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Story
June 14, 1867
The Daily Gate City
Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa
What is this article about?
In New York, a husband killed his wife's seducer amid public sympathy for the adulterer and condemnation of the murderer. The author supports such acts by outraged husbands as a deterrent to adultery.
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Recently a husband in the State of New York, killed the seducer of his wife. Human nature says, served him right, for the law does not punish the adulterer, nor society exclude him from its charmed circle. Nevertheless, the preachers and press, and the public, are down on the murderer, and full of sympathy for his victim, the adulterer, who has ruined him.
We shall shed no tears when the adulterer falls by the hand of an outraged husband, and we think if there was a more frequent resort to this desperate remedy, adultery would be less common.
We shall shed no tears when the adulterer falls by the hand of an outraged husband, and we think if there was a more frequent resort to this desperate remedy, adultery would be less common.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime Story
Family Drama
What themes does it cover?
Crime Punishment
Justice
Family
What keywords are associated?
Adultery
Murder
Seducer
Vigilantism
Public Sympathy
Justice
What entities or persons were involved?
Husband
Seducer
Adulterer
Where did it happen?
State Of New York
Story Details
Key Persons
Husband
Seducer
Adulterer
Location
State Of New York
Event Date
Recently
Story Details
A husband in New York kills his wife's seducer; despite the adulterer's ruinous impact, public, press, and preachers sympathize with him and condemn the husband. The author approves of such husband-led retribution to reduce adultery.