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 backed by witness testimony. The woman refused to accept the authority of the magistrates' court due to women's lack of involvement in law-making. She faced a £10 fine or two months in prison, and she neither paid the fine nor had someone else do so.