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Cases 81 - 90 of
100 case(s) found
March 27, 1925
Lanciano, Rose - Age 32 - Fatally shot at 11:20 P.M., in the store part of her home, 2959 Wentworth Ave., by her husband Frank Lanciano, who accused her of infidelity. On 3/28/28 Lanciano was held by the Coroner. 2 Dist. 7/8/25 Sentenced to hang 10/16/25 - Willams. 10/16/25 hanged in the County Jail.
Case number: 8438
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May 4, 1925
Gitzon, Christ - Age 55 - Shot to death at 12:50 AM, in front of 328 N. Ashland Ave., by a recently paroled (Pontiac) Negro, Campbell McCarthy, who was arrested while running away. On 5/5/25 he was held by the Coroner. 20 Dist. 8/5/25 sentenced to hang 10/16/25 - Williams. 10/13/25 Reset to 11/6/25. 11/5/25 Reset to 12/11/25. 12/5/25 Reset to 12/18/25. 1/29/26 - hanged in the County Jail.
Case number: 8054
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July 3, 1925
Davis, Minnie, alias Moore - Age 33 - Colored - Fatally shot at 7:55 AM, 7/1/25, at 4114 Calumet Ave., where she went to live after leaving her common-law husband, Sam Washington, who followed her three shot her Washington , who followed her there and shot her. Washington escaped and on 7/4/25 his arrest was recommended by the Coroner. 3 Dist. 7/25/25 arrested and held. 7/25/25 sentenced to hang on 12/18/25. - Miller. 12/28/25 - Stay to 2/19/26 - Miller. 2/17/26 Stay to 4/23/26 - Miller. 4/21/26 - Stay to 5/7/26 - Miller. 5/6/26 - Stay to 6/11/26 - Miller. 1/12/27 - Aff. by Supr. Ct. - Lindsay. 2/10/27 - stay to 2/18/27 - Miller . 2/25/27 - Commutted to life by Gov. Sinall.
Case number: 7892
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July 10, 1925
White, Madaline - Age 16 - Strangled to death with a handkerchief forced down her throat sometime during the night. Body found underneath the porch in front of 5931 LaSalle St. and showed evidence of rape. On 7/14/25 Raymond Costello was arrested and admitted he had been with her that night. He was indicted and on 7/30/25 the Coroner made no recommendations upon closing the inquest on account of the indictment. 11 Dist. 8/19/25 Costello was sentenced to hang on 10/16/25 - Judge Williams. 3/6/26 Sentence affirmed by the Supreme Court. 3/11/26 Pronounced sane and sentenced to hang on 4/16/26 by Judge Kavanaugh. 4/16/26 Hanged in the County Jail.
Case number: 9248
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July 29, 1925
Rodkey, Frank B. - Age 50 - Shot to death at 3:30 PM, in the office of the Drake Hotel, by one of five bandits who held up the place with shotguns. Two of the bandits, Eric Nelson and Ted "Tex" Court, were killed by Lincoln Park Police Officers. Two others, Joseph Holmes and Jack (J.W.) Woods, were captured and on 8/1/25 turned over to the Sheriff on Indictment. The fifth bandit, Wm. Wasil Marks, alias Wm. J. Mulenchuck, alias Wm. J. Melney, escaped. 28 Dist. 10/10/25 - Woods and Holmes sentenced to hang 12/11/25 - Judge Hopkins. 12/3/25 Stay of execution granted to 2/13/25 - Hopkins. 2/3/26 Woods and Holmes hanged in the County Jail. 2/13/26 - Marks ind. s/o - Lindsay. 3/25/38 - Mellenchuck, William, alias Jack Nugent - brought back from Santa Barbara, Cal. by DB to Sheriff. Nolle Prosse - Harrington - 8/12/38.
Case number: 8866
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December 21, 1925
Barnett, Bettie - Age 21 - Colored - Found at 6:07 P.M., at home, 1322 Mohawk St., lying under the bed, having been strangled to death with a leather belt. Money was taken from her stocking and elsewhere. Suspicion centers on Chas. Hobbs, alias Coleman, who disappeared and who, the day before, spoke of going home down south. No evidence of assault. On 12/22/25 his arrest was recommended by the Coroner. 29 Dist. 1/6/26 Hobbs brought back from Cleveland, O. with Lonnie Kimble and both held without bail by Judge George. 3/18/26 - Kimble acquitted and Hobbs sentenced to hang 4/16/26 - Gemmill.4/16/26 Hobbs hanged in Co. Jail.
