Preface ix; Introduction xiii; Crimes and Misdeeds 1; John Pridmore, Winwick, July 1837 1; Disorderly bakers: Brington, April 1867 5; Murder of Elizabeth Pare, Great Gidding, January 1716 6; Getting away with murder: George Leeton, Stonely, 1868 9; The Catworth Riot: December 1885 12; The murder of Rev. Joshua Waterhouse: Lt. Stukeley, 1827 14; The starvation of Martha Crewe: Stilton, 1856 24; Not just any eggs: Huntingdon, 1839 27; Gaoling the gaoler: Henry Russell: Great Stukeley, March 1832 28; Incurring the wrath of the duchess: Mary Savage, Kimbolton 1897 35; Somersham alight: Thomas Savage, 1824 38; Bythorn alight: September 1864 39; The depths of despair: James Wallis, Kimbolton 1883 44; Mr Hart: 'a substantial - nay, an opulent - farmer': Huntingdon, 1853 48; A tip for a lead thief: William Hunt, Godmanchester, 1865 50; Missing the warning signs: Jane Haynes, Tilbrook 1881 51; The Duke steps in: Freeman, farmer of Spaldwick, 1734 52; Balancing the judicial with the extra-judicial: George Ward, October 1870, St. Neots 54; The Rev. George Tryon: Brington, 1857 55; Miss Maule and Mr Fowler: Breach of promise of marriage, 1874 56; Maiden Assizes 63; Making off with Mary: Frederick Barratt and Mary Ellis, Somersham, 1840 64; Church and Chapel 69; You cannot always trust a policeman: PC Jacques, Huntingdon, 1870 73; Concealing, or not concealing? Elizabeth Pickering, Swineshead, 1861 75; A short and unhappy life: Louisa Woodham, Stow Longa, 1870 75; Hospitality to die for: Thomas Mawby of the Crown Inn, Stilton, 1737 79; When it pays to look like your father: the strange case of Day-v-Day; Wornditch, 1822 81; Words from the grave: John Chapman, Huntingdon, 16 August 1787 86; The value of money: James Watkins, Huntingdon Races, 20 July 1870 87; When all else fails, just deny everything: Mr Crick of Houghton, 1888 88; Little witches: Huntingdon, 1827 89; Improving the quality 90; Killing by kindness: James Inglett, Houghton, 1841 91; Defeating the humane intentions of government: Norman Cross, 1801 93; A free holiday at The George Hotel: Gustave Henry Grace, Huntingdon, December 1880 95; Snapshot of quarter sessions cases for January 1869 101; Not all rabbits are equal: Kimbolton, June 1842 103; Proof that a good counsel is worth his weight in linen: Susannah Clark, Huntingdon, 1869 103; George Hailes carries it off: Catworth, December 1868 106; Regular reports on Huntingdon Gaol 109; The Parson's Horse and the Windmill: Inventive justice, Huntingdon 1807 110; Why young boys should not be left in charge of guns: Luke Parker, Folksworth, August 1811 112; Mrs Scarborough would like you to know that she is innocent: Buckden, 1818 114; A snapshot of the Huntingdon Summer Assizes, 1826 125; Symptoms of innocence: Lent Assizes, Huntingdon, 1827 125; The prisoners' conditions 125; The well-destroyer of Hilton: George Goodman Hewett, 1829 126; Taking a test drive too far: John Smith (aka John Wilks), October 1828 129; Bank robbery: St Neots, 9 July 1829 131; Political games: George Game Day, 1836 133; Mr James Hall: Bythorn, 1886 140; A lack of contrition: Edward Batch, Earith, 1880 142; A petty criminal's idea of a good day out: Huntingdon Races, 1870 144; Dick Turpin turns Robin Hood: June 1712 144; Citizens' arrest: Three highwaymen, Huntingdon, 1715 145; Gamekeeper turned Poacher turned Gamekeeper. Old Weston and Hamerton, 1819 146; Pay me, pay me again: Samuel Wilson and Philip Hustwaite, March 1828 147; One pigeon looks much like another: William Sewell and John Pepper, Great Staughton, 1827 149; Another burglary during divine service: George Bowd and John Mackness, Hemingford Abbotts, 1823 150; The price of some wearing apparel: Jemima Bolton, Southoe, 1809 151; When transportation fails as a deterrent: Jacob Bellamy, Brington, 1859 152; Educating the judiciary: Mrs Bird, Huntingdon Assizes, 1818 154; A bad apple: PC William Parmenter, Ramsey 1872 154; The value of a child's life: Eliza Haddon, Huntingdon 1855 156; Shoot first: Mr Ferrar, Little Gidding, 1715 156; The sadness of Charles Burton: Stilton 1848 156; A pleasant atmosphere: Huntingdon Gaol gets air conditioning, 1841 159; Fowl attraction: Edward Hodge, 1850 160; Begging and Vagrancy 161; The Royal Proclamation 165; Epilogue 168; Acknowledgements 171; References 172