Circumstances

Date of Offense	November 20, 1914
Date of Death	November 20, 1914
Time Between Offense and Death	Immediate - death occurred at the crime scene
Address	6233 indiana ave.
Type of Death	Manslaughter
Total Number of Victims	1
Number of Defendants	1
Type of Manslaughter	Unintentional killing with gun

Victim

Name	benson, james j.
Age	36 years
Gender	Male
Race	Black
Ethnicity	African American
Related by Blood or Marriage	Spouses

Defendant

Name	Benson, Belle R.
Gender	Female
Ethnicity	English-Anglo
Race	White

Police

Precinct	12
Allegations of Police Corruption	No
Date Defendant Arrested	5-Sep-14
Time Between Crime and Arrest	Weeks
Total Number of Defendants Arrested	1

Legal

Date of Coroner's Decision	September 5, 1914
Outcome of Coroner's Judgment	Defendant held to Grand Jury
Charges Against Defendant	No
Trial Judge	Petit
Type of Legal Decision Recorded	Coroner, trial
Jury Verdict	Yes
Allegations of Police Corruption	No
Date of Sentence	February 10, 1915
Outcome of Grand Jury Decision	Indictment for manslaughter
Outcome of Trial	Acquitted