Abbreviations used
Date May 14 1872
County Saint John
Place Saint John
Newspaper The Daily Telegraph
The language of the text is the original used in the newspaper entry and as transcribed by Daniel F. Johnson. Records acquired by the Provincial Archives are not translated from the language in which they originate.
The Halifax 'Reporter' gives facts in relation to a tragedy in Guysborough Co., N.S. - The quiet village of Oyster Ponds was the scene of a brutal murder on Friday. (see original for murder of Matthew CORNER by Daniel McDONALD)