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Newspaper
Madison City Express
Location
Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1842
Page
2
The judge instructs the jury on murder and manslaughter distinctions, defines malice, self defense, and excusable homicide, and guides verdict. He cautions weighing conflicting testimony, notes a single variance about night conditions, and ends with a mercy plea and verdict instruction. The surrounding column comments on Wheat prices and political commentary follow.
A vivid account from the New York Tribune describes a brutal staged boxing match ending in the death of Thomas McCoy after a long, bloody bout with Christopher Lilly near Hastings in Westchester County. The piece condemns gamblers, backers, and bystanders who watched without intervening as McCoy was fatally injured, and contrasts the crowd’s exhilaration with the slain man’s suffering. A separate humane vignette honors a young woman who pledges to reform a friend, while notes on Irish figures, public notices, and legislative chatter fill the broader page.
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