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Case Description

Regan, Fred J. - Age 45 - Fatally shot in the Waiter's Union Hall, 500 So. State St. by Emil Franke, who, on 12/2/22, was held by the Coroner. A rival faction broke in on the meeting to wreck it. 1A Dist. 12/4/22 Message sent out to arrest Geo. Roberts, J.G. DeJarnott, and Jeff Donohue. 11/2/23 Franke acquitted - Lewis.

Case Number

6902

Circumstances

Date of offense	December 1, 1922
Date of death	December 1, 1922
Time between offense and death	Immediate - death occurred at the crime scene
Address	500 S State
Type of location	Place of business
Type of business	Other place of business
Location description	waiter's Union Hall
Type of death	Homicide
Type of homicide	Intentional murder
Characteristics	shot in Walter's Union Hall-rival faction broke in
Method of killing	Other gun, gun unspecified
Weapon	fatally shot
Motive	a rivalfaction broke in on the meeting to wreck it
Murder/suicide?	Yes
Circumstances description	Other
Total number of victims	1
Total number of defendants	1
Related to civil unrest?	Yes
Type of civil unrest	Union or workers demonstration, or other labor related (not strike or picketing)
Related to Prohibition?	Yes

Victim

Name	Regan, Fred J
Age	45 years
Gender	Male
Race	White
Ethnicity	Other, european
Victim/defendant relationship	Not related by family

Defendant

Name	Franke, Emil
Gender	Male
Race	White
Ethnicity	Other, european
Defendant/victim relationship	Known (recognized person)

Police

Precinct	1
Total number of defendants arrested	1
Defendant ID'd at scene	No
Allegations of police corruption	No

Legal

Date of coroner's decision	December 2, 1922
Trial Judge	Lewis
Type of legal decision recorded	Coroner, trial
Outcome of trial	Acquitted
Date of sentence	November 2, 1923
Allegations of police corruption	No

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