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Domestic News
June 25, 1831
Providence Patriot, Columbian Phenix
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
What is this article about?
Sylvester Wooley, convicted of assaulting Prentiss Keys with intent to kill, was recently a lecturer in Philadelphia supporting Frances Wright's principles, including lectures on heterodoxy. The report links infidel principles to crimes and warns against abolishing religion.
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We learn from unquestionable authority, that Sylvester Wooley,the young man who has been convicted of an assault upon Prentiss Keys with intent to kill, was not long since a lecturer at Philadelphia in support of the principles of Frances Wright. Our informant says he has frequently seen his handbills in that city, one of which he remembers was headed "lectures on Heterodoxy." Thus it is that infidel principles lead to infamous crimes. Abolish the sense of religion in any community, and who would venture his life or property there a moment?-Journal Com.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime
Legal Or Court
What keywords are associated?
Sylvester Wooley
Assault Conviction
Prentiss Keys
Heterodoxy Lectures
Infidel Principles
What entities or persons were involved?
Sylvester Wooley
Prentiss Keys
Frances Wright
Domestic News Details
Key Persons
Sylvester Wooley
Prentiss Keys
Frances Wright
Outcome
convicted of an assault upon prentiss keys with intent to kill
Event Details
Sylvester Wooley convicted of assault with intent to kill; previously lectured in Philadelphia on heterodoxy supporting Frances Wright's principles.