Case Number: 10536

Mead, Mrs. Grace - Age 39 - Fatally shot at 9:40 PM, 1-2-29, at the front window of her home, 1st fl., 1315 Fulton St., by a bullet which came thru the window after being fired by Albert Miller, colored, in a flat, 2nd fl., 1314 St. John�s Court, said bullet going out his window. Miller was shooting at a woman with whom he quarreled. On 1/9/29 Miller�s arrest was recommended by the Coroner. 26 Dist. 10/13/33 Albert Miller brought back from Cleveland, Ohio & indicted 11/13/33 - 25 yrs. Joliet Pen. - Lynch.


Circumstances

Date of Offense January 2, 1929
Date of Death January 3, 1929
Time Between Offense and Death Within 1 day
Address 1315 Fulton St.
Type of Location Residence
Location Description 1st floor
Type of Death Accident
Description Accidental shooting
Total Number of Victims 1
Location 1st floor
Number of Defendants 1
Type of Accident Accidental shooting
Type of Residence Residence of victim

Victim

Name Mead, Mrs. Grace
Age 39 years
Gender Female
Race White
Ethnicity Other, eastern european

Defendant

Name Albert Miller
Gender Male
Ethnicity African American
Race Black

Police

Precinct 26
Allegations of Police Corruption No
Date Defendant Arrested 13-Oct-33
Defendant Identified at Scene No
Time Between Crime and Arrest Years
Total Number of Defendants Arrested 1

Legal

Date of Coroner's Decision January 9, 1929
Outcome of Coroner's Judgment Recommended investigation/arrest
Charges Against Defendant No
Trial Judge Lynch
Type of Legal Decision Recorded Coroner, trial
Allegations of Police Corruption No
Date of Grand Jury Decision October 13, 1933
Date of Sentence November 13, 1933
Length of Sentence 25 years
Outcome of Grand Jury Decision Indictment, other homicide, homicide unspecified
Sentenced to Joliet, Stateville

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