Case Number: 165

Brown, Joseph, 38 years old, stabbed to death with knife, home 3408 Leavitt St., by his wife, Clara, who was arrested, 8th Prect. Mrs. Brown was discharged by Grand Jury, April term, 1899.


Circumstances

Date of Offense March 3, 1899
Date of Death March 3, 1899
Address 3408 Leavitt st.
Type of Location Residence
Location Description victim & defendant's home
Type of Death Manslaughter
Total Number of Victims 1
Location victim & defendant's home
Number of Defendants 1
Type of Manslaughter Domestic violence
Type of Residence Residence of both victim and defendant

Victim

Name Brown, Joseph
Age 38 years
Gender Male
Race White
Ethnicity Other, european
Related by Blood or Marriage Spouses

Defendant

Name Brown, Clara
Gender Female
Related by Blood or Marriage Spouses

Police

Precinct 8
Allegations of Police Corruption No
Total Number of Defendants Arrested 1

Legal

Type of Legal Decision Recorded Coroner's verdict and grand jury
Allegations of Police Corruption No
Outcome of Grand Jury Decision Indictment for felony murder

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