Citation - American Weekly Mercury: 1739.06.07

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Index Entry Drummer, in Dublin, informed on soldiers in report of rape/murder 
Location Dublin 
Citation
AWM.739.018
31 May-7 Jun 1739:22 (1014)
Dublin, Apr 2.  Last Saturday some soldiers meeting with
one Walkers wife in Barrack street, who had been
endeavouring to raise a little money to subsist her husband
who is in confinement . . . [9 lines, enticed her to spend
it drinking, then abused her till she died.]  A drummer
informed against four of the principal actors, upon whose
information they were taken up and committed to Newgate.


Generic Title American Weekly Mercury 
Date 1739.06.07 
Publisher Bradford, Andrew 
City, State Philadelphia, PA 
Year 1739 
Bibliography B0001219
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