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Procès politique; la Reine vs. Jalbert, accusé du meurtre du Lieutenant Weir, du 32e Régiment de Sa Majesté
Procès politique; la Reine vs. Jalbert, accusé du meurtre du Lieutenant Weir, du 32e Régiment de Sa Majesté
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Procès politique; la Reine vs. Jalbert, accusé du meurtre du Lieutenant Weir, du 32e Régiment de Sa Majesté

Date1839
Format
Notes
A record of the trial of François Jalbert (1780-1854) in September 1839 for the murder of Lieut. George Weir during the Rebellion of 1837 in Lower Canada. Jalbert, a militia captain from St. Denis, had been in jail for two years on a charge of having murdered Weir on November 23, 1837 when Weir was a prisoner of the Patriotes. The jury included eight Francophones and four Anglophones, of whom two were of British origin. After several days of waiting, the verdict came down: by a margin of ten to two, the jurors found Jalbert not guilty. Only the two jurors of British origin voted for a conviction. 
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Montréal
Province or state:Québec
Medium
DimensionsCover size: 21 cm x 14 cm (8 1/4 in. x 5 1/2 in.)
Extent
  • 87 pages : folded plan
Language
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession Number37131055310437D
Dewey Number343.1 J12 \B BR