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A number of the homicides proved to be acts of self-defense, and the slayers were exonerated from blame by the grand and coroner's juries. But one murderer was hanged during the year, HARRY LYONS, Oct. 11, for killing ALBERT B. MASON. Two are under sentence of death for murders committed during the year, HENRY FOSTER, colored, and JOHN OHRN. Twenty murderers escaped arrest, and twelve were found "not guilty" by juries. The figures seem to show the practical abolishment of capital punishment in Chicago. A brief account of each killing, with the disposition of the case, where any has been made, is given below: The first murder of the year 1895 was the result of a criminal operation performed on an unmarried woman named LOTTIE COLLINS by MRS. PAULINE BECHTOL. At a coroner's inquest Jan. 9 MRS. BECHTOL was held to the grand jury and indicted for murder. Nov. 18 the case came before Judge Dunne. Nov. 18 the jury reported that it could not agree. Dec. 5 the case was stricken from the docket, with leave to reinstate on motion of the State's attorney. It is not likely she will be tried again. Jan. 3 - Policeman EDWARD DUDDLES was shot and killed while attempting to arrest burglars at No. 297 Division street. WILLIAM ROACH, JOHN CAREY, and WILLIAM McCORMICK, alias McGEE, plead guilty, June 14, and were sentenced by Judge Burke to life imprisonment. Jan. 5 - DOMINICK RAGGIO and ROBERT DAVIS quarrelled over the ownership of a dog at No. 276 West Harrison street. RAGGIO shot DAVIS after the latter had stabbed him. Both died. Jan. 12. - JACOB MILLER killed his wife at No. 641 North Wood street. Sentenced to twenty-five years in the penitentiary. Jan. 14. - Special Officers KELSO VALENTINE and JOHN JOYCE riddled with bullets a man named ALOIS BECKER, who was acting suspiciously around a freight car on the Western Indiana Railroad. A coroner's jury held them for murder to the grand jury, which refused to indict them. Jan. 30. - FREDERICK HEIZHEUTER, a cattle buyer, went riding on Jan. 30 with "NIC" MARZA, a butcher. He never returned. Feb. 25 his body was found. At the coroner's inquest, March 2, MARZEN was held to the grand jury for murder, but has not yet been tried. Jan. 31. - JOHN R. DOYLE shot by PAUL HOFFMAN, at No. 20 Polk street. Pleaded guilty to manslaughter and sentenced by Judge Tuthill to two years in the peniten- tiary. Feb. 3. - MICHAEL MIKEUZ was killed by his wife, ANNIE, and JOHN CLASAK. They confessed their crime at the coroner's inquest and were indicted Feb. 26. A verdict of "not guilty" was returned by the jury to Judge Brentano. Feb. 7. - JOHN JAMISON struck JAMES DOYLE on the head with a catsup bottle at No. 146 South Halsted street. DOYLE died from the blow twenty-four hours later. JAMIESON was indicted for murder Feb. 28. The case was tried before Judge Baker. June 26 the jury returned a verdict of guilty and fixed the punishment at two years' imprisonment. June 29 Judge Baker granted a new trial. JAMIESON pleaded guilty of manslaughter and was sentenced to one year in prison. Feb. 9. - ALBERT B. MASON was robbed and murderously assaulted by HARRY, alias "BUTCH" LYONS and CORNELIUS O'BRIEN on Van Buren street, near Clinton. MASON died three days later. Both men were tried for murder, and May 25 the jury returned a verdict of guilty, fixing the punishment of LYONS at death and of O'BRIEN at twenty years in the penitentiary. LYONS was hanged Oct. 11. Feb. 10. - ALEXANDER ZIADOVESKI eloped from Milwaukee with MRS. JOSEPH KASIK. Her husband found them at No. 20 Fay street and killed ZIADOVESKI. He was indicted for murder but acquitted. Feb. 15. - HARRY SCOVILLE was killed by JOHN alias "CORKY," SULLIVAN, on Desplaines street, near Monroe. SULLIVAN and NELLIE