The daily gazette., 1880-02-28
AmaIsamation.
A WHITE GIRL AND AfNEGRo MAN BE
FORE THE MAYOR FOR KEEPING A
DIsoRDEBLY HOUSE.

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A WHITE GIRL AND A'NEGRo MAN BE
FORE THE MAYOR FOR KEEPING A
DIsoRDEBLY HOUSE.
A case In which total depravity was
shown was before the Mayor, last even
ing, the plaintiffs being Jacob Wright,
a negro, and Mary Kyle, white girl
about nineteen years Of age, who were
charged separately with keeping disor-
derly house on A street, better known
as turkey row." over Third street
bridge. The complainant was Mrs.
Mary Duckery, mother of Lucinda Duck
cry, who was the cause Of the murder of
James Temple by Rhodes.
The prisoners lived In two separate
houses, aud Mrs. Duckery resided be-
tween the two. SIZE was the first wit
ness called, aud testified as to her resi-
dence and that, Mary Kyle keeps house
next door where colored men and wom-
en- are In the habit of calling. White
men and women are also In the habit of
visiting there. The parties create a
great amount of noise, and In conse-
queDce, the witness was unable TO sleep
at nights. She had gone into the house
yesterday morning, and found Mary
Kyle In a drunken stupor in her bed
room, and a colored man with her.
The same witness testified that Jacob
Wright, the negro, kept a house next
door also. He pretended TO be married
to a white woman, or at least she pre-
tends to be white. The house is visited
erery day by both whites and blacks, of
both sexes, and at night such cursing
and swearing the witness had never
heard previous to removing where she
resided at the present time. She was
afraid to 60 out on account of her life.
Ii was impossible to sleep during the
night. J4t yea
Celia Mason, colored, also testified
as to the noise in Wright's house
Often she had heard cursing and
swearing in his house at 1 o'clock in
the morning. As to the woman she
knew nothing about her.
In response as to whether he desired
to ask the witness an questions, Jacob
started off in loud tone of voice, and
denied the testimony of the witnesses
saying that he kept order in his house
and that every thing had to be kept
just as he ordered. He did not allow
people to visit his house and create a
disturbance.
Mary Kyle called as the first witness
Jerry Darmon, colored, who in fact
was so black that charcoal would make
a white mark on him. He testified
that at the present time he was living
in Locust street, but about three weeks
ago he had lived in the same house
with Mary in the room adjoining hers.
lie had seen a great many colored men
call there and talk with her but had
never seen or heard any disorderly
conduct.
George and Sallie Christmas, color
ed, were also called, but knew nothing
in regard to the matter.
The last witness called was Jennie
Wickersham, white woman. Upon
being asked by the Mayor if she was
the wife of Wright ahs replied with
some asperity: "Yes, am his wife
and am not ashamed of it either"
In that case, replied His Honor, you
cannot testify, and the woman walked
away with head erect and looking def
ance at those assembled. s ~
The trial was most disgusting one,
and some of the evidence was unfit for
publication.
Before sentencing the prisoners, the
Mayor turning to the white woman,
said Mary l am surprised at a young
woman like you living with negroes,
you should endeavor to live with your
own color If you are determined to
lead the kind of life that you are now
living" Mary replied would not
care if some of the negroes did not lie
on me.
The Mayor thereupon sentenced
each of the prisoners to pay penalty
of $50 and costs. ,.,