Murder of Mary Tuplin, The

DESCRIPTION: June 1887. Mary leaves home "her lover for to see Down by the river Margaret." Her jealous lover shoots her "through her brain," ties a rope with a stone around her waist "and dashed her in the tide." Her body being found, Willy Millman is hanged.
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1973 (Dibblee/Dibblee-FolksongsFromPrinceEdwardIsland)
KEYWORDS: execution homicide trial
HISTORICAL REFERENCES:
Jun 28, 1887 - Murder of Mary Tuplin by William Millman
1888 - Execution of Millman
FOUND IN: Canada(Mar)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Dibblee/Dibblee-FolksongsFromPrinceEdwardIsland, pp. 71-72, "The Murder of Mary Tuplin" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #12463
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Prince Edward Island Murder" (subject)
cf. "The Millman Song" (subject)
cf. "The Millman and Tuplin Song" (subject)
NOTES [108 words]: Roud has at least five different numbers for this event:
Roud #1837: Creighton-SongsAndBalladsFromNovaScotia 140, "Prince Edward Island Murder" [Laws dF59]
Roud #4129: Doerflinger-SongsOfTheSailorAndLumberman, pp. 285-286, "The Millman Song" (also Ives-DriveDullCareAway-PrinceEdwardIsland, pp. 180-181, "The Millman Murder Trial") [LawsdF60]
Roud #9179: Ives-DriveDullCareAway-PrinceEdwardIsland, pp. 46-47, "The Millman and Tuplin Song" (also Manny/Wilson-SongsOfMiramichi 50, "Young Millman")
Roud #9552: Shea, pp. 174-179, "The Millman Tragedy"
Roud #12463: Dibblee/Dibblee-FolksongsFromPrinceEdwardIsland pp. 72-73, "The Murder of Mary Tuplin" - BS
File: Dib071

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