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.
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1931: The Wink That Saved Pinky the Cat at the West Side Magistrates Court
Posted: 4th March 2013 by The Hatching Cat in Cats in the Mews, Featured FelinesTags: ASPCA, cat story, Frances Borrah, John H. Duncan, Midtown Community Court, West Side Magistrates Court
In the early 1900s, magistrates in New York presided over cases involving misdemeanors or violations of ordinances. On this particular day, the ordinance violation concerned a stray alley cat named Pinky, who appeared at the West Side Magistrates Court.
