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1904
Justice of the Peace System abolished
1905
Mayor cleans up Old Custom House; over 200 houses of prostitution closed
Municipal Court of Chicago created
1906
Upton Sinclair’s exposé, “The Jungle” published
1908
Chicago has 1 million immigrants
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Case Description
Mize, Mrs. T.E., 42 years old, shot dead at 9:45 P.M. in front of 5748 Washington Av., by an unknown man who attempted to rob her. 10th Prect. William Bracey, colored, and three other men arrested.
Circumstances
| Date of offense |
August 22, 1905 |
| Date of death |
August 22, 1905 |
| Time between offense and death |
Immediate - death occurred at the crime scene
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| Time of day (approx) |
Evening (5:00 p.m. - 10:59 p.m.)
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| Time of day (exact) |
12:21 am
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| Address |
5748 Washington Av.
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| Type of location |
Residence
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| Type of residence |
Residence of victim
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| Location description |
in front of?. (assumed to be victim's place of re
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| Type of death |
Homicide
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| Type of homicide |
Other murder, felony murder
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| Method of killing |
Other gun, gun unspecified
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| Weapon |
shot dead
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| Motive |
shot dead by an unknown man who attempted to rob h
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| Murder/suicide? |
Yes
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| Circumstances description |
Robbery
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| Total number of victims |
1
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| Total number of defendants |
4
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| Related to Prohibition? |
Yes
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Victim
| Name |
Mize, Mrs. T.E.
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| Age |
42 years
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| Gender |
Female
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| Race |
White
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| Ethnicity |
Other, european
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| Killed while protecting property |
Protecting home
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| Victim/defendant relationship |
Not related by family
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Defendant
| Name |
Bracey, William
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| Gender |
Male
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| Race |
Black
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| Ethnicity |
African American
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Police
| Precinct |
10
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| Location of arrest |
5748 Washington Av.
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| Date defendant arrested |
August 22, 1905 |
| Total number of defendants arrested |
4
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| Time between crime and arrest |
Less than 1 day
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| Arrest made at crime scene |
Yes
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| Allegations of police corruption |
No
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Legal
| Charges against defendant |
No charges recorded
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| Felony murder classification |
Theft
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| Type of legal decision recorded |
None
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| Allegations of police corruption |
No
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