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Case Description

Schultz, Otto, 39 yrs., shot dead in altercation in Trades Union Hall, 55 N. Clark St., by Henry Rittman, who was arrested, 38th Prect., and held by coroner's jury Jan. 16, '08. 20 years in Joliet, June 30,'08, by Judge McSurely.

Case Number

2341

Circumstances

Date of offense	January 15, 1908
Date of death	January 15, 1908
Time between offense and death	Immediate - death occurred at the crime scene
Address	55 N. Clark St.
Type of location	Place of business
Type of business	Other place of business
Location description	Trades Union Hall
Type of death	Homicide
Type of homicide	Intentional murder
Characteristics	altercation
Method of killing	Other gun, gun unspecified
Weapon	shot dead
Murder/suicide?	Yes
Total number of victims	1
Total number of defendants	1
Related to Prohibition?	Yes

Victim

Name	Schultz, Otto
Age	34 years
Gender	Male
Race	White
Ethnicity	English-Anglo

Defendant

Name	Rittman, Henry
Gender	Male
Race	White
Ethnicity	English-Anglo

Police

Precinct	38
Date defendant arrested	January 15, 1908
Total number of defendants arrested	1
Time between crime and arrest	Less than 1 day
Allegations of police corruption	No

Legal

Date of coroner's decision	January 16, 1908
Outcome of coroner's judgement	Defendant held to Grand Jury
Charges against defendant	Murder
Trial Judge	McSurely
Type of legal decision recorded	Coroner, trial
Outcome of trial	Guilty of murder
Date of sentence	June 30, 1908
Sentenced to	Joliet, Stateville
Length of sentence	20 years
Allegations of police corruption	No

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