Crime – Jail treatment of children 1860-1900
- CA ON00156 TR/0997-2
- File
- 1969
File contains an article published in The Globe Magazine about treatment of children in jails from 1860-1900.
Crime – Jail treatment of children 1860-1900
File contains an article published in The Globe Magazine about treatment of children in jails from 1860-1900.
File contains a newspaper article featuring the retelling of the 1862 public hanging of Richard and Mary Alyward in Belleville.
Police Chief Hugh McKinnon 1877-1886
File contains a 1965 newspaper clipping about Belleville's first chief constable, Hugh McKinnon.
Crime – Bath – First hanging c1790
File contains a newspaper clipping about the gibbet being erected in Bath to recall the first hanging in Upper Canada in 1790.
File contains newspaper clippings about events that occurred at Cooper: an arrest following a traffic accident, and the results of a snowmobile race.
Belleville lawyers 1887 & 1961
File contains a c.1887 program for Legal Society Dinner, newspaper clips on R.A. Pringle & C.J. Bender city tax case, and W.N. Ponton letterhead.
Belleville Police Gaol Statistics 1880
File contains the prison statistics of 1880 collected by the Belleville Police.
Crime – Police Record by H. McKinnon, Chief 1880
File contains the annual report by Hugh McKinnon, Belleville's Police Chief.
Belleville By-laws, 1880, 1909, 1911
File contains a by-law handbok on Regulating the Election...” with by-laws passed c.1911, a Hacks and Liveries by-law handbook, and to notices addressing the citizens on by-laws to possibly pass – one about industrial zoning, and the other about raising funds.
Crime – Description Of Hangman 1879
File contains a newspaper article about Calcraft, “The Common Hangman”.
File contains copies of newspaper clippings from 1878 about burglaries in Belleville.
Crime – Canada's Last Public Hanging 1869
File contains a retelling of Canada's last public hanging in 1869.
File contains a report made by the prison inspector in 1864.
Crime – Postmortem on Poison Case 1862
File contains the results of a postmortem completed by Dr. Burdette (?) for a poison case in Hastings County.
Crime – Petition against Dr. Pomeroy
File contains a petition to Hastings County Council against Dr. Pomeroy for completing an unwanted autopsy on a man who died from accidental drowning.
Crime – Peter Rock Hanging 1859
File contains information about Peter Rock's hanging in 1859.
Belleville law firms 1857-1962
File contains a Watson E. Coleman boklet on patents; c.1870 letter to Mr.Ponton re telegraph, Dougall & Faulkiner “Barrister Memorendum” c.1870-80; “Northrop, Ponton & Ponton” c.1920 letter to Col.Ponton letter re Meraw-Rathbun case; Wm. Carnew Barrister letter head; c.1897 letter to Col.Ponton; B.C.Dunan Crown Attorney letter re Vancott & Flint estate c.1930; John J.B.Flint Barrister letter re payment for services rendered c.1922; Robert R. Macauly letterhead and letter re Martin vs. Cain c.1925; William Carnew letter re Johnston vs. Bonter c.1922; Lt. Col. Ponton letterhead, c.1896 bil for for Lt.Col. Ponton; c.1891 letter from E.Gun Pouts(?); miscellaneous letters and documents from early Belleville barristers; and the following newspaper clips: c.1962 clip on Mr.A.Bernard being honoured, c.1959 ad for Arnett & Bateman barristers, Robert Pringle named bencher of Law Society c.1959, petitions by secretaries for five day work week, and other miscellaneous newspaper clips on Belleville barristers and legal activities.
Court cases, Judges' Book 1856
File contains a judge's book with information about court cases from 1856
Court cases, Judges' Book 1854-55
File contains a judge's book with information about court cases from 1853-1854.
Court cases – Bail Bond Catalogue 1840
File contains 14 bail bonds issued in 1840 and a typed court case catalogue of the bonds.