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Case Description
Clark, Kip - Age 30 - Colored - Shot to death at 9:45 PM, 6/20/29, in the rear of 881 Milton Ave., by his common-law wife, Mary Clark alias Mary Steele, alias Wilkerson, whose arrest was recommended by the Coroner on 7/2/29. 35 Dist.
Circumstances
| Date of offense |
June 20, 1929 |
| Date of death |
June 20, 1929 |
| Time between offense and death |
Immediate - death occurred at the crime scene
|
| Time of day (approx) |
Evening (5:00 p.m. - 10:59 p.m.)
|
| Time of day (exact) |
12:21 am
|
| Address |
881 Milton
|
| Type of location |
Street, or other non-commercial public place/alley
|
| Type of public place |
Street, sidewalk or alley
|
| Location description |
rear of address
|
| Type of death |
Homicide
|
| Type of homicide |
Cause of death unknown
|
| Characteristics |
shot by wife
|
| Method of killing |
Other gun, gun unspecified
|
| Weapon |
shot to death
|
| Victim initiated events leading to homicide |
No
|
| Murder/suicide? |
Yes
|
| Circumstances description |
Domestic violence
|
| Total number of victims |
1
|
| Related to Prohibition? |
Yes
|
Victim
| Name |
Clark, Kip
|
| Age |
30 years
|
| Gender |
Male
|
| Race |
Black
|
| Ethnicity |
African American
|
| Victim/defendant relationship |
Husband/Wife
|
| Related by blood or marriage |
Spouses
|
Defendant
| Name |
Clark, Mary aka Mary Steele Wi
|
| Gender |
Female
|
| Race |
White
|
| Ethnicity |
English-Anglo
|
| Defendant/victim relationship |
Spouses (including common law and ever married)
|
Police
| Precinct |
35
|
| Allegations of police corruption |
No
|
Legal
| Date of coroner's decision |
July 2, 1929 |
| Outcome of coroner's judgement |
Recommended investigation/arrest
|
| Charges against defendant |
No charges recorded
|
| Type of legal decision recorded |
Coroner's verdict only
|
| Allegations of police corruption |
No
|
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