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Case Description
Minn, Philip, colored, died in County Hospital. Worked on Hennepin Canal, near Sheffield, Ind., and was shot there Sept. 4, by a man whose name he refused to disclose.
Circumstances
| Date of offense |
September 4, 1900 |
| Date of death |
September 5, 1900 |
| Time between offense and death |
Within 1 day
|
| Address |
Sheffield, Ind.
|
| Type of location |
Place of business
|
| Type of business |
Other place of business
|
| Location description |
Hennepin Canal
|
| Type of death |
Homicide
|
| Type of homicide |
Intentional murder
|
| Method of killing |
Other gun, gun unspecified
|
| Weapon |
shot
|
| Motive |
shot by man whose name he refused to disclosed
|
| Murder/suicide? |
Yes
|
| Total number of victims |
1
|
| Related to Prohibition? |
Yes
|
Victim
| Name |
Minn, Philip
|
| Gender |
Male
|
| Race |
White
|
| Ethnicity |
Other, european
|
| Employed |
Yes
|
| Employment Type |
Employed, unskilled (laborer)
|
| Occupational skill |
Other, skilled laborer
|
| Name of hospital where victim was taken |
County Hospital
|
| Victim/defendant relationship |
Not related by family
|
Defendant
| Defendant/victim relationship |
Known (recognized person)
|
Police
| 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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