Old Cauth single work   short story  
Is part of The Detective's Album Mary Fortune , Hugh Dalmore , Rex Grayson , A. C. Eiseman , M. Joseph Lynch , 1865 series - publisher
Issue Details: First known date: 1896... 1896 Old Cauth
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A small bar and roadside accommodation is owned by Mary Grogan, an attractive young Iirish woman, who is visited by 'Old Cauth' in search of her absconded husband. He is Mary's purported husband and runs off when she confronts him. He attempts to murder Cauth and fails, but in ignorance returns to find his lost wallet. He shoots a policeman waiting for him and is accidentally hanged. Cauth feels some pity and lives with Mary who marries again. (PB)

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    y separately published work icon The Australian Journal vol. 31 no. 376 September 1896 Z1052832 1896 periodical issue 1896 pg. 682-687
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