Salt Lake Tribune | 1904-06-19 | Page 20 | Colored Woman Refused Berth and Sues Company

COLORED WOMAN REFUSED BERTH AND SUES COMPANY Bertha Green of Omaha, who describes de-scribes heraalf as a colored lady of Af-frican Af-frican descent, has started suit against tho Pullman car company for fSOO damages. dam-ages. She alleges that on May 25 last she was a passenger on the Omaha road coming from St. Paul, Minn She says she tendered the conductor $2 arid arked for a berth. Ho told her that colored people could no' be Riven berths In tho Pullman car. On account of the humiliation, humilia-tion, and being compelled to sit up all night, she alleges, she is entitled lo the sum asked for.