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Justice Sibila Pails to Find Evidence Against Him.WAS A VERY INTERESTING CASE.A Larf• Namier of Wlto«MM»B Eunlncd,Among Them Dr. T. Cl*rk« Miller »nd Dr. A. P. L. Pe*««—Plaintiff and Defendant Both Teetify.The case of the State of Ohio against Peter Cabot, the South Erie street barber, charged with having refused to shave Gilbert N. Porter for no other reason than that he is a colored mao. was dismissed by Justice Sibila Wednesday. The trial was in progress until noon, and as many people as the court room could hold were present throughout it all. Willisoa Day were the attorney for the defendant, and J. O, Garrett represented the state. 8even wit nesses, besides Messrs. Cabot and Porter, testified. The evidence was overwhelmingly to the effect that Mr. Porter’s face did not appear to be in healthy condition on August 20, on which day the barber denied him his service.The witnesses for the •-tate were Dr. A. P. L. Pease and James Goins. Those for the defendant were Wright Walker, Jacob Shull, Dr. C. T. Miller, George Guernsey and Charles Robinson. The last named was brought all the way from Zanesville. His testimony was that Peter Cabot did not make it -a rule to draw the color line. He said he himself had been shaved there but a short time before. Mr. Robinson is a colored man, and formerly resided in Massillon.
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Massillon Independent
Massillon, Ohio, US
Thu, Sep 01, 1898
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