On March 25, 1890, Jefferson Market Police Court Justice White committed Mrs. Jane Duncan to the care of the Commissioners of Charities and Correction “for examination as to her sanity.” The sentencing stemmed from charges from her landlord, Dr. Thomas C. Knox, who feared that Mrs. Duncan had too many cats in her apartment at 30 Bedford Street.
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1873: Superintendent James J. Kelso and the Great NYPD Cat Hunt
Posted: 10th March 2020 by The Hatching Cat in Cats in the MewsTags: Cats of Old New York, James Jackson Kelso, Maltese cat, New York City History, NYPD history
When a Maltese cat owned by NYPD Superintendent James J. Kelso was reportedly stolen from his home on East 55th Street, the cat burglary made the headlines in several national newspapers.
