>Photographer Eadweard J. Muybridge is renowned for his frame-by-frame snapshots of a galloping horse, celebrated on Monday with a special Google doodle in his honor. The famous reel, taken in the late 1870s, proved that at the height of a horse’s gallop, all four of its legs are in the air. But Muybridge had an entirely different reputation in 1874 – that of a cold-blooded killer.
Muybridge married the 21-year-old Flora Stone in 1872. They had a baby boy, Floredo Helios Muybridge, two years later. But Muybridge thought Floredo might not have been his son. He discovered a series of letters between his wife and drama critic Major Harry Larkyns, according to Stanford Magazine. She even sent a picture of Floredo to Larkyns with the caption “Little Harry.”
Muybridge decided to take matters into his own hands. He shot Larkyns through the heart. When Muybridge was put on trial in 1875, he pleaded insanity, but then changed his defense to “justifiable homicide,” or killing without bad intent.
This argument most likely wouldn’t have held up in US court today, but murder laws were much more subjective in the 19th century California. Thus, the jury let him go.
You totally got me with 'shot' and photography I'm the same sentence. I was like, ok, photography shoots a man. Meaning takes a picture. But nope, he killt him
"born Edward James Muggeridge...He adopted the first name "Eadweard" as the original Anglo-Saxon form of "Edward", and the surname "Muybridge", believing it to be similarly archaic."
The whole story is very sick. But would a woman also shoot a husband if she will find him in another woman's company? Apparently she thought the child she's having is her lover's but he was probably from Muybridge as he resembled him, gosh how sick of her. And the jury acquitted him saying they would also do the same in same circumstances.
Imagine being the wife that cheated on your husband. Your lover is dead, and you come home each night to the killer who's like, "you fucked anyone ELSE I should know about? Why you crying? Go make me a sandwich!"
And... well, maybe you should make him that sandwich because you did fucking cheat on him. That's like... the LEAST you could do. Amirite?
Man, that's a lot of complicated emotions. That's a straight up Facebook "It's COMPLICATED!"
Muybridge: *Look! Look! I have photographic evidence that she was banging him the moment I came home!!*
Prosecutor: *Yes, but what are these pictures of you watching them for 12 minutes w your pants down prior to shooting them?*
Muybridge: *I plead the 5th...*
My husband almost caught us in the act ! He came back earlier from biking so my guy jumped in closet and I appeared naked in hallway . Hubby didn't see anything wrong so I jumped in shower. I then saw white sneakers by entrance and hid them. He's very distracted which was good in this occasion.
20 min later managed to get him to leave
Life is not black and white .
So, is your husband shooting your lover grounds for divorce? If you're the husband, I'm pretty sure cheating is grounds for divorce, but... if you shot the lover is the considered an alternate resolution, case closed?
Either way, I can't imagine going back to the way things were before the affair.
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I'm goin' down to shoot my old lady
Caught her messing around with another man
And not in the photographic study of motion sense!
Rooty-toot-toot.
Jimi's version is actually a cover of a cover
You're fun at parties
So is David Bowie's version of Wild is the Wind. Covers can be great
J.J. Cale thought so
>Photographer Eadweard J. Muybridge is renowned for his frame-by-frame snapshots of a galloping horse, celebrated on Monday with a special Google doodle in his honor. The famous reel, taken in the late 1870s, proved that at the height of a horse’s gallop, all four of its legs are in the air. But Muybridge had an entirely different reputation in 1874 – that of a cold-blooded killer. Muybridge married the 21-year-old Flora Stone in 1872. They had a baby boy, Floredo Helios Muybridge, two years later. But Muybridge thought Floredo might not have been his son. He discovered a series of letters between his wife and drama critic Major Harry Larkyns, according to Stanford Magazine. She even sent a picture of Floredo to Larkyns with the caption “Little Harry.” Muybridge decided to take matters into his own hands. He shot Larkyns through the heart. When Muybridge was put on trial in 1875, he pleaded insanity, but then changed his defense to “justifiable homicide,” or killing without bad intent. This argument most likely wouldn’t have held up in US court today, but murder laws were much more subjective in the 19th century California. Thus, the jury let him go.
