The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-04-18
LOVE AND MURDER,
Wife Killing from Motives of Affection.

A new phase of feeling has come
over the wife murderers. 1t is the
sentimental phase. Husbands MUIR
der wives quite us often as they did,
but they now murder them because
they love them.
There was poor Kitty Elroy, out in
the Black Hills, Kitty complained
that she no longer could live with her
husband. because Of his ugly and cru
ell treatment. Course you Kitty"
said he. '.if you can't live with me,
YOU shan't live with anybody else"
AT that he pulled out his little pistol
and shot poor Kitty dead. Public
sentiment excused him for it because
he loved Kitty.
There, too, was certain much-mar-
ried Mormon bishop, high up in the
councils of the Lords saints. One OF
his many wives let her affections
stray from this saint of the Lord to a
profane person. The Gentle like
Barkis, was ''willin,' and the Nor
mon wife forgot her duties to her
hundredth part of Il husband SO far as
to attempt az elopement with the fas-
cinating Gentle. The Lords an
nointed thereupon, like the good shep-
herd of the parable. left the ninety
and nine that went not aStray, and
hunted over hill and dale for the one
sheep he had lost. He found her and
shot her Gentle companion dead. lie
did not shoot the stray wife. He
loved her too much. He led the
weeping woman tenderly home. lie
loved her SO that he went down upon
his knees and prayed over her fervent-
ly and powerfully. and mingled his
tears with hers. Then he sat down
and took her upon his knee and kissed
her. Then he took u razor and cut
her throat. He sits in high seat in
the sanctuary of the Lord Amounted
to this day. Public sentiment justi-
lied him because he loved his wife.
\ San Pedro (Tex.) man also loved
his wife desperately. But she would
get up mornings and make the fires.
Her loving husband reasoned with
her. as any patient, right-minded hus-
band would have done. His argu-
ments had no effect. She still refus-
ed to get up first. Then he embraced
her affectionately, but mildly, with a
club. Still she persisted in her rebel.
lious conduct. This time he admOn-
ished her little harder with the club.
Ii he hadn't loved her he would not
have cared whether she made fires or
not, but at last his affection was so vi
olent that, after the club of correction
had knocked her down, she never got
up any more He loved her. but she
wouldn't make fires, and now she
makes no fuss.
Finally there was Gustav Labutat,
Frenchman. in New Orleans, who,
4 few days ago murdered his wife in
the most artistically affectionate man.
ner. He gave her time to pray
which was very kind of him. Then
he put his arm around her waist and
stuck his knife up to the hilt in her
stomach. lon finding that she was
not dead, says Gustav, 81 picked her
up and kissed her and said: God bless
yon love you. you are not dead;
pray again. because am going to fin
ish you. She placed her arms around
M neck and said: Gustav / love
YOU. Oh, God . 1t was the happiest
moment Of my life, saw she was suf-
fering, and IS | could not stand and
SIE iiti Sh1ANis tDOh LiiE MILF UldQp
and cut her throat" Here was the
most considerable and affectionate hus-
band in the world. He could not bear
to see her suffer. Like poor Kitty
Elroy's husband, like the Lords an
nointed Mormon bishop, and the Tex
as man. he loved his wife so that he
killed her. All of which is enough to
make woman question whether it is
not rather risky to have a loving hus-
band. At the moment he was en-
bracing her with one arm, might he
not be reaching around for his razor
or little pocket knife And the more
loving he became, the more danger
there might be. especially as public
sentiment sympathizes with the man
who has to kill his wife because he
loves her. At any rate. whenever the
modern husband puts his arm around