Did any one every find out a source for old murder mystery magazines. Some place has to hold these old magazines- with lots of true stories. Lady Patricia ----- Original Message ----- From: <mondragon@mail.utexas.edu> To: <GEN-UNSOLVED-MYSTERIES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2000 9:50 AM Subject: Alice MARTIN, hanged for murder > I just joined also. Here is one of my Unsolved Mysteries (part *is* > "solved", but just thought I'd share in case anyone had further info). I > hope this is not a non-mystery that doesn't qualify for listing on here, > but since there were no posts, maybe this will amuse someone! > > Alice MARTIN, stepmother of Damaris BISHOP (who m. my ancestor, William > SUTTON in 1666, Eastham MA), apparently murdered one of her daughters by a > previous marriage to a George CLARK, by whom she had two daughters, Martha > and Abigail. Alice apparently murdered Martha (b. 1644) on 22 Jul 1648 > while Martha was in bed, and then was found wandering around looking for > her daughter, didn't remember killing her! > > I have copies of those court records of her trial at home, if anyone is > interested. Alice was the first person to be hung in Plymouth Colony for > her crime. > > Further Alice MARTIN mystery: > > >From someone on the SUTTON e-mail List, in 1998, I received this: > > >I have recently been reviewing my notes on Damaris [Bishop}and William Sutton > >and I thought that I would post some notes I received some years ago when I > >was looking for the parents of Alice MARTIN mother of Damaris BISHOP. Someone > >had told me she was probably the daughter of Christopher Martin of the > >"Mayflower" but I have never found anything to verify this and these letters > >also mention that nothing is known of this connection between Alice and > >Christopher Martin. Has anyone found any proof to the contrary? sincerely, > >Wendy Schmutz > > > >"Boston Public Library, 19th Sept 1991, > >I have enclosed a photocopy of notes I made over twenty years ago on the Alice > >Bishop case and, in addition, a photocopy from Eugene A. Stratton's Plymouth > >Colony: Its History and People, 1620-1691 which gives additional information. > >These notes include all the court records on the case and a reference to > >Richard Bishop in 1649. I know nothing of the parents of Alice [Martin] > >[Clark] Bishop. She is of no known relationship to Christopher Martin. signed > >Edwin Sanford, Coordinator of Social Sciences" > > > >"Old Colony Historical Society, Taunton, MA . June 13, 1991 > >Please find copies of the court records concerning Alice Bishop's murder > >trial. According to all of our standard genealogical sources, Alice Martin's > >parentage is unknown. signed, Lisa Compton, Director" > > > My connection to all this: Damaris BISHOP married my ancestor William SUTTON. > > Francesca Sutton > Austin Tx > > > > ==== GEN-UNSOLVED-MYSTERIES Mailing List ==== > Please consider becoming a Rootsweb contributor. > > ============================== > Personalized Mailing Lists: never miss a connection again. > http://pml.rootsweb.com/ > Brought to you by RootsWeb.com. >