Ex parte State

The facts shown by the transcripts of records accompanying the motion are, that at the fall term, 1874, of the Circuit Court of Lawrence county, one William Richardson was indicted for an assault with intent to murder. At the fall term, 1875, he presented a verified petition, stating that he was a man of color, and, because of a hostile public sentiment and prejudice, he could not in that court obtain justice and the equal protection of the laws; wherefore he prayed that the cause be removed for trial to the Circuit Court of the United States, sitting at Huntsville, for the Northern District…