RE: Re: [DL] What to do with Loonies

["Alan & Dorothy Hoyland" <ahoyland@mediaone.net>]

I thought in the early days temporary insanity defense was the wording
for a man killing his wife's lover. You weren't trying to get them off
because of their insanity, but because killing your spouses lover was
expected of an honorable man and the jury just needed an excuse.
Women where expected to live with their husbands indiscretions.

-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2001 3:28 PM
To: deadlands@gamerz.net
Subject: RE: Re: [DL] What to do with Loonies

The first temporary insanity defense was exacuted prior to the civil war
by defense attorney, and future sec. of war Edwin M. Stanton.  The
defendant was future union general Daniel E. Sickles, who was at the
time a senator from New York.  The victim was Philip Barton Key, son of
the author of the star spangled banner Francis Scott Key.  P.B. Key had
been having an affair with Sickles wife so Sickles shot him.

g'day
frempath