Jack York

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Jack York
Born
Canada
DisappearedSeptember 1800
Quebec
StatusNever caught; now deceased
Nationality Canadian

Jack York (fl. 1800) [1] was a Canadian slave [2] in the Western District who was alleged to have raped a white woman named Ruth Tufflemier after breaking into her cabin.

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Charge and disappearance

York was arrested in August 1800 and was then tried for burglary, not rape as the trial took place on 12 September 1800, before Justice William Dummer Powell. York was found guilty and sentenced to death, but the sentence was never carried out. York eventually escaped and disappeared. [3]

Aftermath

York was never captured or seen again.

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References

  1. ↑ "Biography – YORK, JACK – Volume IV (1771-1800) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography". www.biographi.ca. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
  2. ↑ "Websites". TEACHING AFRICAN CANADIAN HISTORY. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
  3. ↑ Winks, Robin W.; Winks, Robin William (1997). Blacks in Canada: A History. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. ISBN   978-0-7735-1631-1.
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