Le Meurtre de Timothy McCarthy: Une Complainte Acadienne
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Le Meurtre de Timothy McCarthy: Une Complainte Acadienne

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Published 1977-06-01
Georges Arsenault
Université Laval
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Arsenault, G. (1977). Le Meurtre de Timothy McCarthy: Une Complainte Acadienne. MUSICultures, 5. Retrieved from https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/MC/article/view/21861
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Abstract

This locally composed ballad deals with the violent end of a Moncton hotelier, Timothy McCarthy, who was allegedly killed for his money at the Waverly Hotel, Shediac, in 1877. The hotel maid, Annie Parker, claimed to have witnessed the murder, committed by Mrs.Osborne, wife of the hotel’s proprietor, abetted by her son Harry. Despite two lengthy trials, no one was ever indicted for the murder. The ballad’s plot was based essentially on Annie Parker’s evidence, which held the Osbornes guilty. The song is widely known in south-eastern New Bruswick, and has also been collected in Prince Edward Island and the Gaspé.
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