Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-12-08

ON STREET CARS
Case of IL gh School GIRL Results In
Victory for the Race.
With the cooper alton Of the Civic
League the SpartGnS and the Arm
strong High School League through
a committee Of Messrs. w. ID. Jones,
A. v. Norrel and DR.. r. c. Brown,
acting respectively FOR these organi-
cations with the counsel, Lawyer j.
II. Pollard, fer Lillian san. lllga
School girl Of good record who was
unjustly interfcrCd with Oil her way
to school, the mater Of treatment ac-
corded colorcd passengers on the
stl Get cars was seriously and forcibly
laid before the company with the re
suits stated in the following letters:
VIRGINIA RAILWAY AND POWER
COMPANY.
Richmond, Va, Nov. q. 1877.
T.. w. milford, Gen. Claim Agent,
Hon. J. II. Kicks, Judge. Juvenile
Court, City.
Dear Sir.--With reference to the
case Of Lillian SNth (warant sworn
out by this company set for trial IN
your court today ut 800 p. NJ, this
company desires and requests that
YOU dismiss the case.
There Is also a warrant for II. X.
Wnracc. whose case would come up
in your Court Counsel for Lillian
Stith will ask that that warrant nc
also dismissed as the matter has been
amicably adjusted out OF Court. +
Yours very truly.
r. W. MULFORD,
General Claim Agent.
,~'--'rA 90 WAY AND POWER
... H. ~,y,t2s:s
Richmond, va, Nov. ,19l7,
A. b. Guigon, Gen. Attorney.
j. Il. Pollard Esq,
Attorney for Lillian Stith and Moses
b. Stith, her father, GOA North
Third street, Richmond Virginia.
DCuI OlI,-My dICehLlOll HAS bCC'i
called to the case of Lillian Stith aud
to the improper and unlawful conduct
Of the conductor OF northbound HUI
Street car No. 172, at 18th and Hull
Sts., October 30, 1917. The evidence
shows that the conductor, / Hope,
misunderstood the law and did not
Intentionally violate 1t. III any event
treSpass was committed against
ri I n
you, and through you to her and her
parents, the regret Of this company
that she should have been improper
ly treated, whether Intentionally or
ignorantly by the conductor Of the
car in question.
1t is the very earnest desire md
purpose Of this company to do abso-
lutte justice to the colored race, as
we'll as to the white race an to con-
slider them equally entitled to courte-
Gus treatment and to other rights un
der the law. While I am sorry this in
cident occurred, am glad at least
of the opportunity OF expressing again
the attitude Of this company in such
matters.
The conductor Of the car in uues-
ton will be handled by The Operating
Department, for his conduct In this
particular.
I wish to express again my graft
fication and that Of the company, in
the amicable adjustment of this mat
ter, the dismissal Of your prosecution
against the conductor, and the final
adjustment and settlement Of the
whole matter out Of court.
AS 7 have said, we are extremely
DESTROYS OF being absolutely fair and
courteous to ali of our patrons, re-
CARELESS OF race, but you will under
stand, I am sure, that employing as
many men as we do, it is unavoidable
that sometimes our crews may disrc-
gard their instructions, as In this
case. We are always under such cir
cumstances anxious Of che opportuni-
ty of proving our good faith and the
assurances we have so often given
to this effect.
Yours very truly,
A. b. GUIGON,
General Attorney.
Stated clearly that the company is
anxious to prove good faith and as
surances," and DESTROYS "to do abso.
lutte Justice to the colored race" the
col0red people have in this record OF
tho company the opportunity to Sc
cure generally good and fair treat
ment on the cars OF the company by
themselves orderly conforming to the
requirements Of tho law and insisting
upon the fulfilment Of the law accord
ing to the only legal excuse given for
1T, namely. equal accommodations to
the passengers OF both races.