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In The News - 1865

Deputy Constable Hair of Worcester has warned 128 rum mills to shut up, and 60 have agreed to do so. (Springfield
Daily Republican – August 23, 1865)

Police Court - Thursday, Dec 28 – John Norton of Millbury, for keeping a liquor nuisance, on complaint of Constable
Hair, was fined $200 and costs, appealed and gave bonds in $400. Andrew G. Carew of Worcester, for keeping a liquor
nuisance, on complaint of Constable Hair, was fined $200 and costs, appealed and recognized in $400.
(National Aegis – December 30, 1865)

A Rogue Caged - George Newton, who has been wanted by the officers of Middlesex County for some time past, was
arrested by State Constable Hair, Friday, in Clappville, (Part of Leicester) after a lively foot race. Newton hired a horse
in this city last fall, and, after abusing it badly, left it at Framingham; and after the Middlesex officers get through with
him he will be called upon to answer for this, and perhaps other charges. – Worcester Spy, 12 th
(Lowell Daily Citizen – April 15, 1867)

A Raid Upon Dens of Vice – On Sunday morning about 2 o’clock, Deputy Constable Hair, with Captains Austin, Cole
and others of the police force made a decent upon a notorious house on the Bloomingdale road, kept by Eunice Ashley,
and succeeded in arresting seven females and an equal number of their male companions. At four o’clock a house on
Pleasant Street, kept by Margaret Green, was visited by the same officers, where four men and five “social evils” were
arrested and brought to the lock-up for lodging. The persons arrested, with one or two exceptions were quite young
being 18 to 20 years of age. Some of them are connected with families of high respectability. Of the twenty-three
arrested only four were of Irish birth, the others claim to be of American parentage. We are glad that our authorities
are active in breaking up these haunts of pollution, and we hope it is but the beginning of a thorough eradication of
the greatest evil that exists in our city.
(National Aegis – Worcester – May 25, 1867)

State Constable Hair’s Record - Deputy State Constable Hair, during the month of May arrested and brought to trial
32 persons; of these 23 were for fornication, keeping liquors 14, for maintaining a liquor nuisance 3, for violating the
Sunday Law 2, for being a common seller of liquor 1, for a single sale 2, for threatening 1, for keeping a house of ill
fame 2. The treasury of the county has been enriched thereby $710. (National Aegis – Worcester – June 15, 1867)

Enforcing the Law. – Eight persons were brought before the Municipal Court, yesterday, by State Constable Hair, and
fined for keeping liquors with intent to sell, without having obtained a license. Seven of them appealed and recognized
in $200 to the Superior Court. The officers propose to enforce the law against offenders, without unnecessary delay. –
Worcester Spy, 16 . (Lowell Daily Citizen – July 17, 1868)
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State Constable Hair of Worcester on Thursday confiscated seven and a half barrels of ale from Albany, which were in
the Boston and Albany depot, awaiting an owner
(Springfield Daily Republican – August 28, 1869)

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