Case number: 7597
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December 30, 1925
Nusbaum, Albert - Age 67 - Head crushed with a machinists hammer at the home of Delila Martin, 2947 E. 96th St. and the body found about 75 ft. north of 94th St. in Brandon Ave. where it was carried in his own automobile. On 12/30/25 John Walton Winn, an admirer of Mrs. Nusbaum (was arrested in Crown Point, Ind.) Mrs. Delila Martin, owner of the house in which the murder was committed, Edw. Goff and Marion Stringham, boarders with Mrs. Martin, and Mrs. Elizabeth Nusbaum were arrested and confessed to having conspired to murder deceased, Winn, to gain his objective, Mrs. Nusbaum, and the others to profit by his estate. On 1/4/26 all were indicted by the grand jury. 7th Dist. 4/3/26 - Winn sentenced to hang 4/23/26 - Eller. 4/3/26 Eliz. Nusbaum given life in Joliet Pen., Delila Martin 14 years, Stringham 14 years and Goff 25 years in Joliet Pen. - Eller. 4/16/26 Winn granted stay to 6/11/26 - Eller. 5/????? - stay to ?????. 7/7/26 - Winn -stay to 10/5/26- Eller. 4/5/27 Winn hanged in County Jail (3/7/27 - Winn - affirmed by S.C. - Lindsay). 7/8/27 - Eliz. sentence affirmed by Sup. Ct.
Case number: 8702
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March 27, 1926
Finnegan, Edward C. - Age 27 - Patrolman - 15 Dist. Shot to death at 2:30 PM, in 39th St., about 250 feet east of California Ave., by Richard Evans and Otto Hacker, whom he had arrested for speeding and was driving to the station in their car, Hacker sitting beside him and Evans in rear seat. Evans shot Finnegan in the back of the head and then both threw him out of the auto and escaped. On 3/29/26 their arrest was recommended by the Coroner. 15 Dist. 4/16/26 Hacker and Evans brought back from Midland, Texas and turned over to the Sheriff. 9/20/26 Evans sentenced to hang 10/22/26 - Miller. 10/29/26 Evans hanged in Co. Jail. 1/18/27 - Hacker acquitted - Lindsay.
Case number: 8006
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April 2, 1926
Dushoff, Morris - Age 40 - Fatally shot at 12:50 PM, 4/2/26, as he entered an A&P Store at 534 E. 50th St., while it was being held up by two unknown Negroes who escaped. 3 Dist. 5/19/26 Geo. O'Connell and Edw. Fritchen, alias James Edward wanted (Bulletin). 5/21/26 Oscar Quarles and Arcalus Butts arrested and indicted. 10/1/26 Butts to Joliet Pen. for 40 years - Brothers. 1/14/27 - Quarles sentenced to hang 2/18/27 - P. Sullivan. 2/18/27 - Quarles hanged in Co. Jail. Fritchen indicted May 1926. 1/18/29 - s/o - J. Sullivan.
Case number: 7908
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December 15, 1926
Bonfield, Julian A. - Age 38 - Patrolman - 3 Dist. Shot to death at 9:10 A.M., in front of 702 E. 41 St., by one of two bandits who had just held up the entire office force of the University Extension Conservatory, at that address. The bandits escaped but on 12/16/26 Elin Lyons, a Spaniard, was arrested and positively identified and also made a confession that he fired the shot and implicated a Negro, Willie Brown. On 12/22/26 Lyons was indicted. 3 Dist. 3/26/27 - Lyons sentenced to hang 4/15/27 - Brothers. 4/7/27 - Stay to 4/29/27 - Brothers. 4/26/27 stay to 5/6/27 - Brothers. Stay to 6/24/27 - Brothers. 6/24/27 hanged in County Jail. 6/20/27 Aff. by Supr. Ct.
Case number: 7652
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