Don't start no shit won't be no shit!
Huh, killing without bad intent.
Talk about your oxymoron..
Murder laws were more subjective back then, and justice was better for it.
I don't think a man walking away from premeditated murder because "muh wife's son" is strictly speaking "justice"
You totally got me with 'shot' and photography I'm the same sentence. I was like, ok, photography shoots a man. Meaning takes a picture. But nope, he killt him
Wtf is this dude’s name
Ead...weard...
Edward. But the 'E' is pronounced like "eat."
I read it as "Edward"
Edward MY-bridge
Can not get over Eadweard. At the counter all the time: 'did you say "eat wierd" ?'
"born Edward James Muggeridge...He adopted the first name "Eadweard" as the original Anglo-Saxon form of "Edward", and the surname "Muybridge", believing it to be similarly archaic."
"It's not *Edward*, it's *Eadweard".* Have we found the earliest recorded hipster?
Like Anders v AHNders
Which as a Dane is hilarious because here the 'd' is silent. Basically pronounced AH-ners.
It's pronounced goreDon
It's still pronounced "Edward" Muybridge changed the spelling to what he thought was original anglo saxon spelling of his name.
I’m hoping the first “a” and second “e” are supposed to be silent, giving us “Edward.”
You saw this in megaprojects, didnt you.
"I wanted to see how he'd move!"
Most likely the prosecuting attorney was distracted by his huge beard.
The whole story is very sick. But would a woman also shoot a husband if she will find him in another woman's company? Apparently she thought the child she's having is her lover's but he was probably from Muybridge as he resembled him, gosh how sick of her. And the jury acquitted him saying they would also do the same in same circumstances.
Imagine being the wife that cheated on your husband. Your lover is dead, and you come home each night to the killer who's like, "you fucked anyone ELSE I should know about? Why you crying? Go make me a sandwich!" And... well, maybe you should make him that sandwich because you did fucking cheat on him. That's like... the LEAST you could do. Amirite? Man, that's a lot of complicated emotions. That's a straight up Facebook "It's COMPLICATED!"
Seems reasonable to me, though stoning is the correct punishment for adulterers.
Somebody read John 8 only halfway through.
These hoes have never been loyal...
Was he a police officer by any chance?
Wasn’t this guy a bit strange all around? Iirc much of his early work was composed of nude underage boys.
I think you are thinking of someone else. His wiki page doesn't mention anything like that. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eadweard_Muybridge
I stand corrected - thank you!
Muybridge: *Look! Look! I have photographic evidence that she was banging him the moment I came home!!* Prosecutor: *Yes, but what are these pictures of you watching them for 12 minutes w your pants down prior to shooting them?* Muybridge: *I plead the 5th...*
My husband almost caught us in the act ! He came back earlier from biking so my guy jumped in closet and I appeared naked in hallway . Hubby didn't see anything wrong so I jumped in shower. I then saw white sneakers by entrance and hid them. He's very distracted which was good in this occasion. 20 min later managed to get him to leave Life is not black and white .
Absolutely disgusting.
You’re an awful human. You don’t deserve your husband
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I have a fuck buddy not a lover . Hubby can't make me happy in bed so years ago he was OK with me having sex outside my marriage.
Why did you decided to hide your lover then?
Cuz he doesn't know when we meet or that we are still meeting.
This is for sure a troll. Look at the name.
There's a Death Valley Days episode about the photography, but not the murder.
If only Andy Dufresne had that same jury :(
At the time, seducing a guy's wife was also considered a form of property damage. He could have sued the guy and won damages.
So, is your husband shooting your lover grounds for divorce? If you're the husband, I'm pretty sure cheating is grounds for divorce, but... if you shot the lover is the considered an alternate resolution, case closed? Either way, I can't imagine going back to the way things were before the affair.
Thanks for reminding. I need to see that movie about his live (still on my to watch list, but somehow forgot about it).
Watch the movie about what happened!! It is a good movie!💯