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Case Description
Britt, John, hud carrier, employed at McCormick Harvester works, shot dead in John Hurley's saloon. Blue Island and Western Avs., by C.J. Maskin, who was arrested. Held by Coroner's Jury May 11. Sentenced Feb. 18, 1904, by Jury in C.C. (Judge Brentano) to fourteen years in Joliet Pen. 1/30/12. Pardoned by Gov. Sinsen.
Circumstances
| Date of offense |
April 30, 1903 |
| Date of death |
April 30, 1903 |
| Time between offense and death |
Immediate - death occurred at the crime scene
|
| Address |
Blue Island and Western Ave.
|
| Type of location |
Place of business
|
| Type of business |
Bar/saloon
|
| Location description |
John Hurley's saloon
|
| Type of death |
Homicide
|
| Type of homicide |
Intentional murder
|
| Method of killing |
Other gun, gun unspecified
|
| Weapon |
shot dead
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| Motive |
shot dead in John Hurley's saloon
|
| Murder/suicide? |
Yes
|
| Circumstances description |
Bar room brawl
|
| Total number of victims |
1
|
| Total number of defendants |
1
|
| Related to Prohibition? |
Yes
|
| Prohibition-related location |
Place where liquor was sold
|
Victim
| Name |
Britt, John
|
| Gender |
Male
|
| Race |
White
|
| Ethnicity |
Other, european
|
| Employed |
Yes
|
| Employment Type |
Employed, semi-skilled (factory operative etc.)
|
| Occupational skill |
Other, skilled laborer
|
| Victim/defendant relationship |
Not related by family
|
Defendant
| Name |
Maskin, C.J.
|
| Race |
White
|
| Ethnicity |
Other, european
|
| Employed |
Yes
|
| Employment Type |
Employed, professional (incl. police and military)
|
| Occupational skill |
Law Enforcement, Police
|
| Defendant/victim relationship |
Relationship Unknown
|
Police
| Defendant employed in law enforcement |
Other law enforcement
|
| Total number of defendants arrested |
1
|
| Time between crime and arrest |
Days
|
| Allegations of police corruption |
No
|
Legal
| Date of coroner's decision |
May 11, 1903 |
| Outcome of coroner's judgement |
Defendant held to Grand Jury
|
| Charges against defendant |
Murder
|
| Trial Judge |
Brentano
|
| Jury verdict |
Yes
|
| 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
|
| Date of sentence |
February 18, 1904 |
| Sentenced to |
Joliet, Stateville
|
| Length of sentence |
14 years
|
| Allegations of police corruption |
No
|
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