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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
1898
Hull House founded by Jane Addams
Spanish-American War
1899
Cook County Juvenile Court founded
President Hayes’ Open Door Policy
Women’s Christian Temperance Union and Anti-Saloon League founded in Evanston
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Case Description
Randolph, Mrs. Ellen, colored, found murdered, throat cut, home 2458 Dearborn St. Alfred C. Fields, colored, arrested and convicted. Hanged May 15, 1896.
Circumstances
| Date of death |
February 20, 1896 |
| Time between offense and death |
Immediate - death occurred at the crime scene
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| Address |
2458 Dearborn
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| Type of location |
Residence
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| Type of residence |
Residence of victim
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| Location description |
home 2458 Dearborn
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| Type of death |
Homicide
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| Type of homicide |
Intentional murder
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| Murder/suicide? |
Yes
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| Total number of victims |
1
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| Related to Prohibition? |
Yes
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Victim
Defendant
Police
| Total number of defendants arrested |
1
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| Allegations of police corruption |
No
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Legal
| Charges against defendant |
Murder
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| Type of legal decision recorded |
Coroner, trial
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| Length of sentence |
Death penalty
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| Defendant executed? |
Yes
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| Date of execution |
May 15, 1896 |
| Type of execution |
Hanged
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| Post trial information |
Death sentence carried out
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| Allegations of police corruption |
No
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