Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-05-03
The MiscegenatiOn Case.

RICHMOND, Va, May 3.-The publication
9th. facts ia relation to the imprsonmentln
the popitenltsry here of L i~ard klnnoy' COL,
and Mary Hall, white woman, for violation OF
the Virginia statute f)rblddiug the inter mar
rage of different races. has resulted ID lnltis
torv nr6ceediugs 10 the UuIted States court
with view to the release of the prlsoners.-
Kinney and the woman Hail went to Washlngcc
ton and were married according to the laws OF
the District Of Columbia. Upon their return
70 Hanover they were tried and sentenced 10
q term of five years each 10 the penlteDtlary
for marrying. They we're lodged 10 that 10
stituti,p % the b Of A"ril, and are GOV there
serviog out their term. subsequently TO TINS
there was published correspondence Dct"eeo
q law firm of New York, and the Virginia au-
thorl;es, 10 which the latter claimed that the
conviction cf Kinney and the woman was ccar
viola,i)n oil the fourteenth amendment 10 the
constitution of the Uoited States, and citing
AUTHORITIES to sustain their position 1t was
ills corr. spondence tina, had the t fleet OF H.
auRuratios the present movement. Money
has bro her working here 10 an iron tcuodry
10 whose name and behalf legal proceedings
will be Instituted
The United Ststee District Attorney has tsken
the III after in hand srd HIS applied TO Judge
Hughes at Norfolk for writ of hsbess corpus
rs quiring the partes 10 DO produced IN the Uni-
ted States Court The grounds upon which be
cisims that the conviction Of the parties In the
State court is illegal that they, having been
d.c sred under the sanction OF the laws OF the
United States to be lawful man and wife IN Inc
District ofG0iuD bs, Inc MARRIAGES. valid every
where and That under the recent amendments
TO The constitution OF he United states the &C! OF
tine Legislature of Virgins forbidding the inter
marriage of colored man and = white woman,
and yiys yerss is un unconstitutional and void.
Upcn these grounds an application Tor discharge
will be based
The FATE OF THE SHENANDoAH.-EVer
| body has beard of the Suen .oioah the prVa.
| teer OF the Sou,heroers OF me An 'nc'o civil
| war. but 10 not supoos: 'hai ID 10y kooW
what sas the ul mate fac OF the ship when
| the gar coded. Of all PLACES 10 me world. she
pu.s $ 'f..h aus deep" Il the lslano or 80
cutta. il the Arabi.n Gulf Her story Is a
strange one. She was busy burning WhIers 10
3 hrug S,rsirs when Wsddell. hef couusno
cr-the '!!,uildes msunered man VINO oer scut'
lied ship or Gu throst-hesra OF ue COLI
lapse OF the South. His occupall,n oeig Rone'
and 1riag without home or ha!oor ~nloh
he dur-t with salty to rctufo'le ran
,he Shenandoah to Liverpool, % I'D.
NJ d;ateiv surrendered her to Her ijesty's
sh,p D,nesaI in the Mcrsey. Sac hand,
I'd over to the American ,eoun1. and
afterwards bou<h at auction by Nc1'Iem'og
4 Co., frm that hiss earned a;j2nt!or'etyy
IN copnrc iop with the failure OF thoty of
Glasgow Bank-tor tho Sultan oihzbar.
After remaioiug idly a, Il .Lzlbsr for 70 years
h. was sent to Bomb.y for repairs, fouud'
cred of s cotrs, sll hands being lexcspt
one Enesr 40 and few Las,Ars 20 LION.
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