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Ottawa's courthouse on Nicholas Street where Alfred Bonenfant's inquest was held. The adjoining jail (to the right of the courthouse) has been restored, complete with a second-floor gallows that allowed the public to watch hangings from outside the jail's walls. The jail is now operated as a hostel. Source: Court House and Jail, Nicholas Street, circa 1870-1880 (William James Topley / Library and Archives Canada / PA-009188).