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Case Description

Sweig, Jerry, 48 years old. Pushed from car in front of 719 W. 22d St. by William Hennessey, conductor, receiving injuries from which he died. Hennessey arrested and held for murder by Coroner's Jury Sept. 18-07. 23d Prect. "No bill" by Grand Jury, Sept., 1907.

Case Number

2336

Circumstances

Date of offense	August 16, 1907
Date of death	September 16, 1907
Time between offense and death	Immediate - death occurred at the crime scene
Address	719 W. 22nd St.
Type of location	Street, or other non-commercial public place/alley
Type of public place	Field or woods
Type of death	Homicide
Type of homicide	Intentional murder
Method of killing	Other
Weapon	Pushed from car
Murder/suicide?	Yes
Total number of victims	1
Total number of defendants	1
Related to Prohibition?	Yes

Victim

Name	Weig, Jerry
Age	48 years
Gender	Male
Race	White
Ethnicity	English-Anglo

Defendant

Name	Hennessey William
Gender	Male
Race	White
Employed	Yes
Employment Type	Employed, skilled (butcher, electrician, cab drivers, street car, etc.)
Occupational skill	Cab driver, street car driver, wagon driver

Police

Precinct	23
Date defendant arrested	September 16, 1907
Total number of defendants arrested	1
Defendant ID'd at scene	No
Time between crime and arrest	Less than 1 day
Arrest made at crime scene	Yes
Allegations of police corruption	No

Legal

Date of coroner's decision	August 18, 1907
Outcome of coroner's judgement	Defendant held to Grand Jury
Charges against defendant	No charges recorded
Type of legal decision recorded	Coroner's verdict and grand jury
Date of Grand Jury decision	August 1, 1907
Outcome of Grand Jury decision	Indictment for felony murder
Allegations of police corruption	No

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