Death of Birchie Potter — "In the state of North Carolina, In a place called Pottertown, Two cousins took… The Death of Cilley (The Duelist) — "Hark! Didst though hear that startling shriek, That agonizing yell? Which bath… The Death of Harry Simms — Harry Simms is nineteen and "the bravest union man That I have ever seen." The … The Death of Parcy Reed — Parcy Reed captures the raider Crosier. Crosier plans vengeance. When Reed goes… The Death of Roy Rickey — "Little Roy was missing, Where was he found? A-hangin' by the roadside ...." He… Death of Samuel Adams — "In the state of old Kentucky... A horrible crime was committed And later broug… Delia's Gone — Tony/Coonie shoots Delia (for breaking her promise to marry him). Delia's mothe… Dermody and Hines — The police shoot the innocent without penalty. It's murder when a policeman's s… Devil Winston — [George] "Devil" Winston (an unusually vile specimen even by murder ballad stan… Doctor Crippen — In London, Doctor Crippen poisoned his wife, "cut up her body and buried it dee…