Homicide in Chicago :: INTERACTIVE DATABASE

Case Description

Brennan, Michael, 38 yrs. street car conductor, shot while on his car (Ogen and Wells St.) on Madison St., between Jefferson and Clinton, by Loraine J. Carter, who was arrested. 27th Prect. Shot at 12:00 A.M., died at 5:15 A.M. - Carter sent to Detention Hospital. 6-17-1907, to Chester Asylum for Insane Criminals. Judge Barnes.

Case Number

302

Circumstances

Date of offense	March 17, 1910
Date of death	March 17, 1910
Time between offense and death	Within 1 day
Time of day (approx)	Late evening/Early morning (11:00 p.m. - 4:59 a.m.)
Address	Ogen & Wells st.
Type of location	Vehicle
Type of vehicle	Public Transportation (streetcar, bus, train, etc.)
Location description	shot while on his car
Type of death	Homicide
Type of homicide	Intentional murder
Method of killing	Other gun, gun unspecified
Weapon	shot
Murder/suicide?	Yes
Total number of victims	1
Total number of defendants	1
Related to Prohibition?	Yes

Victim

Name	Brennan, Michael
Age	38 years
Gender	Male
Race	White
Ethnicity	Other, european
Employed	Yes
Employment Type	Employed, skilled (butcher, electrician, cab drivers, street car, etc.)
Occupational skill	Other, skilled laborer
Victim/defendant relationship	Not related by family

Defendant

Name	Carter, Loraine J
Gender	Male
Race	White

Police

Precinct	27
Date defendant arrested	March 17, 1910
Total number of defendants arrested	1
Time between crime and arrest	Less than 1 day
Allegations of police corruption	No

Legal

Charges against defendant	No charges recorded
Trial Judge	Barnes
Type of legal decision recorded	Coroner, trial
Outcome of trial	Not guilty by reason of insanity
Date of sentence	June 17, 1907
Length of sentence	Indeterminate sentence
Sentence completed	Yes
Allegations of police corruption	No

Back to Search Results

Note! If you want to pursue additional information on this case please click here to see other resources.