Historic Crimes & Justice in Portsmouth, New Hampshire

by David Ferland and Dr David Ferland

Book Overview

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 co

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1626192375
• ISBN13: 9781626192379
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"