The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-06-06
FEDERAL COURT,
Inc GRAND Jury ,Empaneled, sworn and
Charged-CireuitC Court

Charged-Cireuit Court.
The Federal district court opened at 10
O'Clock yesterday morning, Judge A. 2.
Mccormick presiding, The Grand Jury was
empaneled, sworn and charged. The follow.
ing compose the
GRAND JURY.
Jacob Paul, foreman, Perry Sutton, col
ored, Lamar county; Charles IL. ALVIN,
John Plummen, W. A. Lockhart, w q,
Waters, John A. Foster, 2. NJ. Lee, ], p.
Anderson, William Young, W X. Melton,
II. 1. Pardee, colored, Thomas Moody, col.
ored, Gilbert Poynton. colored, Navarro
county; q. W. Gibson, Thomas II. Wicker,
ROBERT Armstrong, colored, Ellis county.
CIRCUIT COURT.
AT III O'Clock the circuit court convened,
ms Honor Judge Wood, associate Justice OF
the supreme court, presiding. He called
tue civil docket and set cases for trial. At 8
o'clock the case of the United States VS.. Is.
rael LeGrand, charging him with violation
OF evil rights, which is on appeal from the
federal district court at jefferson to the cir
cut court. The following is synopsis OF
the case:
AN IMPORTANT CASE.
There probably has been more than one
case tried i'll the federal courts of this state
under the law against kukluxing, but the
only case of conviction ever had is that
heard in chambers yesterday, by Judge
Wood. associated justice of the supreme
court IN this city, and styled Israel Lee
Grand, respondent, vs.. the United States.
Israel LeGrand, respondent, VS.. the Uni.
ted States. This cause has attracted con.
siderable attention on account of the I'M
portant questions involved, and was
yesterday argued before Judge William
Is. Woods, at chambers, by consent OF par
ties.
LeGrand and two others were prosecuted
by information, at Jefferson, for violation
of section 55l9 United States Revised Stat
utes, and charged with conspiring and
going III disguise upon the premises of one
Dennis Bolton, colored, in Camp county
for the purpose OF depriving him OF tn,
equal protection OF the laws and of equa
privileges and lmmunities under the laws
and especially for the purpose of deprivinl
Bolton OF the right to give evidence in tn,
court OF a justice of the peace in Cam
county, and also for the parpose of prevent
ing the said justice of the peace from giyinl
and securing to Bolton the said privilege o
testifying. LeGrand alone was tried anC
convicted and adjudged to pay fine o
$500 and imprisoned in the penitentiary fo
five years. In the difficulty the coloret
man, Bolton, was killed, an,
one, William Cope. was found dea,
In the yard the next morning. LeGran,
presented his.application to Judge Parde,
for writ of error, which was granted, an,
the case is here by consent on. error beior
Judge Woods.
Besides numerous errors which are as
signed by respondents counsel as occur
ring in empaneling the jury and in tn
charge of the court in the trial, it is under
stood that the principal points in the cas-
are
First-ls the oilense charged On infamou
crime under the fifth amendment, and ca
II be prosecuted by information instead G
indictment
Seconds the oilense charged, or rathe
the acts complained of as criminal, cogniza
BILE in the state or Federal courts7
The questions are said by lawyers to b
grave and important ones and the decisio
of Judge Woods is awaited with considers
bic interest by the legal profession.
The government was represented by Ed
ward Guthridge, esq.,, United States di,
trict attorney, and the respondent b.
Charles A. Culberson, esq, of Jefferson
Mr.. Culberson, the counsel for the respond
cnt, is a son of Hon. David b. Culbersor
member OF congress from the second di,
trict of the state.