Disagreement over disorderly house
On 25 September 1900, Ethel Booth was tried at the Hay Circuit Court for keeping a disorderly house. The main evidence against was that she lived with a 'half-caste Chinese man' and another woman known to police as a bad character. The police stated they had also witnessed opium-smoking on the premises, and men visiting there late at night. Booth, defended by Mr Robertson, challenged six jurors at the start of the trial. Despite being locked up for the night, the jury was unable to agree on a verdict.
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