Police Court

January 4, 1871

Summary

An African-American woman named Adeline Howard was fined one dollar for assaulting and threatening a white women, Lavinia Morgan.

Transcription

Police Court. Tuesday-Justice White presiding. Adeline Howard (colored) was arraigned for assaulting and threatening to stab Lavinia Morgan. Fined $1.

About this article

Source

Richmond Daily Dispatch

Contributed By

Megan Wiora

Identifier

WioraMegan-18710104-PoliceCourt.pdf

Collection

This Week in Reconstruction, January 1-7, 1871

Citation

“Police Court,” Reconstructing Virginia, accessed July 4, 2022, https://reconstructingvirginia.richmond.edu/items/show/1910.