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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
1897
Completion of Chicago Loop
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Case Description
Reid, Mrs. Carrie, fatally shot, Cherry and Blackhawk Sts., by Alfred E. Hunt, who committed suicide by shooting.
Circumstances
| Date of offense |
June 25, 1894 |
| Date of death |
June 25, 1894 |
| Time between offense and death |
Immediate - death occurred at the crime scene
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| Address |
Cherry & Blackhawk
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| Location description |
Cherry & Blackhawk
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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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| Weapon |
fatally shot
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| Murder/suicide? |
Yes
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| Total number of victims |
1
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| Total number of defendants |
1
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| Related to Prohibition? |
Yes
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Victim
| Name |
Reid, Carrie Mrs
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| Gender |
Female
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| Race |
White
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| Ethnicity |
Other, european
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Defendant
| Name |
Hunt, Alfred
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| Gender |
Male
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| Race |
White
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| Ethnicity |
Other, european
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Police
| Total number of defendants arrested |
1
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| Defendant ID'd at scene |
Defendant identified by someone else at scene
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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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