View source for New York Times: "sodomy", November 4, 1851

=First use of term "sodomy" in ''The New York Times''=


In a front-page listing of twelve crimes to be tried in November 1851, in the New York Court of General Sessions, ''The New York Times'' lists one case of "sodomy."<ref>“NEW-YORK CITY; AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. . . .” ''New York Times'', November 4, 1851, front page.</ref> This is the first use of the term "sodomy" in the ''Times''.


:Court of General Sessions. –Yesterday being the first Monday in the month, the Court of General Sessions commenced the Criminal Calendar for the November term. The following list a list of the prisoners and the crimes for which they are charged:


:Grand Larceny  31

:Burglary  15    

:Robbery 7   

:Attempt to kill  6     

:Murder  3     

:Receiving stolen goods 1

:Indecent exposure of person   1

:Embezzlement 1

:Sodomy 1

:Abandonment  1

:Bigamy 1

:Forgery 1

:Total Number  70


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