The Kentucke Gazette

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 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.