Donald Morrison, the Canadian Outlaw: A Tale of the Scottish Pioneers...by Oscar Dhu

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Donald Morrison, the Canadian Outlaw: A Tale of the Scottish Pioneers...by Oscar Dhu
Abstract
A poem about Donald Morrison (1858-1894), better known as the "Megantic Outlaw." The loss of the Morrison family farm in the Eastern Townships in the late 1880s triggered a series of events that culminated in Morrison killing Deputy Jack Warren, and his being harboured from the police for ten months by the local Scottish community. Morrison was eventually caught and convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 18 years hard labour. He went on a hunger strike in prison. He died on June 19, 1894, four hours after being released from prison (on clemency), and was buried in the Gisla cemetery on the Stornoway road in Megantic.
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[S.l.]
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[s.n.]
Date
1892
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en
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Notes

Oscar Dhu was the nomme de plume of Angus Mackay.

Citation
Mackay, Angus. Donald Morrison, the Canadian Outlaw: A Tale of the Scottish Pioneers...by Oscar Dhu. [S.l.]: [s.n.], 1892. http://www.quescren.ca/biblio-en/index.php?action=resourceView&id=679.
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