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1891
Chicago Symphony founded
City Population doubles: Total population reaches 1,215,000
Provident Hospital, Chicago’s First Black Civic Institution, founded
1893
American Railroad Union founded
Financial panic and economic depression
Mayor Carter Harrison assassinated
World Columbian Exposition
1894
Ida Platt, first Black woman admitted to the Bar
Louis Sullivan builds the Chicago Stock Exchange
Pullman Strike and Great Northern Railroad Strike
1896
Democratic Convention held in Chicago; Bryan defeated by McKinley in November election
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Case Description
Russell, John, 54 years old, keeper of shooting gallery at 129 S. Halsted St., found murdered by shooting at that place. Anna Hewitt and Rose Sherwood arrested. 27th Prect.
Circumstances
| Date of death |
January 15, 1893 |
| Time between offense and death |
Immediate - death occurred at the crime scene
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| Address |
129 S. Halsted
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| Type of location |
Place of business
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| Type of business |
Other place of business
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| Location description |
129 S. Halsted shooting gallery
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| Type of death |
Homicide
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| Type of homicide |
Intentional murder
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| Method of killing |
Other gun, gun unspecified
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| Murder/suicide? |
Yes
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| Total number of victims |
1
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| Total number of defendants |
2
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| Related to Prohibition? |
Yes
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Victim
| Name |
Russell, John
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| Gender |
Male
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| Race |
White
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| Ethnicity |
Other, european
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| Employed |
Yes
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| Employment Type |
Employed, low white collar (clerk, bookkeeper, etc.)
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| Occupational skill |
Store owner, hotel owner
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Defendant
| Name |
Hewitt, Anna/Sherwood, Rose
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| Gender |
Female
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| Race |
White
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| Ethnicity |
Other, european
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Police
| Precinct |
27
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| Total number of defendants arrested |
2
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| Time between crime and arrest |
Less than 1 day
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| Allegations of police corruption |
No
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Legal
| Charges against defendant |
No charges recorded
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| Type of legal decision recorded |
None
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| Allegations of police corruption |
No
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