| Show DAYS OF BLUE LAWS exchanging KISSES LOOKED ON AS HEINOUS CRIME judicial becot ds of the colony of new haven make interesting reading in these days of more liberal views culprits heavily fined in the judicial records of tho the colony of new now llan haen oil now the state of con tho the fol following loNNIng entry mado made in tho the court of tho goerner goer nor of tho the colony colon appears regarding reg aiding a flagrant of the icaco peace committed may 1 tuttle went to mistress cbs Murll nes house for some thread anu AIl Mib murline bid hr h r go to her tier daught eib in the other room where upon her tier son jacob murlane Murl lne came in and took up ol 01 took away sieves she desired him to give her the bald said gloves alch he lie answered ho he would do EO so if she would give him a hasie upon which they sat down to gether his arm being around her tier halste and mid her tier arm upon his shoulder 0 about his its beeke and he lie kissed her and she kissed him lihn or they kissed one another for about the space of halt half an hour which marian aurlino now in court affirmed to be so jacob was asked what he had to say to these things to which ho answered that he lie thought that sarah had brid with etli intent let fall her tier gloves when he came into the room and that ho he looke toole them up and told her he lie would give her tier them it so be that she would kasse him but sarah hereupon testified that she did not let lot her tier globes gloves fall with nith intent further said jacob that he tooke her tier b the hand and they both sat down upon a chest but NN whether hether ho he kissed her or she kissed him he knows not for ho never though of it since until ml ali raymond spoke to him at Mann atos and told that he had not layde it to heart as he ought but hereupon testified sarah that she did not lk asse see him but being questioned would say not as to whether he had her tier or no mr air tuttle testified thi t jacob had endeavored to steal away his daughters aff affections but hereupon sarah te testified stifled that he had not so stolen her bald affections the governor told sarah that her misdeed is the greatest that a virgin should be so bold in the presence of others to carry it as she had done for though that part of the byssing is to denied yet much Is 19 proved sarah professed that aho she was sorry that she had carried it so sinfully and foolishly which she saw to be hateful she hoped that god would help her to carry it better tor for time to come the governor aleso told jacob that his carriage hath been very evil and sinful and to make such a light matter of it as not to think of it doth greatly aggravate whereupon the court declared that we have heard in the pub lique ministry that it is a thing to bo be lamented that young people should so misconduct themselves As for sarah her misdeeds are very great that she should carry it in such an uncivil immodest manner as hath been proven and for jacob his carriage hath bath been very corrupt and sinful such as bring brings reproach upon his family and place the sentence therefore concerning them is that they hall pay cither either of them a fine of 20 shillings to the tho colony |
