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Case Description

Mackey, Daniel, 23 years old, shot dead in dispute over labor trouble, Indiana St. near Hoyne Av., by James English, a street car conductor, whom Mackey assaulted. He was arrested. West Chicago Av. Station.

Case Number

1431

Circumstances

Date of offense	May 22, 1887
Date of death	May 22, 1887
Time between offense and death	Immediate - death occurred at the crime scene
Address	Indiana st. near Hoyne Ave.
Type of location	Street, or other non-commercial public place/alley
Type of public place	Street, sidewalk or alley
Location description	Indiana st. near Hoyne Av.
Type of death	Homicide
Type of homicide	Intentional murder
Method of killing	Other gun, gun unspecified
Weapon	shot dead
Motive	shot dead in dispute over labor trouble
Murder/suicide?	Yes
Circumstances description	Labor dispute, strike
Total number of victims	1
Total number of defendants	1
Related to civil unrest?	Yes
Type of civil unrest	Other civil unrest
Circumstances of civil unrest	Dispute over labor trouble
Related to Prohibition?	Yes

Victim

Name	Mackey, Daniel
Age	23 years
Gender	Male
Race	White
Ethnicity	Other, european

Defendant

Name	English, James
Gender	Male
Race	White
Employed	Yes
Employment Type	Employed, semi-skilled (factory operative etc.)
Occupational skill	Railroad worker, metal/iron worker, machinist
Killing while protecting person	Protecting self

Police

Location of arrest	at scene
Total number of defendants arrested	1
Time between crime and arrest	Less than 1 day
Arrest made at crime scene	Yes
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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