The Winter Sherbrooke prison
William Gray hanging near Scotstown
Between 1865 and 1867 began work on "Jail Street", now Winter Street, for the
construction of the new prison in Sherbrooke. It lies at the heart of the justice sector near the Courthouse, residences of judges and lawyers houses on Court Street.
Prison Winter Sherbrooke
Prison is the oldest stone building inSherbrooke.It includes 51 single or double cells, of which 12 sectors reserved for the isolation, a parlor, a chapel, an infirmary and six cells in the basement. On top of that, it contains a kitchen, a laundry room, a women's section, a section for workers, a few offices, a checkpoint and a courtyard. There is even the possibility of a secret underground tunnel linking the prison and the courthouse.
Inside the prison, the atmosphere was "family". It was never crowded and
the atmosphere was pretty good. The detainees were grouped according to their age, their offense and / or too many people. A new Irish immigrants worked at the Hotel Magog installed a scaffold.
The executions took place in the courtyard where there hanging.
Is this the oldest hotel in Sherbrooke. It is located on Dufferin Street formerly Commercial 
Street. July 6, 1881, Jane Raney put a child into the world. However, the child was found the coroner's orders to stand trial.
She is accused of killing of personality. Men were by six sectors compared to 100 at the Bordeaux prison. By cons, in the 80s, we begin to judge the unsanitary prison, too small and unsuitable for rehabilitation. Moreover, this prison was never fully modernized. There was installing cameras to monitor prisoners.
By cons, there was no development to move the toilets were just in the shower. Thus, a person can be the toilet and wash the same time. In addition, there is very little light to the interior of the building because of aspects of present iron windows. So the prison closes.
Today there Corporation Backup the old prison of Sherbrooke, which oversees the maintenance of the old prison for it to be preserved properly.
The hanging of the Winter Sherbrooke prison
Hanging is the only way that was used for the death penalty. In 1869, crimes that could lead to this sentence are murder, rape and treason. In 1961, it is only the premeditated murder, murder during another act of violence or murder a guard or police officer. It was not until 1976 that the death penalty be removed from the Criminal Code, but it can be applied to certain offenses in the National Defence Act. Finally, the death penalty is completely removed in 1998.
The last person to be hanged Arthur Lucas and Robert Turpin 10 December 1962. In total it is 710 people in Canada, including 697 men and 13 women who were hanged. This penalty was abolished, as there may be a risk of a wrongful conviction, the uncertainty of the effectiveness of the sentence to deter individuals and concerns whether the State that ends the life of a person.
Hanging William Gray
The first hanging that there was at the Winter Sherbrooke prison is performed December 10, 1880, according to the testimony of Alexander Scott, a friend of Gray, he noticed the absence of Mulligan in the village. So he decides to go visit him at hishomenearScotstown,on Christmas Day. Only when he arrived there found a thing he did not expect.
William Gray, laborer, was hanged for the murder of ThomasMulligan.There are nearly
burned down shack. In wanting probably understand what had happened, he searched the scene to find that he did not find the remains of a human body is horribly burnedthe.
Shortly after, William Gray was suspected, but path to be able to man is unknown. However, the investigation was successful, as a result of his arrest, he made contradictory statements that helped to discover that he knew the death of the victim, and even before Alexander Scott had discovered. In addition, for not helping his cause in his house, it was discovered personal belongings and furniture belonging to Thomas Mulligan for a total value of $ 34.
On this point, the accused fails there either to explain more clearly why all these objects that belonged to Mulligan were in his house. In addition, a named FH White claims to have had a confession from Gray's murder Mulligan when they were together. According to White Gray December 20, 1879 would have gone drinking with the victim, but they would have quarreled and Gray took his ax and when he gave it a shot he would have fled from the terror of his actions.
The next day he would was remorseful and would come to see the scope of his actions. Seeing that his shot was fatal, he wanted to remove the traces of the crime by setting fire to it, because it is afraid that traces the justice. The Gray's lawyer, Robert Short argues that there is no legal proof that the body is that of the victim because the body does not provide any evidence. Thus, Gray can not be accused of murder. October 6, 1880, the jury returned the guilty verdict for the murder of Thomas Mulligan.
