This was backed up by the testimony of a witness. She refused to recognise the authority of the magistrates' court as women had played no part in defining the laws that it operated by. She was sentenced to a fine of £10 or two months in prison, and refused to pay the fine or have it paid for her.
The statement was corroborated by a witness's account. The woman refused to recognize the authority of the magistrates' court since women had not been part of defining the laws that governed its operations. She received a £10 fine or two months in prison, and she neither paid the fine nor allowed someone else to pay it.