A Wife’s Revenge Against a Craps-Playing Husband
An angry spouse leads a constable to raid a gambling den to recover stolen household money.
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Mrs. Daakle, claiming that her husband took $18 of her money without her knowledge and spent it playing craps, armed Constable Parker with a writ of attachment authorizing him to raid the game, which he did, cleaning out $100 from the pot. Mrs. Daakle claims her husband lost the money at the Arcade, and if the owners of the crap game claim the money they will have to confess to gambling.
“if the owners of the crap game claim the money they will have to confess to gambling.”
This story highlights the precarious nature of domestic finances in an era where women had limited legal standing, as well as the bold, extralegal strategies citizens used to settle scores when official regulation of vice was inconsistent or corrupt.
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