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1904
Justice of the Peace System abolished
1905
Mayor cleans up Old Custom House; over 200 houses of prostitution closed
Municipal Court of Chicago created
1906
Upton Sinclair’s exposé, “The Jungle” published
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Case Description
Ahoy, George A., Chief of Police, Margan Park, cut to death with knives by negroes. Six arrests. Mark Wyley, colored, arrested at Harvey, Ill., and taken to Morgan Park. Confessed to the cutting and was held by Coroner’s Jury. James W. alias Webb Payne and Hattie Payne, held as accessories. Wiley sentenced March 25, 1904, by jury in Judge Smith’s court to death by hanging. Mrs. Harriet Payne found guilty of manslaughter.
Circumstances
| Date of offense |
October 31, 1903 |
| Date of death |
October 31, 1903 |
| Time between offense and death |
Immediate - death occurred at the crime scene
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| Type of death |
Homicide
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| Type of homicide |
Intentional murder
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| Characteristics |
cut to death with knives by negros
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| Method of killing |
Knife (butcher knife)
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| Weapon |
cut to death with knives
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| Motive |
cut to death with knives by negroes
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| Excessive violence |
Multiple wounds
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| Murder/suicide? |
Yes
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| Circumstances description |
Gang Killing
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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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Victim
| Name |
Ahoy, George A.
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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, professional (incl. police and military)
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| Occupational skill |
Law enforcement
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| Known to Chicago police as |
Other, known to Chicago police
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| Victim/defendant relationship |
Not related by family
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Defendant
| Name |
Wiley, Mark
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| Gender |
Male
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| Race |
Black
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| Ethnicity |
African American
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| Defendant/victim relationship |
Known (recognized person)
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Police
| Victim employed in law enforcement |
Police unspecified, detective
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| Location of arrest |
Harvey, Ill.
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| Total number of defendants arrested |
6
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| Defendant ID'd at scene |
No
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| Arrest made at crime scene |
Out of city (in IL) arrest
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| Allegations of police corruption |
No
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Legal
| Outcome of coroner's judgement |
Defendant held to Grand Jury
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| Charges against defendant |
Murder
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| Trial Judge |
Smith
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| Jury verdict |
Yes
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| Type of legal decision recorded |
Coroner, grand jury, trial, and post conviction
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| Outcome of trial |
Guilty of murder
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| Date of sentence |
March 25, 1904 |
| Length of sentence |
Death penalty
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| Sentence completed |
Yes
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| Post trial information |
Other
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| Allegations of police corruption |
No
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