On January 27, 1897, a sailor named John Dolan was fined $3 in the Essex Market Police Court for being drunk in public. During his arraignment, he carried a tiny pet kitten under his coat.
Posts Tagged ‘Essex Market Police Court’
1897: The Sailor’s Kitten That Escaped From the Essex Market Prison
Posted: 27th January 2020 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories, Cats in the MewsTags: Cats of Old New York, Essex Market Police Court, Herman C. Kudlich, John Dolan, Mrs. C.L. King, New York City History
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1907: Minnie, the Thanksgiving Cat of the Essex Market Police Court Prison
Posted: 15th November 2013 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Mascots, Featured FelinesTags: Cat Stories, Essex Market Place, Essex Market Police Court, Lower East Side, Minnie Maddern Fiske, New York History, Thanksgiving
On Thanksgiving Day in 1907, all of the prisoners and felines at Essex Market received a big chicken dinner served by veteran matron, Mrs. R.R. Fitzgerald.
