Case Number: 505

Driver, Mrs. George, shot dead by her husband, who was arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment in Joliet Penitentiary.


Circumstances

Date of Offense November 30, 1872
Date of Death November 30, 1872
Time Between Offense and Death Immediate - death occurred at the crime scene
Type of Death Homicide
Type of Homicide Intentional murder
Method of Killing Other gun, gun unspecified
Weapon shot dead
Total Number of Victims 1
Number of Defendants 1

Victim

Name Driver, Mrs. George
Gender Female
Race White
Ethnicity Other, european
Related by Blood or Marriage Spouses

Defendant

Name Driver, Mr. George
Gender Male
Ethnicity Other, european
Race White
Related by Blood or Marriage Spouses

Police

Allegations of Police Corruption No
Arrest Made at Crime Scene Yes
Time Between Crime and Arrest Less than 1 day
Total Number of Defendants Arrested 1

Legal

Charges Against Defendant No
Type of Legal Decision Recorded Coroner's verdict only
Allegations of Police Corruption No
Length of Sentence Life
Outcome of Trial Guilty of murder
Sentenced to Joliet, Stateville

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