"The New York Trader," a version sung by Mrs. John Mahoney, Stock Cove, Nfld, is similar to the Nova Scotia version in the DT. A tune is given. The Captain's name is William Gore, and he had dwelled in Wexford when he did the deed.
Kenneth Peacock, "Songs of the Newfoundland Outports," vol. 2, pp. 396-397.