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Ada Kelplay first woman to graduate from law school in 1870
1871
Great Chicago Fire
Montgomery Ward founded
1872
First Black Police Officer
1873
Financial Panic (through 1879)
May Hulett first woman elected to Illinois Bar
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Case Description
Trussell, George, turfman, killed in saloon of Soneca Wright, Randolph St., near Dearborn, by Mollie Trussell, his mistress, who was arrested and sentenced to Penitentiary.
Circumstances
| Date of offense |
June 21, 1870 |
| Date of death |
June 21, 1870 |
| Address |
Randolph St. near Dearborn
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| Type of location |
Place of business
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| Type of business |
Bar/saloon
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| Location description |
in saloon of Soneca Wright
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| Type of death |
Homicide
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| Type of homicide |
Intentional murder
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| Weapon |
killed in
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| Murder/suicide? |
Yes
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| Circumstances description |
Domestic violence
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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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| Prohibition-related location |
Place where liquor was sold
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Victim
| Name |
trussell, George
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| Gender |
Male
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| Race |
White
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| Ethnicity |
Other, european
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| Employed |
Yes
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| Employment Type |
Employed, skilled (butcher, electrician, cab drivers, street car, etc.)
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| Occupational skill |
Other, skilled laborer
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| Victim/defendant relationship |
Not related by family
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| Related by blood or marriage |
Lovers
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Defendant
| Name |
Trussell, Mollie
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| Gender |
Female
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| Race |
White
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| Ethnicity |
Other, european
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| Related by blood or marriage |
Lovers
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Police
| Total number of defendants arrested |
1
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| Allegations of police corruption |
No
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Legal
| Type of legal decision recorded |
Coroner, trial
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| Allegations of police corruption |
No
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