The Lazier Murder

Prince Edward County, 1884

Robert Sharpe, Osgoode Society

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University of Toronto Press
30 September 2011

Legal history

Series: Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History

In December 1883, Peter Lazier was shot in the heart during

a bungled robbery at a Prince Edward County farmhouse. Three local men, pleading

innocence from start to finish, were arrested and charged with his murder. Two of

them - Joseph Thomset and David Lowder - were sentenced to death by a jury of

local citizens the following May. Nevertheless, appalled community members

believed at least one of them to be innocent - even pleading with prime

minister John A. Macdonald to spare them from the gallows.

The Lazier Murder explores a community's response to a crime, as

well as the realization that it may have contributed to a miscarriage of

justice. Robert J. Sharpe reconstructs and contextualizes the case using archival

and contemporary newspaper accounts. The

Lazier Murder provides an insightful look at the changing pattern of

criminal justice in nineteenth-century Canada, and the enduring problem of

wrongful convictions.

By: Robert Sharpe, Osgoode Society
Imprint: University of Toronto Press
Country of Publication: Canada
Dimensions: Height: 238mm, Width: 160mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 500g
ISBN: 9781442644212
ISBN 10: 1442644214
Series: Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 30 September 2011
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 The Crime Chapter 3 Hugh McKinnon: Detective Chapter 4 A Place Apart Chapter 5 Coroner's Inquest Chapter 6 Committal Proceedings Chapter 7 Picton Spring Assizes, 1884 Chapter 8 Surprise Evidence Chapter 9 The Defence Chapter 10 Verdict Chapter 11 Last Hope Chapter 12 Pleas for Mercy Chapter 13 The Day of Execution Approaches Chapter 14 Community Conscience

Robert J. Sharpe is judge of the Court of Appeal for Ontario. He taught at the Faculty of Law, University of Toronto from 1976 to 1988 and served under Chief Justice Brian Dickson as Executive Legal Officer at the Supreme Court of Canada from 1988 to 1990.

Reviews for The Lazier Murder: Prince Edward County, 1884

'A fascinating tale, The Lazier Murder provides an enjoyable, accessible account of an 1883 murder trial in Prince Edward County, Ontario. This valuable book explores a period of transition in the criminal justice system, when older ideas emphasizing localized justice were increasingly seen to be at odds with efforts to create a more professional, rational, and consistent structure. Robert J. Sharpe's careful, nuanced reconstruction of the case sheds considerable light on late nineteenth-century criminal procedure.'--Blake Brown, Department of History, Saint Mary's University