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Case Description
Adams, George, shot dead, 211 26th St., by Sidney Cooper, who was arrested and sentenced March 19, 1895, by Judge Sean to thirteen years in Joliet Pen.
Circumstances
| Date of offense |
October 13, 1894 |
| Date of death |
October 13, 1894 |
| Time between offense and death |
Immediate - death occurred at the crime scene
|
| Address |
211 26th st.
|
| Location description |
211 26th st.
|
| Type of death |
Homicide
|
| Type of homicide |
Intentional murder
|
| Method of killing |
Other gun, gun unspecified
|
| Weapon |
shot dead
|
| Murder/suicide? |
Yes
|
| Total number of victims |
1
|
| Total number of defendants |
1
|
| Related to Prohibition? |
Yes
|
Victim
| Name |
Adams, george
|
| Gender |
Male
|
| Race |
White
|
| Ethnicity |
Other, european
|
Defendant
| Name |
Cooper, Sidney
|
| Gender |
Male
|
| Defendant/victim relationship |
Relationship Unknown
|
Police
| Total number of defendants arrested |
1
|
| Time between crime and arrest |
Less than 1 day
|
| Allegations of police corruption |
No
|
Legal
| Trial Judge |
Sean
|
| Type of legal decision recorded |
Coroner, grand jury, trial, and post conviction
|
| Outcome of trial |
Guilty, unspecified offense
|
| Outcome of Grand Jury decision |
Indictment, other homicide, homicide unspecified
|
| Sentenced to |
Joliet, Stateville
|
| Length of sentence |
13 years
|
| Allegations of police corruption |
No
|
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