Index Card Summary of Execution(s), Undated

seyrned ahout sexual relationships ‘between men and anie |

alse here executed at least three men for such offenses,
one of whom, aecused of having sexual contact With a pigs 4
had the unlikely name of Thomas Hogg Hl ape é
"Crime, Law Enforcement, and Social Control in Colonial

AMErLca y " by Douglas ae id hed THE AMERICAN SOURNAL OF
, - pp 298-299,

4 n

3 é 2 ween men and anie-
malse ‘They executed at least three men for such offenses,

one of whon, accused of having sexual contact with a pig,
had the unlikely name of Thomas Hoge. (Murrin, ‘page 10),"'

"Crime, Law Enforcement, and Social Control in Colonial

América," by Douglas Greenberg; THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF

LEGAL HISTORY, XXVI, Numberl,, October, 1982, pn 298-299,

al_relationships betsscen men and ani=
alse, They executed at Icast three men for such offenses,
me OF wilt, accused OF MAVENE TERIA %
athe name of Thomas Hose, (Marri
Itcrame, pee aele and Social Control in Colonial
Immerica," by Douglas Greenberg; TiS AMERICAN JOURNAL OF
eet alte VI, Nunber_l ber, 1982, p 1-29:

NEW HAVEN, CONN., EXECUTIONS, J Century
‘“,eoNew Haven justice concentrated on morals crimes ~ par-
ticularly fornication, adultery, sodomy, buggery, and, for
}good measure, public masturbation, The system was so dra- |
conian that most defendants (the majority of whom seem to
have been young men) could be terrorized into confessing.
One man was executed for masturbating in public. Another,
one John Knight, although only convicted of attempted sodo-
my, was executed because he was 'a leud, prophane, filthy,
corrupting, incorrigible person, a notorious lyar, beside
that sodomitical attempt $0 proved, and the other filthy
defiling wayeset (Gail Sussman Marcus, ‘Puritanism and
Criminal Punishment, New Haven and Connecticut Colonies,

1636-1680! (unpublished paper), 11, See also John M. Mur-

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* LJ 2 Ad ia w 2 e
rin, "Settlers, Sinners, and Ports deaey The Curious His-
tory of Trial By Jury in Colonial America," (unpublished
paper), 6-13) New Haven magistrates seem also to have bee

N, CONN., EXECUTIONS, 17th Century
",.oNew Haven justice concentrated on morals crimes - par-
ticularly fornication, adultery, sodomy, buggery, and, for
|good measure, public masturbation, The system was so dra-
conian that most defendants (the majority of whom seem to
have been young men) could be terrorized into confessing.
One man was executed for masturbating in public. Another,
one John Knight, although only convicted of attempted sodo-
my, was executed because he was 'a leud, prophane, filthy,
corrupting, incorrigible person, a notorious lyar, beside
that sodomitical attempt so proved, and the other filthy
defiling wayese! (Gail Sussman Marcus, ‘Puritanism and
Criminal Punishment, New Haven and Connecticut Colonies,

8 See ohn Me Mure
ea Teer 1 GaB ME ARoes,Pabd Maptatrages: The Gurtous lis-
tory of Trial By Jury in Colonial America," (unpublished
paper), 6-13). New Haven magistrates seem also to have bee

ol
f callow Haven Justice concentrated on Pao par=
ticularly fornication, adultery, sodomy, buggery, and, for
good measure, public masturbation, The system was so dra-
conian that most defendants (the majority of whom seem to

have been young men) could be terrorized into confessing.

One man was executed for masturbating in public. Another,
one John Knight, although only convicted of attempted sodo-
my, was executed because he was 'a leud, prophane, filthy,

corrupting, sore ae person, a notorious Ha) beside
that sodomitical attempt so proved, and the other filthy
defiling wayese' (Gail Sussman Marcus, \Purdtaniem and

Criminal Punishment, New Haven and Connecticut Colonies,

80! mblished pape’ See also John Me Mur-
PCa nant air ere and PF itliratees te Gres pase
tory of rial By Jury in Colonial Aneriea," (unpublished
paper), 6-13). New Haven magistrates seem also to have bee}