Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-11-26
THE EVENING STAR
Mixed JAlrics i'm Virginia.

AN INFORMANT DECISION By JUDGE RIvEs
A dispatch from nanville. Va. says Judc,,
Alexander RiVeS, OF The L. =. District Court Tor
the western district OF Virginia. delivered an
important opinion there Friday last. under the
Heu IN the court during This term that in the cir
cult court Of Patrick co. Va, al lis April term
.o:S 'Mo coiored boys, turwell and 20 Rey-
Folds ny name were tired for the murder OF \
Nlutt man named Aaron &. Shelton. During
the trial The counsel Tor the defendants moved
ailS tout' 10 award them special yenire I'D b.
composed OF both whites and blacks since the
nSlnlc IA aiteEdalce was composed wholly ~
whites ana no negIeeS' names had been Oui
mo . the nailot-boN. Judge TredNay. oi the
STATE cituit court. oYerFlcd this motion and
lhereupon the defendants offered /, urfitios
PRAYING that the cause b2 removed 10 the 4 :
circuit ccur1, To be held al Danyile under Tie
laws OF the United States (ReyiSc1 Sfg,uteS
second edition. 1875, page 64iN Thi, patjtio,'
was refused. The defe GdaptS who un-s ;ointIk.
indicted, were tried and found guilty, hui. up1o
Il writ or error from the supreme court nj tbg
state. were awarded new trials. and one NJ Them
was finally sentenced to TIE peuitpn,:lry for
eighteen years Upon this counsel Tor defend
ants offered their petition to Judge Riy,,S a.
the L. = district court. asking a habeaS ca~i,u,
for each OF the prisoners On the .rrrf3i IA,
blacks were Illegally excluded from thg ipgie~
ara that they be tried anew In The L = court
Judge RiveS, In pronOGGcing his oalniAa. said
That al the proceedings in the state court wprr
nugaiory after the Offering OF the petition OF re-
noYal- although the Judge had refused 10 ALLOW
The same. even under the humane law nj the
state, which requires Jurors to D, summoned
Without respect 10 race or color. And while H.
ADMITTED mat ii WAS question entirely for the
iudge who were competent jurors. YET. when
THESE GeIendlntS demanded that thpS should d..
tried 10y at least some of their own race ;h,.
state JUDGE violated The law Of the United states
IN refusing them this right lie said they Wtr,.
entitled 10 be tried by their peers, and init
mailed That the Judges OF The state courts shou}d
not select their lurymen exclusively from the
whites. AfteTan elaborate consideration al law
Judge ltiYeS read an order which required the
clerk to Issue a hahcaS corpus cum ,.irSo To-.
each OF the SAID parties. TO the sheriff or aar OF
iatfick county. aud To nave venirc. ire spec
i've OF race or color. summoned for tho trial az
these causes al Tie next term oI the court.
MARYLAND CONGRESSIONAL CoNTESr.-Mr. {.
living DlttE stated on Saturday that while he
had not YET served an official notice upon pr
Ill }. Henkie democratic CongrcSSmin-ciecf
lfoln lac 9Th congressional district, OF contest
IN behalf OF Col. y. Panan Crane republican
candidate. yet that action would be taken within
me iHle allowed. Notice must be served within
tlitf day OF the official returns Of the election
allowing TIL about December 10. Nj. pity
stated that the desired evidence in regard "a
the manner OF conducting the election in the
i'th ward or Baltimore city and in several dis
jriclS OF Anne Arundel county was all at hand
ana he was only waiting 10 hear from some OF
the lover counties OF the district lie stated
mat tie contest would certainly be made
although he was not particularly hopeful In
regard 10 the result, Us he had found il to je his
experience that Congressional committees, Werr,
very Slow 10 examine papers OF the kind prr
scented IN such Il case. IL is learned from An
DapoliS that Mr.. Edw Baldwin, a democratic.
Judge ana Nr. Arthur Carter. the republican
Judge 10 the 81 ward OF that city. at the recent
congressional election, and Mr.. Harry r. Levely
iepEhilcan, who kept tally-liSt of all the votes
rnllcd in that ward during election day. will be
Summoned next week before the L = circuit
court, ia Baltimore. TO give testimony before
tie grand iUTY in relation to the alleged voting
OF pudding tickets AT the late election ia AMMAN
ouS.-l Bat. san. 18th.