RYAN were indicted for the murder Feb. 28 and a second indictment more specific, was re- turned May 2. The trial of the case has never been taken up. Feb. 20. - JOSEPH WYMAN killed MINNIE DINGER at No. 4857 Paulina street. June 6 he was found guilty of murder and sent to prison for life. Feb. 23. - EMANUEL BARKER killed his wife CARRIE and his brother-in-law, HARRY BONNER, at No. 1810 State street. May 4 he was found guilty of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. Feb. 26. - A coroner's jury held MRS. SOPHIE KRUEGER, of No. 251 Mohawk street to the grand jury of a charge of murdering SOPHIA KURPIERS by a criminal operation. The grand jury refused to return an indictment and the woman KRUEGER was released from jail. March 4. - Persons unknown assaulted and robbed CARL N. HAUZE at the corner of Clark and Polk streets. He was taken to the county hospital, where he died next day. March 7. - MICHAEL McCORMICK, son of M. McCORMICK of No. 8902 Superior avenue, was killed in a quarrel with JOHN LEONARD, alias "LEFTY," at No. 76 West Madison street. LEONARD was held to the grand jury but was released. March 17. - Three brothers named EDWARD, JOHN and THOMAS GORMAN, and MARTIN SKELLEY created a disturbance in a saloon at No. 5859 South Halsted street. Police Officer THOMAS MANSFIELD shot in self-defense and killed EDWARD GORMAN. A coroner's jury, April 4, exon- erated Officer MANSFIELD from blame. March 24. - CHARLES GOODMAN killed CHARLES GRAVES at No. 1500 State street. GOODWIN was convicted of manslaughter Sept. 9, and given an indterminate sentence in the penitentiary by Judge Hutchinson. **Transcriber's Note: The Chicago Chronicle, Sept. 10, 1895, gives his name as GOODWIN. March 25. - JOHN R. HAMILTON, employed at the corner of Green and West Lake streets, tried to shoot a woman. WILLIAM J. BOSTICK interfered and HAMILTON fired at him. BOSTICK returned the fire, shooting HAMILTON in the leg. Blood poisoning followed, and HAMILTON died five days later. BOSTICK was held by a coroner's jury, but the grand jury refused to indict him. March 31. - ANTON LEHMAN stole a coat. He was followed by a crowd and hit on the head with a brick, fracturing his skull. The coroner and police failed to discover the guilty party. April 2. - A fight between factions of St. Hedwig's Polish Church culminated in the murder of JOHN ZILLIUSKI by three brothers named JOHN, NICODEM, and JOSEPH LEWAN- DOWSKI and JOSEPH JACKS. All were found guilty of murder before Judge Baker Jan. 21. JOHN and NICODEM LEWANDOWSKI were sentenced to seven years in prison, JOSEPH LEWANDOW- SKI to four years, and JOSEPH JACKS to two years. **Transcriber's Note: Chicago Tribune June 21, 1895 - Sentenced. April 2. - GEORGE W. EBERSOL was murdered under the Dearborn street bridge and thrown into the river. His murderers have never been apprehended. April 2. - In an election dispute at No. 475 South California avenue FRANK B. HORTON was fatally shot by ARTHUR MOORE, dying three days afterward. MOORE was in- dicted for murder April 30. A jury in Judge Payne's court returned a verdict of guilty, fixing the punish- ment at twenty-five years' imprisonment. This verdict was set aside Nov. 28 by Judge Payne and a new trial granted. MOORE immediately plead guilty to manslaughter and Judge Payne sentenced him to prison for fifteen years. April 5 - JAMES McBENNETT was killed by JAMES GARDNER at No. 481 West Ohio street. GARDNER was not indicted. April 7. - JULIUS DIXNER and CHARLES CARLSON quarreled in front of the Salvantion Army barracks at Fifty-Ninth and Aberdeen streets. CARLSON cut DIXNER in the arm with a knife. Blood poisoning caused DIXNER'S death four days later. The coroner's jury exonerated him from blame. April 12. - ELKANAH R. HUNTER was murderously