State v. Pearson
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Second City Criminal Court, City of New Orleans; Auguste M. Aucoin, Judge. H. H. Pearson, Jr., and others were charged with violating the laws relating to the separation of the white and colored races in street cars. A demurrer was sustained, and the state appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBlanchard, J.
In November, 1902, an officer of the Police force of the City of New Orleans appeared before the Judge of the Second City Criminal Court and made affidavit charging H. H. Pearson, Jr., C. H. Led-lie, Jos. H. De Grange and John G. Woods, who are described in the body of the affidavit as being “of the New Orleans Railway Company,” with violating section 1 of Act No. 64, p. 89, of Acts 1902, in that they failed to provide wire or wooden screens to separate the white and colored races in the cars of the company — mentioning time, street, number of ear, etc.
At the head of the affidavit this…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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