The Washington bee., 1897-06-05
CIVIL RIGHTS CASE.

NJ v IL . NAOE.
LAWYER T. L. JONES DEFENDS HIS
SUIT. The DEFENSE FORCES THE
PROSECUTING OFFICER TO SPEAK.
Henry Brunhaus, white man who
keeps an eating saloon at the corner of
9th and La. avenue, n. W., was arrest
ed some time ago and was placed on
trial in the Police Court, before Judge
Kimball, on last Wednesday for vio-
lating the Act Of June 10, 1873, in re-
fuslng to accommodate Mr.. Il. l. Jones
colored attorney with something TO
eat, in his dining saloon.
BrunhauS demanded a iurv trial
which was tried in the upper branch
of the Police Court on last Wesdnes-
day. Mr.. Jones testified that on the
morning OF May 5 he entered the eat
ing saloon kept by Brunhaus and seat
ed himself at table and called for a
cup of tea and sandwich. A waiter
looked Indignantly at him and
told him that he could be served in
the kitcken. Mr.. Jones asked if he
was refused accommodation where he
was sitting, and was again told to go
in the kitchen. He walked to the
kitchen and found it was too dirty to
go in and refused to eat there.
Later | returned with Mr.. B.
O'Neal," continued Mr.. Jones, land
we seated ourselves in the din
ing room. The waitress informed
Mr.. O'Neal that he could be served,
but if wanted anything | would have
to go to the kitchen.
| There was a lively tilt between at
torney Riley and lawyer Jones. An
attempt was made to show that law
yer ZONES was a suspicious person,
which was the reason that he was re-
fused. .
This caused smile to go over the
the lips OF the audience. Lawyer Jones
gave attorney Riley to understand
that he was gentleman.
Mr. Brunhaus took the stand and
denied that he refused Mr.. Jones on
account of his color Attorney Cook
asked defendant if he knew Mr.. Jones
He said no. He subsequently endeav'
, Ored TO make the witness
f state that he had read of Mr.. Jones
through the newspapers.
Judge kimball ruled this out, by
saving how could he recognize Mr.
! Jones through the newspapers wher
: he had testified that he did not know
=. him?
? Col. Cook took exceptions to the
I Court rulings. Judge Kimball said /
\ was immaterial to him what he tool
D exception to, but he wanted counsel t
, understand that he WOuld not ALLOW
j a man to testify to a circumstance tha
t he did not know anything about.
V The exception was Withdrawn. Botl
S attorneys testified that O'Neal SAID n
:. was drunk when he went to Brunhau
d with Iones. Lawyer O'Neal state
that he told both attorneys fairy tales
S They had summoned Mr.. O'Neal, bu
:. he fooled them when he took III
Il stand.
e The case was resumed Thursda
t morning and District Attorney Jas. L
Pugh opened the case for the govern
n ment. He made a most brilliar
III speech, full Of eloquenCe, logic an
sarcasm. Judge kimbal!S ruling
S were fair and in keeping with the Law
IS Brunhaus was acquitted by the 10
IS lowing jury: William 5. Crown, 10,
e 4th street, II. E.. Henry b. Meyer
:. 2oIq NJ street, n. W.; George w. Orel
346 Polk street, Anacostla; Samu
Lee, 7244H street, 5. w; w. 5: Ba
ker, "a d street, S. W.; Ernest F AL
son, 1425 5th street, n. W.; Thom;
} Plunkett, 1873 Ohio avenue, n. W.;
|. Collins, 1884 10TH street, n. W
of Timothy Cannon, 18TH and Mass. av
- nue., n. w.; Charles E. Gross, I4th al
= Park streets, n. W.; Algeron r. NJ
l. Chesney, 1926 9th street, n. W.; WI
20 D. Humphries, 1884 I4th street, n.