Case Number: 5529

Wolf, Rudolph - Age 24 - Fatally shot Jan. 19th at North Ave. & LaSalle St. when he attempted to stop Earl Dear and Eugene Hartnett from driving away his auto. Both arrested and on Jan. 21 held by the Coroner. 39 Pct. 3/30/18 - Dear sentenced to hang 4/19/18 and Hartnett to Joliet Pen. for 14 years - Kersten. 6/27/19 - Dear hanged at Co. Jail.


Circumstances

Date of Offense January 19, 1918
Date of Death January 19, 1918
Time Between Offense and Death Immediate - death occurred at the crime scene
Address North ave. & LaSalle st.
Type of Location Vehicle
Type of Death Homicide
Type of Homicide Other murder, felony murder
Characteristics shot
Method of Killing Other gun, gun unspecified
Weapon fatally shot
Motive attempted to stop defs. From driving away w/ his v
Victim Initiated Events Leading to Homicide No
Description Robbery
Total Number of Victims 1
Related to Organized Crime

Victim

Name Wolf, Rudolph
Age 24 years
Gender Male
Race White
Ethnicity English-Anglo

Defendant

Name Dear, Earl
Gender Male
Ethnicity English-Anglo
Race White

Police

Allegations of Police Corruption No
Time Between Crime and Arrest Days
Total Number of Defendants Arrested 2

Legal

Date of Coroner's Decision January 21, 1918
Charges Against Defendant No
Trial Judge Kersten
Type of Legal Decision Recorded Coroner, trial
Jury Verdict Yes
Allegations of Police Corruption No
Date of Sentence March 30, 1918
Felony Murder Classification Robbery
Length of Sentence Death penalty
Post Trial Information Death sentence carried out
Sentenced to Joliet, Stateville

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