Most of the other officers held their offices in their bedrooms of the hotel where they were boarding. "The court itself was held in an old house owned by 'Mother Nichols', a widow who lived in a corner of it," wrote Chalmers.
Most of the other officers occupied their quarters in the hotel where they were residing. "The court was conducted in an old house owned by 'Mother Nichols', a widow who lived in a corner of it," wrote Chalmers.