Maritime Murder by Steve Vernon

Author:Steve Vernon [Vernon, Steve]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: History, General, Canada, True Crime, Murder
ISBN: 9781551099279
Google: CGBXLwEACAAJ
Amazon: 1551099276
Barnesnoble: 1551099276
Goodreads: 16075221
Publisher: Down East Books
Published: 2012-01-01T05:00:00+00:00

The Investigation Begins

The newspapers seized upon the story. “An Atrocious Murder” read the headline in The Patriot, “Evidence Looking Dark for Millman.”

The papers spoke the truth. Investigation proved that Millman was a very likely suspect. On the morning the body was found, William Millman rode out to Charlottetown for the first time in his life, to talk to a lawyer about the charges that were being laid against him. This, in itself, would have been an innocent and sensible enough action for any young man in this situation, but it was complicated by the fact that Millman had both motive and opportunity.

The preliminary hearing took place on July 7, 1887. During his testimony, William Millman’s father told the court that he and his wife had been with their son the entirety of the night that Mary Tuplin was slain. In the middle of the testimony, Millman’s father collapsed in the witness box. After a glass of water was brought, he sipped it carefully. He rose up slowly, cleared his throat, and confessed that everything he had told the court was a blatant lie.

“My wife and I were away at a church meeting that night,” John Millman sadly admitted. “Of my son’s whereabouts, we have no idea.”

This, along with the other testimonies, was enough for the judge. A trial was set. Justice would be done.

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