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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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Letters from Italy report an extraordinary act of cruelty in Villafranca: a man, after securing his estate from his father to marry a wealthy woman, barred his father from his home. When his wife aided the father, the husband shot her dead and faces execution by breaking on the wheel.
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February 7. Letters from Italy mention a very extraordinary Instance of unnatural Cruelty committed lately at Villafranca. A young Man of good Family made his Address to a young Woman of a considerable Fortune, and, without Difficulty, prevail'd upon his Father to make over his Estate to him, in Order to facilitate the Marriage. After it was concluded, he forbad the old Gentleman his House, and refused him any Kind of Assistance. His Wife, however, relieved her Father-in-Law as far as it was in her Power; which coming to the Husband's Knowledge, he pretended to go out of Town, but return'd and caught his Father at Dinner; who retiring quickly into another Room, this furious Monster drew a Pistol, and shot his Wife through the Head; for which he is to be broke alive upon the Wheel.
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Villafranca, Italy
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Lately
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wife shot through the head; husband to be broke alive upon the wheel
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A young man of good family convinced his father to transfer the estate to facilitate marriage to a wealthy woman. After marriage, he barred his father from the house and denied assistance. The wife aided the father-in-law. The husband pretended to leave town, returned, and shot his wife when she was with the father.