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.
The majority of the other officials resided in their rooms at the hotel, where they held court. The actual proceedings took place in an old house belonging to 'Mother Nichols', a widow who lived on one side of it, as noted by Chalmers.