assaulted in his office in the Live Stock Exchange building and died the following morning at his home, No. 5621 Peoria street. April 12. - A political dispute between CHARLES P. HAGERTY and AARON PELTIER ended in the murder of HAGERTY by PELTIER on Thirty-Second street near La Salle. June 12 a verdict of not guilty was returned by a jury in Judge Baker's court. April 14. - By the accidental discharge of a revolver ROBERT BASSETT was instantly killed at the Harlem race track. A coroner's jury rendered a verdict of accidental death. April 14. - PEARL SMITH killed WILLIAM FERGUSON at No. 157 West Lake street. June 11 she pleaded guilty to mur- der before Judge Tuthill, who sentenced her to twenty years in prison. April 15. - An unidentified infant was found in the lake at the foot of Diversey street. It had been strangled by a rope which was still around its neck and then thrown into the water. April 19. - RICHARD BURKE and WILLIAM CONDON quarreled over a game of cards at No. 4823 Justine street. BURKE killed CONDON. In April the grand jury refused to indict him. April 22. - A boy of six years was drowned by his mother, MATTIE A. MORRISON, a discarded mistress, in the lake be- tween Forty-Seventh and Forty-Eighth streets. The mother died at the same time. **Transcriber's Note: Ex-wife, not mistress. See our Iroquois county obits for more. April 29. - An unknown colored man was killed while attempting to escape from Police Officers GOLDEN and McDERMOTT. The officers were exonerated by the coroner's jury. April 29. - PHILLIP BRADY, alias JAMES McGUIRE, while trying to escape arrest was killed by Officers FITZGERALD and LYONS, at the corner of Halsted and Quincy streets. The policemen were exonerated at the coroner's inquest. May 6. - WILLIAM JAMES was killed by WILLIAM BUNN, at the corner of Thirty-Second and Dearborn streets. A coroner's jury decided that he did it in self-defense. May 11. - HENRY HOWFELDT was accidentally killed by JAMES KINIRY, at No. 105 West Eighteenth street. KINIRY was exonerated by a coroner's jury. May 15. - MARGARET ENGLISH killed MELISSA LOGAN, at No. 54 Union street. June 27 she was found guilty of murder and sentenced by Judge Baker to five years' imprisonment. May 17. - JOHN NOWAK was killed in attempting to hold up IVES W. McGAFFEY, in the rear of No. 349 West Fifteenth street. McGAFFEY defended himself with a pocketknife. The police found NOWAK lying in the alley. He died in the county hospital, May 22. After hearing the testimony the court instructed the jury to return a verdict of not guilty. May 19. - WILLIAM SULLIVAN killed WILLIAM BARRETT, at Chatham court and Hobbie street. Nov. 25 the jury returned a verdict of "not guilty." May 20. - LULU WILLIAMS tried to shoot IDA RAY at No. 565 State street. Instead, the bullet struck and killed ALLEN JOYCE. She was indicted for murder May 28, but at the trial, before Judge Neely, July 3, the jury found her "not guilty." May 23. - THOMAS JEFFERSON struck STEWART G. BROWN, at No. 3228 Armour avenue. They fought for several minutes, when JEFFERSON settled matters by shooting BROWN in the chest. BROWN died two days later. JEFFERSON was indicted Oct. 5. The date for his trial is not yet fixed. May 24. - LOUIS KRAEMAN, a Bohemian carpenter, living at No. 508 South Lincoln street, shot and killed his 3-year-old daughter, LYDIA, and then committed suicide. May 24. - In Nyack flats, Nos. 6614-16 Ellis avenue, MRS. ANNA ANNABEL shot and killed her husband, and then killed herself. May 24. - LEWIS KLANK was killed by WILLIAM alias "MUTTON" JOHNSON. He and five other young rowdies who were with him were arrested and indicted June 21. His companions confessed and the case against them was nolle prossed. July 20 JOHNSON was tried separately before Judge