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Case Description

Breen, Michael, shot dead by Patrick Mulhern, bartender in Kane Bros. Saloon, 3155 Archer Av., Breen threw a brick through a plate glass window and attempted to break in the door after midnight. Mulhern was arrested.

Case Number

109

Circumstances

Date of offense	October 23, 1889
Date of death	October 23, 1889
Time between offense and death	Immediate - death occurred at the crime scene
Time of day (approx)	Late evening/Early morning (11:00 p.m. - 4:59 a.m.)
Address	3155 Archer Av.
Type of location	Place of business
Type of business	Bar/saloon
Location description	Kane Bros. Saloon
Type of death	Homicide
Type of homicide	Intentional murder
Method of killing	Other gun, gun unspecified
Weapon	shot dead by bartender after attempting to break i
Motive	attempted to break in the door after midnight
Victim initiated events leading to homicide	Yes
Murder/suicide?	Yes
Circumstances description	Burglary
Total number of victims	1
Total number of defendants	1
Related to Prohibition?	Yes

Victim

Name	Breen, Michael
Gender	Male
Race	White
Ethnicity	Other, european
Employed	Yes
Employment Type	Outside labor force (incl. criminals)
Occupational skill	Criminal - burglar
Victim/defendant relationship	Not related by family

Defendant

Name	Mulhern, Patrick
Gender	Male
Race	White
Ethnicity	Irish
Employed	Yes
Employment Type	Employed, skilled (butcher, electrician, cab drivers, street car, etc.)
Occupational skill	Store worker, bar tender
Killing while protecting property	Protecting bar/saloon
Defendant/victim relationship	Stranger

Police

Total number of defendants arrested	1
Time between crime and arrest	Less than 1 day
Allegations of police corruption	No

Legal

Charges against defendant	No charges recorded
Type of legal decision recorded	None
Allegations of police corruption	No

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