Today in History: Susan B. Anthony

On this day (June 19) Susan B. Anthony was found guilty of illegally voting. The judge (Ward Hunt) directed the jury to find Anthony guilty. She was not allowed to speak before the sentence was rendered, but when she did she castigated the court for stealing her right as a citizen, guaranteed by the fourteenth amendment, to vote. She was fined $100 but swore she would not pay it. The judge then decided not to jail her until she paid, because jailing her would permit her to bring her case to the Supreme Court and he did not want to risk being overruled.