Complex sentence: Although no proof of a connection between Sketoe and Ward was ever produced, Breare summarily determined that the Methodist minister deserved to die; since local courts were not functioning, Breare decided to proceed on his own.
Split into simpler sentences: Although no proof of a connection between Sketoe and Ward was ever produced, Breare summarily determined that the Methodist minister deserved to die. Since local courts were not functioning, Breare chose to proceed on his own.