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January 7, 1909
Hopkinsville Kentuckian
Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky
What is this article about?
In Chicago, Elijah Rafty confessed to police on Jan. 4 that in a jealous rage, he choked his wife to death during a quarrel in their apartment basement and burned her body in the furnace after discovering her affair with a porter.
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BURNED IN FURNACE.
Negro In Jealous Rage Made Away With Spouse.
Chicago, Ill., Jan. 4.-Details of the murder of Mrs. Elijah Rafty, colored, whose bones were found in the furnace of a south side apartment building last week, were given by her husband to the police to-day, when Rafty completed his partial confession made last Saturday.
"She was too thick with a porter working for the Burlington road," said Rafty. "I heard them talking about a good time they had had and it made me crazy. I met my wife in the basement. First we quarreled and then I choked her. I did not intend to kill her, but when I unclasped my hands she was dead. I did not know what else to do with the body, so I chucked it into the furnace, heaped coal on it to make a good job and then cleared out."
Negro In Jealous Rage Made Away With Spouse.
Chicago, Ill., Jan. 4.-Details of the murder of Mrs. Elijah Rafty, colored, whose bones were found in the furnace of a south side apartment building last week, were given by her husband to the police to-day, when Rafty completed his partial confession made last Saturday.
"She was too thick with a porter working for the Burlington road," said Rafty. "I heard them talking about a good time they had had and it made me crazy. I met my wife in the basement. First we quarreled and then I choked her. I did not intend to kill her, but when I unclasped my hands she was dead. I did not know what else to do with the body, so I chucked it into the furnace, heaped coal on it to make a good job and then cleared out."
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime Story
What themes does it cover?
Crime Punishment
Betrayal
What keywords are associated?
Murder Confession
Jealous Rage
Choking Death
Burned Body
Chicago Crime
What entities or persons were involved?
Elijah Rafty
Mrs. Elijah Rafty
Where did it happen?
Chicago, Ill., South Side Apartment Building
Story Details
Key Persons
Elijah Rafty
Mrs. Elijah Rafty
Location
Chicago, Ill., South Side Apartment Building
Event Date
Last Week (Murder), Jan. 4 (Confession)
Story Details
Elijah Rafty, driven mad by jealousy over his wife's affair with a Burlington road porter, quarreled with her in the basement, choked her to death unintentionally, and disposed of her body by burning it in the furnace.