Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-11-20
uE.u PATRONS WIN.

Kenneth Marceau of 611 West 18TH
! street, New York City who ia tho
! treasurer OF Keith's Alhambra Thea.
ter at Seventh Avenue and I26th st.
was on Monday, November 18th, cen
victed in the Court OF Spec al : :
SONS Of violating Section GA OF the
Penal Law"of tho State OF Now York.
This Section makes 1t q misdemean.
or to discriminate In public places
against people because OF Their color
or race.
Tho complainant against Marceau
was Harold Il. S.mmelkjaer, the
ored Court officer attached to ct'e
7th District Municipal Court, SEQ
West '125th Street New York. Mr..
Simmelkjaer alleges that at about
1910 on August 23rd, In company
with Victor b. Daily. Director Of Re
search for tho National League on
Urban Conditions he went to tho AL.
hambra Theatre and asked Marceau
who w"s hen IN tho ticket ~ei~c +
ticket for tho following Wednesday
matinee-that Of August 25th. Mar.
ceau accepted the profcsred doMrn
bill and gave the colored court ofn.
Ger ticket entrely enclosed In an
envelope.
When Simmelkjaer and Daily exam
ined tho ticket after having left tho
box office they found that they had
been given a balcony instead of an
orchestra seat. J They returned to
tho ticket Office and asked Marceau
to rectify tho error stating that wna.
they wanted was an orchestra and
formed them that there were no seata
left for Wednesday matinee although
It WAS only Monday tho first day in
the week. The colored men then
stepped to the edge Of tho theatre
lobby and asked white man who
gave the name of Joseph Longo, 215
Wost 10th street, New York City.
to purchase an orchestra scat for
them for the following Wednesday
matinee.
This Longo did and returned with
seat In tho sixth row. Simmelk1acr
and Daily thcn again returned to tho
ticket office and demand ID t. kn W
why 1t was that colored people could
get no seats for the Wednesday matt
nee while white men could be sold
accommodations for tho sixth row.
Simmclkjaer showed his gold
Shield of court officer and asked Mar
ceau II he knew that he, Marceau had
committed a crime against the penal
laws or the State OF Now York by
practising discrimination. TO all
their protests tho Keith treasurer
merely replied saying: "Sir. my In.
structions arc not to sell tickets TO
c0lnrpH
Daiy ana Simmelkjaor went TO tho
"carest city magistrate, got out tho
proper papers and after brief hear
ing on August 30th, Marceau was
helu IN bail for trial In tho above
Court OF SPECIAL SEES ions. He ced
trial TN tho latter court on Monday,
November 18th before Justice Kcr.
n6chan and two associate Justices
ana after sensational trial was con
Victed and sentenced to serve ten
days Imprisonment In tho workhouso
with the alternative of paying n fif.
~ dollar fine
Both Simmelkjaer an@ DAILY ara
well educated md hLld r,sponsib,o
positions and both wero Lieutopan,s
III the World War In tho Z. 5. Army
lhey nave both been active In work
ior inc civic uplift Of the Negro in
new York and arc VOL known
"ronghout the East.
VlRGlNlA:-In tho HASTINGS Conrt
Part II OF the City OF Richmond, tho
10th day Of November 1920.
DAVID jtRyAny,r nj. 49,,
vs.,
VINE BRYANT. defendant
IN CHANCERY.
mo object Oh this suit is to oh
tain an Absolute Divorce from tho
boha OF h.rImony ny The pam iii
! from the defendant flnie bryan, up
on the grould OF desc. ton and alb. II
dInment for moro than three ven:s
y; ior TO tho commencement OF til, g
suit.
] And an affidavit having been i, n, q
ana tlled that the defendant Vin.e
bryant Is not resident OF the State
Oh virginia, it is ordered that she do
appear here within ten days after tho
publication of this order and do what
may be necessary to protect her in
forest in this suit.
A Copy Teste:
] w. e. DUVAL, Clerk.
BY II G. DUVAL, ID. C.
c. M1MMS, D. q.
/ VIRGINIA In Hnat;po, ro,,r. De-.