Tales from the Morgue: A duel over a woman

Two men fought a duel because one had an affair with the other man's wife. When was this? Perhaps the 1800s, you might think.

The man who "won" the duel was now in legal trouble for dueling. The loser was in the hospital in critical condition, so one might assume his …

The lesser charge of dueling was dropped, but Hugh Moose would still likely face the attempted murder charge.

Hugh Moose pleaded innocent to attempted murder and his trial was set for later that year.

Fifteen years after he was acquitted of attempted murder, Hugh Moose again found himself in trouble of his own making. And, again, the trouble…