Cat.No: 351158 Commonwealth v. Joseph Mongovan, alias. Defendant's exceptions [court record of a case against an Irish-American gambling house owner]. Joseph Mongovan.

Commonwealth v. Joseph Mongovan, alias. Defendant's exceptions [court record of a case against an Irish-American gambling house owner]

[Boston[: Commonwealth of Massachusetts Superior Court for the Transaction of Criminal Business, 1894. 5p. pamphlet, 7.75x10.25 inches, stain at bottom of rear pages.

Describes the gambling house run by "James Mumford," actually Joseph Mongovan, and a raid by officers on June fifth. News coverage from the time described the gambling house as "notorious and extensively patronized." Mongovan was sentenced to four months imprisonment and fined $100.

Cat.No: 351158

Price: $100.00

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