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Case Description
Brighton, John, 20 years old, fatally stabbed in sitting room of Chicago Packing and??? Co., Union Stock Yards, by William Brady, 14 years old, with whom he quarreled. Brady was arrested, 19th Prect. Brighton died in Mercy Hospital. Brady was exonerated by the Coroner's Jury.
Circumstances
| Date of offense |
November 23, 1899 |
| Date of death |
November 23, 1899 |
| Time between offense and death |
Within 1 day
|
| Address |
Chicago Packing and ?? Co., Union Stockyards (sitt
|
| Type of location |
Place of business
|
| Type of business |
Other place of business
|
| Location description |
sitting room of Chicago Packing & ?? Co. Union St
|
| Type of death |
Homicide
|
| Type of homicide |
Intentional manslaughter
|
| Method of killing |
Other stabbing, stabbing unspecified
|
| Weapon |
fatally stabbed by William Brady, the 2 had quarre
|
| Motive |
The victim and defendant were fighting
|
| Murder/suicide? |
Yes
|
| Circumstances description |
Other
|
| Total number of victims |
1
|
| Total number of defendants |
1
|
| Related to Prohibition? |
Yes
|
Victim
| Name |
Brighton, John
|
| Age |
20 years
|
| Gender |
Male
|
| Race |
White
|
| Ethnicity |
Other
|
| Employed |
Yes
|
| Employment Type |
Employed, skilled (butcher, electrician, cab drivers, street car, etc.)
|
| Occupational skill |
Stockyard worker
|
| Name of hospital where victim was taken |
Mercy Hospital
|
Defendant
| Name |
Brady, William
|
| Age |
14 years
|
| Gender |
Male
|
| Race |
White
|
| Ethnicity |
Other
|
| Employed |
Yes
|
| Employment Type |
Employed, skilled (butcher, electrician, cab drivers, street car, etc.)
|
| Occupational skill |
Stockyard worker
|
| Defendant/victim relationship |
Known (recognized person)
|
Police
| Precinct |
19
|
| Location of arrest |
19th Precinct
|
| 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
| 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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