Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-05-15
CIVIL RlGHTs.
Full s,as.assssl tke sarisus
Ofnoiais tn vfndioatton.

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A card "a ysstsrdsY's htatosapsv IN
rpla,ion 70 an articlS II ibis paper ent
Hell Civil Rights, would, II per4itted,
circulate the Impression that The Reois.
rER was mistaken. In vindication OF
the correctness OF our article, No give
the complete result OF our reporters
search OF toe facts la relation thereto.
On Monday evening. after the Andes
had deposited 10 This city her share OF
the delegates from the Third district tue
reporter was browsing about 10 search
OF news aud met, on the Mcclure House
cornsr, Mr.. Ran S,alnaker, OF the Gov,
srnor's ofics The conversation turned
on HE eolored delegates irom hanawha,
aud Mr.. ). suddenly said:
"By the way. did you hear OF that cisil
rights suit against the MeLure hoaseF
"No; what was nr
YOU'D better 20 to Col Miller'sottie
and get full particulars. a Niger Just
leit there
10 Col. Milier's Office the reporter &C.
cnrdiugly went, meeting the Justice at
the door step. 81,
.Colonel. what Is there in that civil
rights SuitS'
7'Thcrr was a niger in here and want
ed 10 bring suit against the McluTe
House. He VAS q d0legste Tor SOME Odd
Fellow lodge, I believe. He sad they
wouldn't let him eat at the general
| table. | have no jurisdiction IN such
| eases aud | sent him TO jim Rogers
"W hat is there in such q suliy
WWhy, it's good and damages a be
recovered. These Republicans might as
We'll conc duwn To Il. They passed the
act and there's no use kicking against
the pricks. They might as we'll come
down To it first rs last, Tor this Is u pro
! grrSsiyc age.
Judge Rogers, United States Commits
! sioncr, had gone home for the evening
! and the reporter, unwilling tn publish
any &C par< statement, went In the Me
| Lure House to hear Mr.. Norton's yer.
/ sion of the story. sam Harrison knew
| nothing oi il, but grew very excited anu
started in search Of his employer: a
lem minutes later Mr.. Norton anu tue
renortcr were standing together at th'
desk. looking at the name ol w NJ
/ Forester, Rich, ON the register. MT
/ NullOn knew gu hb NNAN "S"'"S' 80 ~"
| told the following:
cone oi the colorcd men about the
| house came to me n lev days ago and
TOLL me about this nan Forester com
iny. He wanted To know II he
/ ,ould oct lodging aud, board here, and
| what II would cost. | said he could aud
il would cost - a day. lie wrote For.
roster to rnmc. This evening u cOlortd
man came IN aud wrote that NAME on
fine register, saying lac was the maj
/ spokcn oi tu ne by the waiter. Tie
\ asked ii lac could get u good room. ]
luld him | didn't know about that, Us
tue house was full, but would do the
best | could said would give hin,
A seat at a table among the coloreu
men ui the house, but could not pui
him non the white people. When
several culOred persons came could
viyr them a table To themselves, hui
| couli not 10 that Tor one, tie seemed
satisfied aud | put him down lot 0
ronm. lie walked out aud have not
seen him since
The'ucxt day the reporter started Ia
seq Judge Rogers ON the subject, and
found him aud Mr.. John Walton stand
Ing together ON Chapline street, at Book
ing'S corner.
"Mr. Rogers, how about the colored
man coming To- you about a clIh rights
case
We'll. he came into NY office and
talked about he Mcclure House refusing
him a seat at tho table. The office war
NH torn M and two ct his colorcd broth
,rs we're scruhbiuS aud whltewashing
did not want To have anything To dC
with him. besides | hadn't the Acts anu
didn't know anything about such "a SUIT
and | didn't have any blanks, ~
sent him oil 10 John here. lie
came back after while aud ssiJ
he couldn't find him aud | gave htnI
better directions and sent him again
| haven't seen hIm since.
Il head hc VAS looking Tor me. but
DON'T think he'll lind me- said MIR
Walton. Il hope he won't. don'l
want Ca bring such a suit, But what q
iukv It would hc to haul up II Republic
can ~ such Il change and make HIM
give $500 bond
suppose hc lid find YOU
"Oh, Id have To bring the suit,
guess Thcrc'd be no getting out ot It
BUT don't care To- take part In any
such sensation. The Act is very c&pli'
CIT and my duty would he clear
Ii was on the strength nj what goe,
before that the article appeared in We'd
nes laws RSGISrER aud was correct, as
appears. Since that time the reporter
heard it denied that MIR. FORESTER did
tins, in person, but 1t IL untrue that u,
lett the city too u q To correct Il ~,
vas gwen an opportunity aud llilci e
keep an appointment at this oihcc. The
REUtSrER had no interest ~ the case.
hut. ~ faithful chroniclcr Ut news, gave
the statement as it a. represented.