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May 5, 1859
Fayetteville Observer
Fayetteville, Lincoln County, Tennessee
What is this article about?
The ongoing trial of Congressman Sickles in Washington for shooting his wife's alleged seducer is drawing significant attention primarily due to the official positions of the involved parties rather than any unique aspects of the case.
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The Sickles trial at Washington, attracts a great deal of attention at this time. This results more from the official position of the parties than anything else. It is surely not because there is anything very peculiar in the Case. True, Sickles shot the seducer of his wife-or what he pretended to believe such-in open daylight, and on the Sabbath: but for a drunken, rowdy Congressman, and a profligate and dissipated district Attorney, that circumstance need make but a slight impression. Had one of the parties been an honest dray-driver, and the other a hard working hod carrier, the circumstance would never have created more than a ripple upon the surface of society! Circumstances, sometimes, alter cases. Isn't this one of that kind?
What sub-type of article is it?
Legal Or Court
Crime
What keywords are associated?
Sickles Trial
Washington
Congressman Shooting
Seducer
District Attorney
What entities or persons were involved?
Sickles
Where did it happen?
Washington
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Washington
Key Persons
Sickles
Event Details
Sickles, a Congressman, is on trial for shooting the seducer of his wife in open daylight on the Sabbath; the case attracts attention due to the official positions of the parties involved, including a profligate district Attorney, rather than peculiarities of the incident.