CIVIL RIGHTS

The Case of John Drees-- Decision of
Justice Glassick

Mr. F. Glassick justice of the peace at
Argenta, before whom Mr. John Drees of
the city was brought on a charge of
violating the civil rights act, discharged
defendant, as was mentioned in yester-
day's paper.  The reasons assigned by
the justice for this are thus given:
First-- That an absolute refusal did not
take place.  The testimony went to show
that Johannessen and the negro Robin-
son went into the saloon and asked for
drinks, and a boy who was behind the
counter asked them to step to the other
side of the ice-box.  The justice says it
was not shown that there were one
or two counters; that Johannessen
called for different drinks from that of
Robinson, and the justice could
not tell whether whisky was sold over one
counter and ber over another.  They
were not asked to go to another room, or
out of the room, nor were they refused
drinks, and consequently the justice holds
that the civil rights act was not violated.
Second-- No money was tendered for
the drinks, an absolute requisite under
the civil rights bill in order to make out
the case.
For these reasons defendant was dis-
charged.