Doherty JA provides for the death sentence. When he learned of his death. Until December 10, 1880, Gray says innocent, saying his only crime is sentence, William Gray burst into tears. Nobody wants to know him as a witness. In October 1890 Wurtele judge issued the sentence of death as of the exact moment it goes one of stealing items belonging to Mulligan. This is done with the idea of death, the time came to have the rope around his neck, the accused is very quiet. His body was suspended for ten long minutes, but after six minutes the body is inert.
Hanging Antonio Poliquin
The fourth hanging is that of Antonio Poliquin for the murder of his wife Maria
Carmella Céminero. Antonio Poliquin, every day, is 24 years old and his wife of 21 years. They or the rope had hardly slipped. The executioner does not seem be enjoyed by 
married for a year and a half. They had a little boy of 18 months and are awaiting another. Maria was two months pregnant. They live in Montreal recently. This gives the appearance of a couple perfectly normal. However, the couple does not hear because Poliquin, jealous, she wants to keep seeing her Italian friends, but she refuses to do so. This conflict goes so far that on February 26, 1929, Maria arrived with her parents in Sherbrooke at 54 rue St-Michel with eyes "black eye." Her husband was beaten because she refuses to listen. Poliquin wants to solve this problem. So he sends one of his friends, Ludger Denault for the requested. Despite the injuries she received, she agrees to meet him near a shed near her parents. The next day, Poliquin uses the same trick and Maria came to see it with their child, Canada, 1867-1976: a directory of individual files kept in the fund of the Ministry of Justicereconciled..
because the day before they He brought her back to the shed and no one knows what the throat, leaving the child of 18 months in the snow. It is likely that they have addressed the issue happened afterwards, but he murdered his wife razors shots and tried to slit taboo couple. Despite what he had done, Poliquin then returned with his parents at 44 rue St-Henri, with his throat cut and still holding the razor. He told his sister Antoinette he had killed his wife in the "shed" and that he would pick the baby in the snow. His brother Napoleon Poliquin asked his wife to call a constable.
He was taken to St. Vincent de PaulHospital,where he was treated before trial. Access to the room is defended by iron fences and is in the custody of the municipal police. It was at the hospital on Jan. 3 that it is placed under arrest for the murder of his wife after the coroner's inquest Leonidas Bachand. The autopsy revealed that Maria died of a hemorrhage due to both he waited until she stopped breathing to inflict blows razors? A he put more force in his actions with all the fury that there is in him?
The trial took place from 20 to 24 November 1930. It resulted in the death sentence by hanging on 20 February 1930 by the judge did, because when the time came to pay his debt to society, coming out of his cell, he refused to take the crucifix offered him the chaplain saying he did not deserve to touch it . Wounds she received in the neck.
Why Poliquin he survived when Maria died? A Will Also, when the chaplain him John the Baptist. He received a single service. It is fascinating to see how Poliquin has evolved asked to give his life he said "yes, yes kill me faster."
His last words were, "My God, my God, I give you my life." The execution was made by Ellis executioner. Death is caused by the rupture of the spine at the time of death, he seems to feel guilty for what he did.
Is it by what he knows of the fall. Just when the cord is cut, the executioner told the audience: "Who dares to smoke here? Do not you know that you are in the face of death and the functions White. Between the day of the crime and the dying, Poliquin seems to have thought about the murder that is accomplished here are sacred? .
"Wesee the importance that the executioner grants Ellis at that time. Indeed, it generated 500 executions in Canada. After eight minutes, the body detached to see death. The body is sent to the family and taken to the church in this matter, for when he was at Bordeaux prison awaiting trial, the guards feared because of the problems it caused. It seems he set fire to a bed As against that awaits in eternity?
Hanging Albert Vincent
The fifth is thathanging of Albertfor the murder of Vincent EdmondTrudeau.Edmond Trudeau, 58, owns three farms, a maple grove and orchard. In summer, it employs some men on his land. He made his fortune working in British Columbia before returning to the region. It is now established at Flodden in seven years with a woman and a child. He is known to be a workaholic, he can start his train at 3 am to go later on lands.
On September 20 evening, he asked his friend, Albert side, coming sleeping in the cabin of one of these lands because he said you never know what can happen. His friend did not come home to sleep, but the next day he came home and saw that the gun is not in his place, he believes he is out hunting and returned home. On Monday morning, when an employee, Emile Croteau, comes to the barn to do his job, he notices the absence of Trudeau. It bothers him because he knows that his boss is morning.
