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Domestic News
July 9, 1901
The Conway Log Cabin
Conway, Faulkner County, Arkansas
What is this article about?
A man in St. Louis was exonerated by a coroner's jury for killing a burglar in his home. The article endorses this action as justifiable self-defense and notes recent burglaries in Conway, suggesting similar exoneration there.
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A man has just been exonerated in St. Louis by the coroner's jury for killing a burglar in his house. We think we will be safe in saying that any man who kills a burglar in Conway will be exonerated, and we would be willing to go in and help make up a purse for him also. The thief who enters your home or business house at night, when you are asleep, for the purpose of robbery generally intends to kill you if he is disturbed. For that reason any man would be justifiable in killing a burglar. We think these remarks are timely, because burglaries have recently been committed here.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime
Legal Or Court
What keywords are associated?
Burglary
Exoneration
Self Defense
Conway
St Louis
Where did it happen?
Conway
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Conway
Event Date
Recent
Outcome
man exonerated for killing burglar; burglar killed.
Event Details
A man exonerated in St. Louis for killing a burglar in his house; commentary justifies killing burglars in self-defense amid recent local burglaries in Conway.