The Royal Marines in English Camp

ID: 502 ~ Source: National Park Service ~ Creator: National Park Service ~ Date: Undated

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This photograph of the Royal Marines was taken during the tenure of Capt. Bazelgette. Some of these troops may have participated in the patrol that expelled William Andrews.

This file appears in: A Barely-Punished Murder

A Barely-Punished Murder – A pair of 1863 murders reveal a rickety system of justice during the Joint Occupation period

By Peter Moran

What are the consequences of murder? From 1860-1872, the justice system in the San Juan Islands depended on the corporation of the American and British military authorities. A murderer named William Andrew would pose a challenge to this…