The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

ONE WAY PASSAGE

JOHN AND MARY SAILED TO EUROPE. ON THE WAY OVER JOHN
THREW MARY OVERBOARD. NO ONE SAW HIM DO IT. EVERYONE
THOUGHT MARY FELL. UPON HIS RETURN JOHN WAS ARRESTED
FOR THE MURDER OF MARY. WHO KNEW THAT JOHN KILLED MARY?
(THE TELLER OF INFORMANT IS THEN ASKED QUESTIONS THAT
CAN BE ANSWERED "YES" OR "NO" UNTIL THE STORY UNFOLDS.
-- THE TICKET SELLER KNEW. HE SOLD JOHN ONE ROUND-TRIP
TICKET AND ONE ONE-WAY.

Submitter comment: FIRST HEARD THIS AROUND 1952 AND WAS PASSED ON AND HEARD
FREQUENTLY SINCE.

Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; TOLD AT

Date learned: 00-00-1952