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Clement Vallandigham had an excellent name, was an American Congressman, a fighter in the Civil War, and, like many lawmakers in the early years of U.S. history, was a trained lawyer who earned his living from court cases on the side. Vallandigham won himself a place in the history books for reasons other than his patriotism, however, when he accidentally shot himself in court in 1871.
The cause was an attempt to prove a point: Vallandigham was defending a murder suspect, and wished to point out that the victim could have shot himself accidentally. To demonstrate, he fired the murder weapon. However, it was still loaded, and Vallandigham was shot fatally in the bladder. The suspect was acquitted.
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Clement Vallandigham had an excellent name, was an American Congressman, a fighter in the Civil War, and, like many lawmakers in the early years of U.S. history, was a trained lawyer who earned his living from court cases on the side. Vallandigham won himself a place in the history books for reasons other than his patriotism, however, when he accidentally shot himself in court in 1871.
The cause was an attempt to prove a point: Vallandigham was defending a murder suspect, and wished to point out that the victim could have shot himself accidentally. To demonstrate, he fired the murder weapon. However, it was still loaded, and Vallandigham was shot fatally in the bladder. The suspect was acquitted.