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January 24, 1789
The Kentucke Gazette
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
What is this article about?
At the Yorkshire assizes, a landlady was tried and fined 10l for assaulting a Jewish peddler by forcibly rubbing pork on his beard and mouth, causing injury, after he refused it due to religious reasons.
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A curious Law Case.
At the assizes for Yorkshire, a cause was tried which afforded much entertainment to the Court. It was an indictment against the landlady of an inn, for assaulting and greasing the beard of a Jew with pork.
It appeared in the course of the trial. that the Jew went into the defendant's house, and offered to sell some philosophical tinder boxes. That the defendant and two men being at dinner, they asked him to have some pork, which he refused; but being determined to give him some, the two men held him, while the defendant rubbed it over his mouth with great violence, in consequence of which (as the Jew positively swore) it became so sore, that he could not eat any thing but spoon victuals for a fortnight afterwards.
The Jury, after retiring upwards of an hour, returned with a verdict guilty ; after which, the Court addressed the defendant on the folly and wickedness of marking out any particular description of people, of whatever nation or religion, as objects of wanton insult, and unprovoked assault.--She was fined 10l.
At the assizes for Yorkshire, a cause was tried which afforded much entertainment to the Court. It was an indictment against the landlady of an inn, for assaulting and greasing the beard of a Jew with pork.
It appeared in the course of the trial. that the Jew went into the defendant's house, and offered to sell some philosophical tinder boxes. That the defendant and two men being at dinner, they asked him to have some pork, which he refused; but being determined to give him some, the two men held him, while the defendant rubbed it over his mouth with great violence, in consequence of which (as the Jew positively swore) it became so sore, that he could not eat any thing but spoon victuals for a fortnight afterwards.
The Jury, after retiring upwards of an hour, returned with a verdict guilty ; after which, the Court addressed the defendant on the folly and wickedness of marking out any particular description of people, of whatever nation or religion, as objects of wanton insult, and unprovoked assault.--She was fined 10l.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime Story
Curiosity
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Crime Punishment
Justice
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Law Case
Assault
Jew
Pork
Inn
Trial
Fine
What entities or persons were involved?
Landlady
Jew
Where did it happen?
Assizes For Yorkshire
Story Details
Key Persons
Landlady
Jew
Location
Assizes For Yorkshire
Story Details
A Jewish peddler offering tinder boxes at an inn is assaulted by the landlady and two men who force pork into his mouth and beard despite his refusal, causing soreness; she is convicted and fined 10l.