The harshness of the judicial system post-emancipation in Barbados was emphasised as courts handed punishments out for what would now be considered petty crimes.
More on the Death at Joe's River
An irate correspondent shares his thoughts on Bridgtown, portraying the Town as a semi-lawless rough and tumble place.
An article in the Barbadian highlighted the proposed plans for a chapel-of-ease in Bridgetown.