Night Justice offers a serious re-evaluation of the 1880 massacre of the Donnelly family near Lucan, Ontario. It draws on previously unpublished materials to shed new light on a crime once called “the blackest” in Canada.

Late on February 4, 1880, a vigilante mob—incited by a local priest and led by the town’s own constable—attacked five members of the Donnelly clan. Despite a child witness and court testimony, only one suspect faced trial and was acquitted.

Through court transcripts, archival documents and Freedom of Information files, the narrative reconstructs the violence, cover-up and social tensions that fueled “night justice” in small communities.

Highlights

• First in-depth re-examination of the Donnelly murders
• Previously unpublished archival findings
• Detailed courtroom and witness accounts
• Explores vigilante culture in 19th-century Canada

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