The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-12-25
HISTORICAL "REMINISCENCES.
Continued from last aDeek.l

Continued from last soeek.)
The good church-going people of
Connecticut were very solicitous in re-
gard to the morals of the young people
12o years ago. as will appear from the
following cases of prosecution for
Card Playing.
AT a cort holden in Pennington
May 5th 1856 present Jared Lee Just
Peace, BenOni Adkins and Sarah
Hitchcock. being complained of for
playing at cards at the house of Enos
Smith In sd toa0n on on about the 10th
day Of april last past, and being at
tached and brought to answer sd COM
plant the delinquents plead not
guilty. Having heard the evil
dence and pleas, the cort finds they are
guilty as alleged. and the sd delin-
quents shall pay fine of Ell O O each,
to the town and cost allowed go los Cd
Lawful money, and stand committed
till fine and fees are paid.
Judgment satisfied By note"
X 4 X
"At a cort holden in Pennington
May 18th day 1856 present Jared Lee
Just. Peace : = David Clark Jr,
Nathaniel Cook and Zacharich Hitch
cock : being attached and brought to
answer unto one complaint given in by
Zelos Adkins Grand juror. for PLAYING
at cards, on or about the goth day April
1856 at the da0ezzing house Of Ea1os
Smith. : sd delinquents confess .j,tdg.
aseft, on, sd complaint, = x X they shall
therefore pay fine of Ell 0 each to
the town, and cost of cort, 10 shillings.
Each of them has 9ioeVa note for the
fine" s. ~
Query-Were the notes given for
U0ltte rece5Ued?
" At cort holden May 10th 1855 y
< Timothy Culver, Rebecca Culver
and Amos Hitchcock, being complain
ed OF by Obadiah Andruss Constable
for playing at cards. ON on about The
first day Of February 1856 at the daoezz-
ing house Of Eiaos Smith, = Z are
found guilty and adiudged that each
shall pay a fine to the town of Gin
all 50 lawful money. Costs go lis sd,
and stand committed till paid.
Amos Hitchcock paid 81 Sd Cd.
Timothy Culver paid e2 i'd 9s and
promised to pay the remainder.
cat cort holden May S1st 1855,
y \ : Joel Clark, and Lois Clark his
wife, William Lewis Robert, Hazard
and Abigail Wheaton being attached
and hrnuuhf RI oucror o,,o oo,n~1o:x
given in by Zelos Adkins and Samuel
Hitchcock, Grand Jurors, < X for
playing at cards, at the house of Joel
Clark, on or about the nth dag of No.
oeanber 1856, contrary to statute Law of
this Colony, Law Book page 81 en-
titled an Act against gaming" plead
not guilty, and Abigail Wheaton pleads
that she is not tile person meant I'M the
complaint. Having heard the evil
dence, excuses and pleas, = find they
are not guilty as alleged and may be
dismissed by paying costs which is the
sum of SO 12s Cd, Lawful money,
whearOf execution remains to be done.
Fees paidin full"
"At cort holden May 23rd 1866, =
\ Charles ThOrps confessed iadg-
ment on one complaint given in by
Zelos Adkins & Asa Bray Grand
Jurors y y for playing at cards on
the 9th Gag Of January last, in the
e0eaaing at the house Of David Clark X
\ and shall pay fine to the town of
one ponnd, and cost one shilling, law
full money.
Thorps gaoe note for the fine and
paid the cost. ~ ~ Essa<.
Whether the claw of this colony
Law Book page 81" has been repealed
or has become dead letter, we have
no means of ascertaining, but the fol.
lowing item appeared few weeks
since, in newspaper published at
Meriden, a town adjoining the ancient
Pennington:
Miss Eva Barker gave very pleas
ant whist party at her residence on
Linsley avenue, Tuesday evening, that
was attended by large number of
young people"
Verify, there must have been a
change in public sentiment in the past
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