Show DAYS OF BLUE LAWS EXCHANGING KISSES LOOKED ON ONAS ONAS ONAS AS HEINOUS CRIME Judicial Records of the Colony of New NewHaven NewHaven NewHaven Haven Make Interesting Reading In These Days of More Liberal Views Views- Culprits Heavily Fined In the judicial records of the colony of New Haven now the state of Connecticut Connecticut Con Con- the following entry made in fn the court of the governor of the colony appears regarding a flagrant Li breach each of the peace committed May 1 1 1660 Sarah Tuttle went to Mistress Murline's house for tome some thread an and Mistress Murline l bid her go to her daughters in the other room Whereupon Whereupon Where Where- upon her son Jacob Murline came In Inand inand inand and took tool up or took away Sarah's gloves She desired him to give her herthe herthe herthe the said gloves which he answered he wo would ld do so If she would give him a Upon which they sat down dowa together together to to- get gether er his arm being around her and her arm upon his shoulder o or 01 about his and he her herand herand herand and she him or they one me another for about the space of half an hour which Marian Murline now In court affirmed to be so Jacob was asked what he had to say to these things to which he answered answered answered an an- that hat he thought that Sarah h had hied d with Intent let fall her gloves when he came into the room and that he tooke looke them up and told her he would give her them If so be that she would him hini But Sarah hereupon testified tes tes- that she did not let her gloves fall with intent Further said Ja Jacob ob that he tooke her by the hand and they b both th s sat t down upon a chest but whether r he k her or she him he he knows not for he never though of it since until Mr Dir Raymond spoke to him at and told that he had not layde it to heart as he ought But hereupon testified Sarah that she did did not him but being questioner questioned would woul s gay ay y not as to whether Ie er he had her or no Mr Tuttle testified that Jacob had endeavored endeavored to ste steal l away away his daughters daughter's daughters daughter's daugh daugh- ter's affections affection But hereupon Sarah testified that h he hd hal had not not so so stolen her said affections The governor told Sarah Sarah that her misdeed d is the greatest greatest greatest great great- est that a virgin should be so boldIn bold boldAn In An in the presence presence presence-of of others to carry it as she had done donev for though that part of the ls is deni denied d yet much is proved Sarah Sarah Sarah professed professed that she was sorry that hat she had carried it so sinfully sin ain gully fully and foolishly which she saw to tobe tobe tobe be q hateful Sh She hoped that kid God would help her to to carry it better for time timeto to come come The governor told Ja that his carriage hath bath been very evil and sinful l and to make such a alight alight alight light matter of of it as is not to think of it it doth greatly aggravate Where Whereupon p n the court declared that we have heard in the ministry ministry minis minis- try that it is a thing to be lamented that young people should so misconduct misconduct misconduct miscon miscon- duct themselves As for Sarah her misdeeds are very great that she should carry it in such an uncivil Immodest immodest immodest Im im- modest manner as hath bath been proven And for Jacob his carriage bath hath been very corrupt and sinful such as brings bring reproach upon his family and place The sentence therefore concerning them is that they shall pay either of them a fine of 20 shillings to to the colony |