Over time, the suspicion is so great that runs to Albert Côté, a neighbor, and still does not light. Mr. Côté called his son joined him. Not finding Trudeau and seeing blood and fighting traces in the house, they notified the Richmond police. The officer interviewed numerous witnesses, it leads to no result.
So the police began to search the field and discovered on a high hay tasserie vegetables coming from the garden of the victim. So investigators ask neighbors and learn that last spring Albert Vincent had been used to make such seed. They find the place where Vincent corpse is found wrapped in a blanket in a cord of wood. After had been engaged there a few days and found very similar to those found apples on tasserie. They went to another job that Vincent had left the day before.
So, investigators are heading to her parents and learn that he was seen in the village of
Roxton Falls. They finally did manage to find him and he confessed even showing where he hid his clothes stained with blood when it is taken from the victim. It seems that Vincent Edmond Trudeau wanted to fly in order to take revenge on him because he was injured when he was at his job. Trudeau would have given him an extra $ and paid for his work.
But this is not enough for Vincent. He went inside the house while
Trudeau was his train to find the money. Trudeau noticed something unusual in the house and discovers Vincent. Then, a fight occurred and Trudeau died of a stroke of the inquest Leonidas Bachand.
The trial was held from 15 to 20 December 1930. It takes ax to the skull. Albert Vincent is accused of murdering Edmond Trudeau following the end with a death sentence by hanging fixed March 20, 1931 by Justice White. His lawyers tried everything to help their client, but it had no effect. A call request is refused on 28 April, but that defers the execution date to May 15, 1931.
Prosecutors are trying to change the sentence to life imprisonment, but it did not work. Albert Vincent hanged on May 15 by the Ellis executioner. After 12 minutes, Dr. Daigneault noted the death of the latter. A requiem mass was celebrated in the presence of the deceased's body to the prison. He is buried in St. Michael Cemetery which is the Catholic
HangingcemeteryPierre Albert St-Pierre
The sixth hanging is that of Peter aka Albert St-Pierre for the murder of Reney
Sherbrooke.
St-Pierre is a married man of 39 years, Canadian and practice the profession hotel. Reney Malloy. Malloy, 24 is American. Malloy, his brother Philip and another Canadian person, Joseph Langlois, were introduced in the night of 11 and 12 November 1930 in Vézina Dubé where Albert St-Pierre holds alcohol. Thus Vézina Dubé, Pierre Albert St-Pierre, Adelard Dube, individual records kept in the fund of the Ministry of Justice.
Napoleon Deveau, standing in an addiction, neighbor noticed the presence of men and they follow them.
To get them the barn, a scale is set to go up to the attic. They thus removing the scale in order to prevent them down. They will join in and thieves, wanting to save, triggered a shootout. This gave results in the death of Reney Malloy a bullet that pierced the side. A doctor said that death was instantaneous. There were rumors that Philip Malloy has also been affected, but that does not stop him heading back to the United States because no one has seen him since. After the shooting, neighbors heard the gunshots wanted to know what had happened, but their arrivals all is quiet on the farm. A farmer who returns home when he found the body of Reney Malloy on the edge of a road. All Canadians were arrested.
Finally, there are only Vézina Dubé, Albert-St-Pierre and Joseph Langlois that his body Malloy. It seems that St. Peter bragged of having achieved this coup kept little time. The investigation revealed that the Malloy brothers entered Canada in a car with a license from Vermont that has not been reported to customs. She was found about a mile (1, 61 km) of the murder.
Sherbrooke 1930 King Street
Prison Winter in Sherbrooke, Quebec
Once detained by investigators, he said that he used his weapon to protect property that it holds on the farm Dubé and has not started the shooting, but there responded with a few shots. By cons, at the trial it was proved that the bullet that killed Malloy did not come from him, but Vezina Dubé rifle. The trial lasted from December 9 to December 17, 1931 and bears no defense witness on the stand. St-Pierre is sentenced to be hanged March 18, 1932 by Justice Joseph Archambault.
Three weeks after St-Pierre made a verdict appeal and request that Dubé brothers testify. The hearing was held on 15 March and the execution date was postponed to May 6 April 20, despite the testimony of Dubé brothers, the appeal is dismissed because judges Eugène Lafontaine, JM Telllier, Adjudor Rivard, W. and A. Bond Galipeaut decided that although it off houses that in the rest of the institutions.
