Today minors are dealt with very delicately if they are
found to be guilty of a serious crime. But 150 years ago, things couldn't be
more different.
Mary Catherine Doherty was sentenced to seven days of hard
labor after she was accused of stealing an iron. The same punishment her
accomplice - Hinnigan Mary Ellen Woodman and Rosanna Watson. It was enough just
to accuse a child without any evidence and the chances are that the kids will
be found guilty.
12-year-old Henry Leonard Stephenson was arrested on charges
of intrusion into private homes. He was sentenced to two months in prison.
After stealing a vest, Ann Burns was sentenced to a month in
prison. She was 18.
17-year-old Katherine Kelly was found guilty of stealing bed
linen, for which she received a three-month prison sentance.
19-year-old cabinetmaker David Barron was arrested and
sentenced to six months in prison for stealing champagne.
Michael Clement Fisher was 13 years old when he was arrested
and sentenced to two months in prison for illegal entry into the house.
Robert Charlton went to jail for four months for stealing a
pair of shoes.
13-year-old James Scullion was sentenced to two weeks of
hard labor for stealing clothes. After he was sent to reform school for three
years.
15-year-old Margaret Koch was convicted of stealing a coat.
Given that this was her first offense, she was sentenced to two months' hard
labor.
John Park was convicted of stealing a violin. Given that he
had not been arrested, he was sentenced to month hard labor.
15-year-old Richard Rammington was convicted of stealing a
tube out of the shop and had to work 14 days, but his parents paid the
compensation for damage, and the boy was released.
12-year-old Jane Farrell stole a pair of shoes, for which
she was sentenced to 10 days hard labor.
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