Minutes, 8 June 1844

Each ward petitioned that no Licences be granted in their ward. Mayor has sold some Liquor at the <​Barbers​> shop— to accommodate those who needed. and oblige in his suffering condition after being impisond. in — had sold none in his house— since the passage of the last ordinance.

Mayor has hea[r]d complaints about certain houses. & when he has called them to make complaint. they have run away. believs it is generelly the case th[a]t when a man goes to law he has an unjust case & wants to go before an unjust <​Judge​> or one who wants business— has very few suits on his docket,

Mayor referrd to— — and proposd <​suggested​> the popoopriety [propriety] of purging the city coun[c]il firt <​of​> Nuisances The man who steps forward to put down iniquity is the fir[s]t to be put down by the people of the . Mayor said if he had kept a whore from here— and since. & had done every thing— would have been as good a man as & .— <​ sworn​> said <​the​> Laws had brought <​Bogus,​> dies to him to fix— : referred to . his brothrs, & the Higbys. & asked what good they had ever done? Where is the <​first​> act of goodness and greatness in & ?— while Joseph was under arrest. Laws & would have ben rode on a rail if he had not have stepped forwa[r]d to p[r]event it.—

Mayor.— said— at the time he was under arrest pu[r]sued him for $40.00 he was owing said , and it took the last expen[s]e mon[e]y he had,— to pay it.—

<​C.​> continu[e]d and referred. to — coming to this place. &c—

Mayor said Had offered $5,00 dollars to kill him.

<​C.​> continued. . told me <​him​> he ment to have my <​his​> daughter. laid a plan with 4 or 5 persons to to kidnap his daughter. & thrnted [threatened] to Shoot any man that should come near after he got her in the skiff— was Engaged in trying to make Bogus <​whi[c]h​> was his princple business.—

referred to the revelation read to the High council.— that it was in answer to a qustion concenig [concerning] things which transpired in former days & had no refene [reference] to the p[res]ent time.— that when sick said <​he had been guilty of adultry &​> he was not fit to live or die. had Sinnd again[s]t his own soul &c [p. 13]