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Brooks, Henry M. (Henry Mason), 1822-1898

"The Olden Time Series, Vol. 5: Some Strange and Curious Punishments Gleanings Chiefly from Old Newspapers of Boston and Salem, Massachusetts"


Besides the sentence of the Indian, as above, _Thomas Kendry_,
for breaking into the store of Israel Bartlet, and stealing
sundry goods, was sentenced, on his confession, to pay said
Bartlet L33-9-6, to sit on the gallows one hour with a rope about
his neck, to be whipped 30 stripes, and confined to hard labour
on Castle-island two years.
_Thomas Atwood_ & _John Ransum_, for breaking open the store of
Knott Pedrick, and stealing dry fish, were each sentenced to pay
said Pedrick L40-5-0, to sit one hour on the gallows, be whipped
36 stripes, and confined to labour on Castle-island 3 years.
_John Smith_, for stealing goods from Abner Perkins, was
sentenced to pay said Perkins L18-4-0, and be whipped 25 stripes.
The same _John Smith_, for breaking open a sloop, and stealing
goods of John Brooks, was sentenced to pay said Brooks L16-8-0,
to sit one hour on the gallows, be whipped 30 stripes, and
confined 18 months on Castle-island.
_John Scudder_, for stealing from Eli Gale, was sentenced to pay
said Gale L5-2-0, or if unable to pay, to be disposed of by him,
in service, to any person, for 2 months.


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