Neely, and the jury found him guilty of murder, fixing the punishment at death. Sept. 17 a new trial was granted JOHNSON. He immediately plead guilty of murder and was sentenced by Judge Neely to life imprisonment. May 25. - JOSEPH KANERKA killed his wife ANNA at the corner of Lincoln avenue and North Fifty-Ninth street, and then, to avoid capture by the police, who were pursuing him, cut his own throat at Bomanville and died an hour later. May 27. - MICHAEL MORRAH killed his wife by shooting her in the head at their home, No. 3807 Archer avenue. He was indicted for murder June 20 and tried before Judge Baker July 8. The jury's verdict was that MORRAH was insane when he did the deed and he was sent to the Chester insane asylum. May 30. - BARTHOLOMEW CREAN shot WILLIAM FITZGIBBON at Twenty-Second street and Armour avenue. Blood poisoning resulted and he died within a week. Dec. 24 the jury in Judge Baker's court found CREAN guilty of manslaughter and sent him to prison for two years. May 31. - During a fight in front of No. 402 Clark street LOUIS LAPASSO bit the finger of ANTONIO PETTESEA. The later died June 18 in the county hospital from blood poison. A coroner's jury held LAPASSO to the grand jury for murder. The grand jury refused to indict him. June 1. - ALMA VON GLAHN was shot and killed by her step- brother, WILLIAM RINCH, at No. 1119 Belmont avenue. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to thirty years in prison. June 5. - A crowd of toughs attempted to "clean out" the meat market of FRANK E. SMITH at No. 345 West Harrsion street. When the rowdies attacked him SMITH shot several times into the crowd and four bullets struck JAMES HALPIN. HALPIN died instantly. SMITH was indicted for murder June 25 and released from jail on bail July 9. Dec. 23, when the case was called before Judge Gibbons, a nolle pros was entered. June 10. - A coroner's jury held WALTER SIMPSON and MOLLIE FAVORS to the grand jury on the charge of murdering HARRY SHEPHERD, living at No. 1425 State street. July 9 the testi- mony at the trial showed that SIMPSON shot SHEPHERD in self- defense and Judge Tuthill instructed the jury to return a verdict of "not guilty." June 11. - In a quarrel at Grand avenue and Noble street, JOHN LAMBRACAS fatally stabbed CHRISTIAN ATHANASOPULAS. He was sent to prison for eleven years. June 14. - Officer JAMES BELL caught NELS JANSEN burglar- izing W. C. ALLEN'S house, No. 6437 Dickey street, and shot him in the back, killing him instantly. The policeman was exonerated from blame by a coroner's jury. June 22. - HUGH CLOGHESY of No. 669 Center avenue killed JOSEPH SEJBA while he and another man were burglarizing SEJBA'S house, No. 260 West Twentieth street. A coroner's jury, June 25, exonerated SEJBA from blame. **Transcriber's Note: Backwards? It seems that Hugh Cloghesy was the man killed if Sejba was exonerated. June 23. - CAREY B. BIRCH, cashier of the West Chicago Street Railway Company, was murdered in his office by two masked burglars. JULIUS MANNOW and JOSEPH WINDROTH were arrested a week later for the murder. They were indicted July 31. There has been no trial as yet. June 29. - MRS. MADELINE F. TESE, No. 227 Rumsey street, killed ARTHUR O'BRIEN, aged 9 years, whose home was across the street. She was tried for murder before Judge Dunne Nov. 9, and a verdict of "not guilty' was returned. The woman's plea that she "only meant to scare the boys away and did not know the pistol was loaded." July 1. - By the accidental discharge of a revolver in the hands of FRED LOHMAN of No. 3434 Wallace street, his daughter, FREDA, aged 3 years, was killed. The father was locked up by the police to prevent him from committing suicide. A coroner's jury exonerated him. July 2. - LULU WATSON of No. 2110 Armour