Case Number: 10837
Patras, Christ - Age 40 - Shot to death at 2:25 AM, 6/16/30, in his restaurant, the �Villa Rica,� at 2572 N. Clark St., by two bandits at whom he fired two shots while resisting robbery. Bulletin 6/17/30: Harold Keller and Geo. Burchill are wanted. On 7/22/30 Richard Sullivan was arrested and confessed after being implicated and named as the slayer by Frank Bell now in the County Jail on several robbery charges. They were indicted 7/31/30. 37 Dist. 12/15/30 Bell & Sullivan sentenced to the executed on 2/13/31 - Sabath. 12/15/30 Bell & Sullivan sentenced to be executed on 10/16/31. 10/16/31 Bell won last minuted reprisal and on 10/16/31 Sullivan was executed in Elec. Chair at Co. Jail. 1/8/32 - Bell executed in electric chair.
Circumstances
| Date of Offense | June 16, 1930 |
|---|---|
| Date of Death | June 16, 1930 |
| Time Between Offense and Death | Immediate - death occurred at the crime scene |
| Address | 2572 N. Clark St. |
| Type of Location | Place of business |
| Location Description | in his restaurant |
| Type of Death | Homicide |
| Type of Homicide | Other murder, felony murder |
| Characteristics | victim resisting robbery |
| Method of Killing | Other gun, gun unspecified |
| Weapon | shot to death |
| Motive | by two bandits at whom victim fired two shots whil |
| Victim Initiated Events Leading to Homicide | No |
| Description | Robbery |
| Total Number of Victims | 1 |
| Location | in his restaurant |
| Number of Defendants | 2 |
| Related to Organized Crime | |
| Type of Business | Restaurant, food kitchen, other public eating place, hotel public place |
Victim
| Name | Patras, Christ |
|---|---|
| Age | 40 years |
| Gender | Male |
| Race | White |
| Employed | Yes |
| VictimEmploymentType | Employed, low white collar (clerk, bookkeeper, etc.) |
| Ethnicity | Other, european |
| Victim Killed While Protecting Property | Protecting other property |
| Occupation/ Skill | Other, business person |
Defendant
| Name | Sullivan, Richard |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Ethnicity | Other, european |
| Race | White |
Police
| Precinct | 37 |
|---|---|
| Allegations of Police Corruption | No |
| Date Defendant Arrested | 22-Jul-30 |
| Defendant Identified at Scene | No |
| Time Between Crime and Arrest | Months |
| Total Number of Defendants Arrested | 2 |
Legal
| Charges Against Defendant | No |
|---|---|
| Trial Judge | Sabath |
| Type of Legal Decision Recorded | Coroner, grand jury, trial, and post conviction |
| Allegations of Police Corruption | No |
| Date of Grand Jury Decision | July 31, 1930 |
| Date of Sentence | December 15, 1930 |
| Felony Murder Classification | Robbery |
| Length of Sentence | Death penalty |
| Outcome of Grand Jury Decision | Indictment, other homicide, homicide unspecified |
| Outcome of Trial | Guilty, unspecified offense |
| Post Trial Information | Death sentence carried out |
| Sentence Completed | Yes |
