May I ask a dumb question? Unless these poor sods were interred with rap sheets, how do they know the men were criminals?
I wondered the same thing. (you worded it well LOL) "Criminal" at that time was a rather objective concept wasn't it? I mean, speaking out against the crown's religion was "criminal."
41 posted on 02/19/2004 9:06:25 PM PST by madison10