avenue was killed by EFFIE STEWART, who fired at her from the ad- joining house. The STEWART woman was convicted Dec. 13 of murder and sentenced by Judge Payne to prison for life. While she was in jail pending the motion for a new trial she contracted diphtheria, and Dec. 26 was taken to the county hospital. July 3. - AUGUST BIESCHKE accidentally killed ANTON DEERING at No. 227 West Blackhawk street. BIESCHKE was exonerated by a coroner's jury July 5. July 4. - JOHN WRZASZ of No. 1204 Washtenaw avenue was killed while standing in his yard by an unknown man who fired four shots at him. The man was never found. July 4. - FREDERICK HELLMAN murdered his entire family, consisting of a wife and four children, the latter's ages ranging from 3 to 11 years. He lived at Cornelia and Wood streets. HELLMAN had deserted a wife and family in Germany. They learned of his whereabouts and notified him they were coming to Chicago. Rather than face impending exposure of himself and disgrace the innocent family, he chose death for all. July 7. - PAUL COOPER was killed by ROBERT DOZIER in John Channeler's saloon on "Smoky Row" in Lemont. DOZIER fled and has never been arrested. July 6. - CHARLES GORMAN tried to rob the money drawer in the saloon of P. G. McGLOIN, No. 64 Adams street. In the pursuit H. M. STONEBERG of No. 1946 Archer avenue was killed. Policeman ISAAC ROSENTHAL shot GORMAN as he reached the entrance of the Auditorium, killing him al- most instantly. STERNBERG died a few days after from the wound inflicted by GORMAN. Officer ROSENTHAL was exoner- ated from blame in killing GORMAN by a coroner's jury. July 15. - EMIL SCHWENSEN fatally shot ABRAHAM B. FISHER at No. 84 East Huron street. He claimed he shot in self- defense. He was indicted for murder Aug. 3 and the same day released under bail of $500 with CHARLES H. WACKER and FRED SCHOELLER as sureties. The case has never been called for trial. July 18. - PAUL BALKE killed MRS. AUGUSTA KEIL at her home, No. 633 West North avenue. He was tried for murder Oct. 14, and on the verdict of the coroner's jury that he was crazy at the time he killed MRS. KEIL and since, he was sent to the Chester Insane Asylum. July 22. - JOHN DONOVAN, 16 years old, living at No. 97 Forquer street, died from fracture of the skull, which he said was caused by SAMUEL GOLDBERG. The latter was indicted for murder Aug. 3 and released from jail three days later under bail of $5,000 furnished by his wife and SELIG MORRIS. His case has never been called for trial. July 22. - WILLIAM BUFORD killed GORDON EWING at the Southern Hotel on Wabash avenue. BUFORD was tried before Judge Payne, found guilty of murder, and Sept. 11 was sentenced to prison for twenty-nine years. July 27. - In a quarrel in front of No. 95 West Quincy street JOHN P. RODDY was fatally wounded by GEORGE SULLIVAN. The latter told a coroner's jury that RODDY shot in self defense. They believed his story and exon- erated him. July 27. - GEORGE HEPP was fatally shot by JOSEPH POLLEROY at No. 1220 Blue Island avenue. POLLEROY fled and has never been apprehended. Another murder in Lemont for which nobody was brought to justice was that of SIMON SCHIEHURT, Aug. 5. He was killed by an "unknown man" in a resort on "Smoky Row." Aug. 8. - EDWARD HAASE was shot at No. 51 North Halsted street by AGGIE MILLER. A coroner's jury decided that the woman acted in self defense, and she was released from custody. Aug. 9. - GEORGE PUCIK was murdered at the Dunning insane asylum by two of the attendants, GEORGE GOUGH and JOHN P. ANDERSON. It was discovered that nearly half the bones in PUCKI'S body were broken, and his head was badly bruised. County Physician Fortner swore that when PUCIK entered the asylum he was a sound man physi- cally. The coroner's jury