The Murderer's Doom 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: 1894... 1894 The Murderer's Doom
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A murders sends Sinclair by coach to Jericho diggings near Sandhurst in search of Ben (the old digger/victim's friend) who he had promised to assist. A bright young miner helps Sinclair bring the murder home to Josiah Meeks who was an alcoholic and suffered from the DTs. Includes a ghost, a photograph of the murder victim, a coarse milk maid who was loved by Meeks and returned the tenderness. (PB)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Australian Journal vol. 29 no. 346 March 1894 Z1048555 1894 periodical issue 1894 pg. 393-398
Last amended 23 Dec 2003 13:52:01
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  • 1860
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  • Melbourne, Victoria,
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