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Case Description

Kracke, William. 20 ys. old. Shot dead while burglarizing drug store at 2459 State St. by Frank Nargeli the night clerk. 4 pct. Nargeli exonerated by Coroner.

Case Number

1259

Circumstances

Date of offense	November 25, 1909
Date of death	November 25, 1909
Address	2459 State st.
Type of location	Place of business
Type of business	Drug store
Location description	drug store
Type of death	Homicide
Type of homicide	Intentional manslaughter
Method of killing	Other gun, gun unspecified
Weapon	shot dead
Motive	victim burglarizing store
Victim initiated events leading to homicide	Yes
Murder/suicide?	Yes
Circumstances description	Burglary
Total number of victims	1
Related to Prohibition?	Yes

Victim

Name	Kracke, William
Age	20 years
Gender	Male
Race	White
Ethnicity	Other, european
Victim/defendant relationship	Not related by family

Defendant

Name	Nargeli, Frank
Gender	Male
Race	White
Ethnicity	Other, european
Employed	Yes
Employment Type	Employed, low white collar (clerk, bookkeeper, etc.)
Occupational skill	Store Clerk

Police

Precinct	4
Total number of defendants arrested	1
Defendant ID'd at scene	No
Allegations of police corruption	No

Legal

Date of coroner's decision	November 25, 1909
Outcome of coroner's judgement	Exonerated, Commended
Charges against defendant	No charges recorded
Type of legal decision recorded	Coroner's verdict only
Allegations of police corruption	No

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