Crime and Punishment

Taking a look at the various transgressions of the law, serious and not so serious, over the years is certainly an entertaining and instructive window on ordinary town life, but I also wanted to include just about everything that relates to the adminstration of justice in St. Andrews--from ordinary note of jail and courthouse improvements, to curious cases at the courthouse, legal precendent, law and by-laws under the old Loyalist magistrates, to more dramatic events such as arson, murder, jailbreaks and executions. Through this one window so many others are opened to the curious viewer.

Links
• Complete record from the local newspapers, Part 1, Part 2
• Executions
• The Old Jail
• A Pair of Kid Gloves
• Forensic Eloquence from the Prisoner's Box
• The Scott Act

The Algonquin Hotel The Passamaquoddies Executions Black Population Local People The RailwayFires Water Street, 1878 The Wars The Irish The Poor House The Garrison St. Andrews Land Co. Old St. Andrews The Old Gaol