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Cornelius Burley Burleigh Hanging

Cornelius Burley Burleigh Hanging

Lori (View posts)
Posted: 25 Oct 2004 3:18AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Ribble, Smith
I am looking for information regarding the the hanging of Cornelius Burley (Burleigh), the first hanging in Elgin County. Cornelius Burley, Henry Ribble, Anthony Ribble and David Ribble were all arrested and charged with the murder of Constable Pomeray. After Cornelius confessed to the murder the Ribbles were released and he was hung. I am looking for any information regarding the murder, trial and hanging. Any help would be greatly appreciated as I have had little luck finding specific information regarding this and am desperately searching for information regarding the Ribble family that was involved.
Thank-you
Lori

Re: Cornelius Burley Burleigh Hanging

Posted: 2 Nov 2004 2:55PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 12 Mar 2006 2:37PM GMT
40 cents a page will get you arrest records, witness statements, trial records, etc including medical report after the death.

Contact archives with what you know.

(I had a fellow hung in 1885 and the file was some 400 pages long!)

http://freegenealogycanada.com/




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Re: Cornelius Burley Burleigh Hanging

Posted: 12 Jan 2005 1:18AM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 3 May 2005 12:56AM GMT
Surnames: burley, ribble
Lori,

Did you find any info on Cornelius? Are you related to the Ribble or Burley family?

Vicki
vickilscott@sbcglobal.net

Re: Cornelius Burley Burleigh Hanging

Posted: 12 Jan 2005 1:44AM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 3 May 2005 12:56AM GMT
Did you mean the Archives of Ontario or the Ancestral Archive Services?

Vicki

Re: Cornelius Burley Burleigh Hanging

Posted: 5 Dec 2014 3:37PM GMT
Classification: Query
If you would like I can send you a documented account by an Ontario Law office about this case.

Re: Cornelius Burley Burleigh Hanging

Posted: 5 Dec 2014 6:54PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 5 Dec 2014 7:09PM GMT
http://dotydocs.theatreinlondon.ca/Archives/hangings/burley....
Photo and write-up on Cornelius Burley & Ribbles

http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/burley_cornelius_albertson_6E...
more on Cornelius Albertson Burley and the Ribbles & their involvement

There are many who believe that Anthony Ribble was the real murder.

Re: Cornelius Burley Burleigh Hanging

Posted: 2 Jan 2015 6:53PM GMT
Classification: Query
Just type his name in Google. The site below has information.
According to the article, the Ribbles were his relatives and hid him after he killed the policeman. Bit of a gruesome hanging.


http://dotydocs.theatreinlondon.ca/Archives/hangings/hanging...
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