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Sacramento Daily Record Union
Sacramento, Sacramento County, California
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In Gainesville, Texas, on June 10, 1888, prominent physician Dr. Wiley stripped and mercilessly beat his wife, who fled naked through the streets. He pursued her firing a revolver but missed. She hid in a neighbor's home; he was disarmed, arrested, and jailed in Montague to prevent lynching. Mrs. Wiley is dying.
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A Prominent Physician's Gross and Fatal Outrage on His Wife.
[Copyright, 1888, by the California Associated Press.]
GAINESVILLE (Tex.), June 11th.—At sunset yesterday Dr. Wiley, a prominent physician, stripped his wife of all her clothing and beat her unmercifully. She escaped and ran through the streets entirely nude. The doctor pursued her, firing with a revolver, but failing to hit her. She sought refuge in a neighbor's house, where the doctor, on attempting to enter, was disarmed and handed over to the officers. He was taken to the Montague Jail to prevent lynching. Mrs. Wiley will die.
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Gainesville, Texas
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June 10, 1888
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Dr. Wiley stripped his wife of all clothing and beat her unmercifully at sunset. She escaped nude through the streets. He pursued, firing a revolver but missing. She took refuge in a neighbor's house, where he was disarmed and given to officers. He was jailed in Montague to prevent lynching. Mrs. Wiley will die.