Historic Crimes & Justice in Portsmouth, New Hampshire - Hardcover
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Language:EnglishPublisher:History Press Library EditionsISBN-13:9781540222503ISBN-10:1540222500UPC:9781540222503Book Category:History, True CrimeBook Subcategory:United StatesBook Topic:State & LocalSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.38 inchesWeight:0.8113Product ID:SC2QVHE2Y1
Historic Crimes & Justice in Portsmouth, New Hampshire
The first courts handled crimes like lying, idleness and card playing with punishments that ranged from fines to public whipping to death by hanging. Constables kept order until Portsmouth's first police officer took up the shield in 1800. But no force could keep all crime at bay. The court sentenced the beautiful, educated Ruth Blay to hanging on shaky evidence that she might have killed her...
Language:EnglishPublisher:History Press Library EditionsISBN-13:9781540222503ISBN-10:1540222500UPC:9781540222503Book Category:History, True CrimeBook Subcategory:United StatesBook Topic:State & LocalSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.38 inchesWeight:0.8113Product ID:SC2QVHE2Y1
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