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Domestic News
January 14, 1858
M'arthur Democrat
Mcarthur, Vinton County, Ohio
What is this article about?
Mysterious murder of an Irish boarding house keeper's nephew in Memphis, Tenn., amid a history of violent deaths in her home involving former husbands and a son. The case remains unsolved.
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A mysterious murder has recently occurred at Memphis, Tenn. An Irish woman, known as Big Mary, the keeper of a boarding house, is living with her seventh husband. Three of her former husbands and a son having met their death in her gloomy abode, and her other three husbands died by violence. The other night the nephew of this singular woman was mysteriously murdered in the same house, where his remains were found by the police, surrounded by some twenty of the inmates on their knees, praying for the repose of his soul. The case is still involved in mystery.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime
Death Or Funeral
What keywords are associated?
Memphis Murder
Big Mary
Boarding House
Mysterious Death
Violent History
What entities or persons were involved?
Big Mary
Where did it happen?
Memphis, Tenn.
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Memphis, Tenn.
Event Date
Recently
Key Persons
Big Mary
Outcome
nephew murdered; case involved in mystery; background of three former husbands and a son dying in the house, other three husbands dying by violence
Event Details
An Irish woman known as Big Mary, keeper of a boarding house, has a history of family deaths by violence. Her nephew was mysteriously murdered in the house, found by police surrounded by inmates praying for his soul.