returned a verdict written by Deputy Coroner O'Brien, declaring that they "were unable to ascertain from the evidence presented when and where the said ribs and bones of said PUCIK were broken." The police made an investigation which resulted in the arrest of GOUGH and ANDERSON. They were indicted Oct. 5 for the murder of PUCIK. The trial of GOUGH began Nov. 25 before Judge Dunne, and lasted until Dec. 5, when the jury found him guilty and fixed his punishment at eight years in prison. A motion for a new trial is now pending, GOUGH remaining in jail. ANDERSON turned state's evidence, and will not likely be tried. Aug. 9 - The body of an unknown man, with throat cut, was found on the Illinois Central Railroad tracks at Pullman. A coroner's jury pronounced it a case of murder, but the police never found out who did the deed, or the identity of the murdered man. Aug. 15. - JOHN SCHLOSSER was shot and killed by his drunken father, JACOB SCHLOSSER, at No. 4811 Archer avenue. The father was held to the grand jury on a charge of murder, but that body refused to indict him in October, and he was released from jail. Aug. 16. - GUY BRAY, a boy living at No. 214 Aberdeen street, died from the effect of a kick given him a month before by SIMON JACOBS. A coroner's jury held JACOBS to the grand jury on a charge of murder. He was indicted Sept. 16 and was released from jail Sept. 24 on bail for $10,000 furnished by EMIL H. SCHMITZ and THEODORE H. SCHMITZ. He has never been called for trial, and enjoys his liberty. Aug. 20. - Among the many murders in Lemont under the reign of Mayor McCarthy was that of HENRY CUSH by WILLIAM JONES, alias "CINCINNATI JOHN." The latter has not been seen by the police since the night of the murder. Aug. 27. - At Sag Bridge JOSEPH CARUSO hit SALVATORE LATINA with a stone, inflicting injuries from which he died Sept. 20. After the trouble CARUSO fled and has not been discovered. Aug. 29 - HENRY KLATZ was found dead at No. 423 Clark street. His skull had been fractured. EDWARD DAWES, GIUSEPPI SALVATORE, and SAMUEL WARD were arrested for the murder and indicted by the grand jury Sept. 21. Nov. 21 the case was "stricken off as to SALVATORE and WARD, on motion of the state's attorney" before Judge Gibbons. The case against DAWE'S is still pending. Sept. 2 - WILLIAM KELLY was killed by JOHN W. HARRIS in front of No. 300 Clark street. HARRIS is in jail under indictment for murder. Sept. 12. - JOSEPH CONLON was killed by JOHN ORAM, ex- convict, also known as JOHN SULLIVAN, in front of No. 394 Austin avenue. Before Judge Gibbons the jury returned a verdict of guilty, fixing the punishment at death. The day for his execution has not been set, and will not be until the motion pending for a new trial is disposed of by Judge Gibbons. ORAM claimed he killed CONLON in self- defense. Sept. 14. - HENRY THIELEN killed SAMUEL VANCE, yard- master of the C. and N. W. Railroad, because the latter discharged him for drunkenness. THIELEN plead guilty to the murder before Judge Gibbons Dec. 9 and was sentenced to prison for fifteen years. Sept. 16. - FRANK D'OTTO of No. 397 Dearborn street was stabbed to death by two unknown men. They escaped and were never caught. The police arrested ALEXANDER BROWN, colored, on suspicion, but a coroner's jury Sept. 17 exonerated him because he proved an alibi. Sept. 18. - BENJAMIN FENTON, white, was killed by LOUIS LEONARD at No. 1408 Michigan avenue. LEONARD was convicted of the murder before Judge Payne Nov. 26 and was sentenced to prison for fourteen years. Sept. 20. - RICHARD RYAN was killed by HENRY TAYLOR in the rear of No. 506 Wabash avenue. TAYLOR told him to seek other quarters. RYAN threatened to kill him and tried to carry out the threat by stabbing him; but TAYLOR shot RYAN, killing