Case Number: 7203

Topolinski, Scholastica - Age 55 - Struck and fatally injured at Leavitt and Washington Sts., by an auto driven by an unknown person who escaped. On 1/20/23 Louis and Nathan Isaacson were held by the Coroner. 20th Dist.


Circumstances

Date of Offense December 30, 1922
Date of Death December 30, 1922
Time Between Offense and Death Immediate - death occurred at the crime scene
Address Leavitt & Washington sts.
Type of Location Vehicle
Location Description @ Leavitt & Washington
Type of Death Accident
Description Car accident
Total Number of Victims 1
Location @ Leavitt & Washington
Number of Defendants 2
Type of Accident Automobile accident

Victim

Name Topolinski, Scholastica
Age 55 years
Gender Female
Race Other
Ethnicity Other, eastern european

Defendant

Name Isaacson, Louis Nathan
Gender Male
Ethnicity Other, eastern european
Race Other

Police

Allegations of Police Corruption No
Date Defendant Arrested 23-Dec-23
Time Between Crime and Arrest Weeks
Total Number of Defendants Arrested 2

Legal

Type of Legal Decision Recorded Coroner's verdict only
Allegations of Police Corruption No

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