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Case Description

Williams, Eugene - Colored - Age 17 - Drowned at 29th St. beach; due to exhaustion on account of being unable to come to lang due to throwing of stones during riot between whites and negroes, over use of said beach. This case was the direct cause of the race riots. Ges. Stauber, on of the rioters, who was accused of having thrown a stone which supposedly struck deceased and caused his drowning, was indicted by August G.J. on charge of manslaughter. 3 Pct. 5/27/20 - Acquitted - Kavanaugh. [RACE RIOT CAUSE]

Case Number

5559

Circumstances

Date of offense	July 27, 1919
Date of death	July 27, 1919
Time between offense and death	Immediate - death occurred at the crime scene
Address	29th st. beach
Type of location	Street, or other non-commercial public place/alley
Type of public place	Other non-commercial public place
Location description	Said beach
Type of death	Manslaughter
Type of manslaughter	Civil Unrest (riot, labor strike, etc.)
Murder/suicide?	Yes
Circumstances description	Race riot
Total number of victims	1
Related to civil unrest?	Yes
Type of civil unrest	Race Riot
Circumstances of civil unrest	race riot
Related to Prohibition?	Yes

Victim

Name	Williams, George
Age	17 years
Gender	Male
Race	Black
Ethnicity	African American
Victim/defendant relationship	Not related by family

Defendant

Name	Stauber, Ges.
Gender	Male
Race	White
Ethnicity	English-Anglo
Defendant/victim relationship	Stranger

Police

Precinct	2
Total number of defendants arrested	1
Allegations of police corruption	No

Legal

Charges against defendant	Intentional manslaughter
Trial Judge	Kavanaugh
Jury verdict	Yes
Type of legal decision recorded	Coroner, trial
Outcome of trial	Acquitted
Outcome of Grand Jury decision	Indictment, other homicide, homicide unspecified
Date of sentence	May 27, 1920
Allegations of police corruption	No

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