of said car previous to said eject
| ment then and there as aforesaid, con-
! trary to the form Of the statute in such
case made and provided, and against the
peace and dignity Of the United States.
| Whereas, The deponent prays that the
said Cairo and Vincennes railroad com
pany, Roswell Miller, Cyrus (alias) Silas
| Ostrander, and Thomas Swinder may be
apprehended and held to answer to this
complaint, and further dealt with, rela-
tive TO the same, according to law.
| And, furthermore, The said deponent
prays, that I.izzinca Scott, George Lyon,
Charles Dunlap, Richard II. O'Brien,
Nisa Clarkson and Reuben Rodford,
whom he has reason TO and does believe
are material witnesses to the subject mat
ter Of this complaint, may be duly sum-
moned to appear and give evidence rela-
| tive thereto. w. +. SCoTT.
United States Of America. ..
Southern District OF Illinois.
The above named William, +. Scott,
personally appeared before me. and made
oath to the truth of the above complaint,
by him subscribed, this llth day or July,
| A. ID. ls16. II. II. CANDEE,
| United States Commissioner.
the above complaint was made to
United States Commissioner Candec on
last Thursday. The trouble which drew
forth this action on the part of Mr.. Scott
will be remembered by many in this city,
but at the time it took place but little
was said or even thought of it.
| a reporter yesterday procured a copy
OF the above complaint, and believing
| that statement from the parties con
cerned would prove interesting TO the
readers of the BULLETIN, wended his
| way to SCOTS saloon and dance house
in the lower part of town, to interview
that gentleman.
Mr.. Scott had .iot yet made his APP
pearance, and upon being informed by
the bar-keeper that the proprietor would
in all probability be found at his resi-
dence, the reporter sought him there.
Mr.. Scott was at home and evidently
Interpreted at a glance the motives that
prompted the reporter to call before be-
ing told. He was very cordial. aud after
seating his guest comfortably on hand
some cushioned chair, with fine marble
top table TO serve as writing desk,
related the following tale of his trials and
tribulations with that fierce brakeman.
Mr.. Scott said:
The difficulty occurred at Mound City
| VA CC'oietiou uaS IL Nds tlic last tItiii
that came TO Cairo, aid consisted of two
coaches ana two fiat cars. When the
train came to the depot there were
twenty-five or thirty waiting, and as soon
as it came to halt, everybody, white
and black, made a rush to get aboard.
found it impossible TO get into the first
car as the crowd had filled it full, and
went to the last coach. When | went to
90 in the brakeman said: "Scott, wait
until these people get OUT (meaning the
people who had come up from Cairo).
We stood to one side and did as the
brakeman requested us. My wife then
passed into the car and attempted to
follow.
Reporter-llov tar ahead of you was
your wife when you attempted to go into
the car:
Mr.. Scott--She was Just going in the
door when stepped from the platform
to the steps OF the car.
Reporter-Was there any person be-
tween you and your wife:
Scott-No one She thought | was
following her, and did not look back to
see, but took a STAT. When she looked
around she didn't see me. and looked
out the window, and saw the difficulty