Six weeks before he was due to retire
My grandpa was called to a break in at a hardware store in town
He found three boys from the city there
And told them to surrender their weapons
They did nothing of the sort and shot him six times
When my mom heard of this she went in search of these kids
And found them resting near the state line
They drew their guns but did not fire they just laughed at her
That was their big mistake as mom shot all three boys in flash
And as they lay wounded and screaming
She finished each of them off with a coup de grace
The whole thing was investigated but no charges were ever brought
And the State Line Killings remain an unsolved mystery
Although I never met either of them I was aware of a beautiful Jewess
Who lived with her Orthodox husband at Haddocks Farm
She was much admired by the menfolk of the town
Which caused some friction although she was not to blame
So not everybody was not totally upset after the killing at the farm
There are many different stories but I believe my cousins
It seems that Miriam (her name) had been conducting an affair
With one of the seasonal workers that they employed at harvest
At first it was secretive but they grew careless and were soon discovered
It seems that her husband had suffered a flat on his way to town
And had returned to the farm so that he could ring the garage
He discovered them naked in bed together in their lovemaking
A fight between the seasonal worker and the husband developed
Which was unfair contest as the man of the fields was much stronger
The husband was left stunned on the floor and when he had recovered his senses
He saw his wife (who was still naked) holding his gun in her slim hands
She pumped three bullets into him and left him to die
His body was not discovered until late the following day
By then his wife and her lover were long gone and have faded into history
There are various versions of this story none better and the other
The farm remains empty to this day and is said to be haunted