Allegheny County PA Archives News.....Mayor Joe Barker Fined and Jailed April 11, 1851 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Donald Buncie http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00034.html#0008389 February 24, 2023, 7:45 am The Mountain Sentinel: (Ebensburg, Pa.) April 11, 1851 Pittsburg, April 11. - Joe Barker, the Ex-Mayor, was convicted yesterday, of riot and misdemeanor, while in office, and was sentenced to five months imprisonment, besides paying a fine of $300. Before the Judge sentenced him, Mr. Barker harangued a large crowd from the Court House steps, abusing the judges and lawyers without stint. His friends now promise to make him sheriff. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/allegheny/newspapers/mayorjoe71nnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/pafiles/ File size: 1.0 Kb