"Thismay explain these data can not only be the one who fired the fatal bullet, it is still guilty of murder because he plotted to take when Malloy picked the alcohol. Thus, May 6, 1932 Pierre alias Albert St-Pierre is hung for 15 minutes before being declared dead by the doctor Daigneault. The day before, he wrote a spiritual testament in which he states that he did not say the day after the death of Malloy, he is to defend his property, as Malloy were armed and he asks God for forgiveness for his sins. Regarding Vézina Dubé, he received a sentence of 5 years in prison by Judge Archambault
Lenoxville
1898suicide in jail Winter
Suicide in prison is not new. Studies are conducted in sociology to understand what drives the prisoners to the gesture. They have achieved that suicides are more important "among the defendants than for sentenced prisoners in elderly than in the young, in serving long sentences than in short sentences, in being that suicide is private its autonomy, which makes life much less essential. Thus ending his days, the person finds his autonomy by committing this act. But we must also take into account the distance with the prisoner entourage that is outside
Samuel Madeleine commits suicide
September 26, 1912, Samuel Madeleine Police Court sentenced by the judge
on February 27, his mother and his sister came to see. That's when his mother told him the words that deeply affect this young man. She told him that she "would rather see it underground instead of taking the path of the penitentiary." When he left, everything seems normal. At 17 h 30, he received his meal. At 18 pm we pick her meal. The prisoner only seems to be in deep thought may be it due to his mother's words or his crime.
But we see that this thinking carries much further than one might think. At 19 h
during the regular tour, his body was found hanging at the door of his cell. Her face expresses no pain, but serenity. It is as if this gesture is beneficial for the prison, such as family, / spouse / e as well remorse about the past of Madeleine.
His conduct in prison does not suggest that gesture. An investigation was held by the coroner MP Gadbois. Doctors believe he died by emotion or mental pain because the handkerchief with which he hanged himself is not tight. Indeed, one can insert two fingers between the handkerchief and neck of the young man. Moreover, the figure of the deceased has no sign of strangulation.
These emotions are so strong that they were who killed him, not that pushed him to kill. This is a completely unexpected! The jury, which consisted of Messrs. Edward Codère, President, Evariste Métivier, William Champagne, Jos. Lapointe, A. and O. Richard Trudeau makes a death sentence in a moment of discouragement. According to newspaper reports, there's a good chance it is buried in Sherbrooke, but it is not confirmed at the time of turning on the writing
Prison Winter Sherbrooke
Alphonse Bluteau commits suicide
Mulvena for stealing a horse in Waterville The day of his arrival at the prison,
Towards 1925, Alphonse Bluteau Magog lost his wife and his money. It is impossible to say whether the two are linked. Only after these two losses, Bluteau commits a crime that is very misjudged by the company, that of incest. The judge did not consider that his problems in his personal life to be a reason for making this gesture. The judge used this case as an example to all those who intend to commit the crime. Thus, March 30, arrived at the Winter prison, he warned that by the next day to St. Vincent de Paul (Laval former prison, nicknamed the "Old Pen"). Since his conviction the accused seems pensive, but nothing spoke to the guards. However, he confessed to a prisoner that he did not do two years at St. Vincent de Paul for the government.
Sherbrooke CPR station
Soat night everything seems quiet for guards and prisoners yet Bluteau just s 'suicide. This is only a 1925 Alphonse Bluteau was sentenced to two years in prison. A few days after his little before six o'clock the guard Robert Moses discovers the corpse of Bluteau. To realize his gesture, he tied the cloth from his bed to the next rung of his cell. Only the narrow circle of his cell forced him to kneel to die a slow death.
All people in prison who have been in contact with Alphonse Bluteau found it normal. Yet before his incarceration his attorney requested that Bluteau be done medically examined and Dr. JA Daigneault was judged Holy Spirit. This same doctor examined the body and there discovered symptoms of strangulation to the face and neck. The jury composed of Messrs. Dolor Rousseau, President, André Garon, Joseph Savoie, Ovid Lépine, Alphonse Trudeau Joseph Bergeron and make a decision without considering the suicide verdict perfectly clear facts.
Finally, Bluteau found a way not to serve his sentence.
Alain Laprise March 22, 2014
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