Christine is describing how this stairwell between the floors became the secret & unofficial place of execution by hanging. The beam above her is where the rope was slung & the prisoners were then pushed off this balcony into the open stairwell below. "Ghosts & The Gallows" walking tour through the old Carleton County jail, Ottawa, Aug. 23/14
There are still rope burn marks on the top of this beam from past hangings. "Ghosts & The Gallows" walking tour through the old Carleton County jail, Ottawa, Aug. 23/14
"Ghosts & The Gallows" walking tour through the old Carleton County jail, Ottawa, Aug. 23/14