him instantly. TAYLOR was indicted for murcer, but when the case was tried before Judge Dunne, Oct. 25, the evidence showed that TAYLOR acted in self- defense, and the court instructed the jury to return a verdict of not guilty. Sept. 24. - ROBERT SCHOENDUBE killed FREDERICK REIGER at No. 326 Forty-Seventh street while, as he alleged, REIGER was beating his mother, MRS. ANNA SCHOENDUBE. A coroner's jury held SCHOENDUBE on a charge of murder to the grand jury, but that body in October refused to indict him. Sept. 25. - CARRIE STEWART killed THOMAS HOLBROOK in front of No. 133 Custom House place. She was tried for the murder before Judge Payne, found guilty Dec. 7, and sentenced to imprisonment for life in the penitentiary. Oct. 4. - Special Officer McCARTHY tried to put JOHN W. SHERIDAN off a freight train on the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad, near Pine Station, Ind. SHERIDAN tried to stab the officer, who shot him in the chest. He died from the wound the next day in the emer- gency hospital here. The officer was exonerated by a coroner's jury. Oct. 4. - GEORGE W. WELLS was killed at State street and Eldridge court by HENRY C. FOSTER. He was convicted of murder Nov. 20, and three days later sentenced by Judge Payne to be hanged Jan. 24. Oct. 7. - TENI LEWIS and WILLIAM SMITH killed BERNARD ROSSO at Sag Bridge, Lemont Township, because he refused to give them more liquor. ROSSO'S wife was an eye witness of the murder, and the identity of the men was clearly established by additional witnesses. A jury in Judge Ball's court returned a verdict of not guilty and the men were discharged. Oct. 17. - CHARLES M. COLLIN was killed at No. 112 Sigel street by a burglar whom he shot, but not fatally. The burglar escaped and was never captured. Oct. 21. - Patrolman WILLIAM J. EGAN killed ANTHONY PRZYBOLISKI at the Twenty-Second street crossing of the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad. PRZYBOLISKI was under arrest for robbery and tried to stab the police- man and make his escape. A coroner's jury exonerated the officer. Oct. 24. - WALTER DOBBINS killed JOSEPH MILLER at No. 93 North Lincoln street. The grand jury refused to indict him, as the evidence showed the deed was done is self- defense. Oct. 27. - JAMES MAHER was killed by LOUIS and RICE MAXEY at No. 640 West Lake street. The MAXEYS were indicted Nov. 22 for the murder, but have not yet been tried. Nov. 3. - PIETRO VIATALO and BIAGGO CHICHILIO quarreled over a game of cards at No. 75 West Erie street. VIATALO shot and killed CHICHILIO. He was indicted for murder Nov. 20, but has not yet been tried. He claims he shot in self-defense. Nov. 7. - One of three burglars, suprised while looting the basement at No. 2125 Wentworth avenue, shot and killed MONA McDONALD, a young man of 18 years. Fully 100 police- men took up the search for the murderer within an hour after the shooting, but failed to find the guilty party. Nov. 10 - ROSA SCOTT shot and killed FRANK MOORE, at No. 152 Custom House place. He wore, when killed, diamonds valued at $4,000, which the woman had given him. She was indicted for murder Nov. 27, and Dec. 2 was released from jail by Judge Gibbons, after JACOB FRANKS and MORITZ ROSENTHAL had signed bail bonds for $10,000 for her appearance. Nov. 11. - LIN DOCK DUNN, a Chinese laundryman, at No. 3757 Halsted street, attempted to assault TILLIE O'KEEFE, a 13-year-old daughter of EDWARD O'KEEFE, a saloon-keeper at No. 3837 South Halsted street. The child escaped from the laundryman and told the facts to her father, who, the following morning deliberately killed the Chinaman. A coroner's jury called it a case of "justifiable homicide," and O'KEEFE was not even arrested. Nov. 12. - During a quarrel at the drainage canal, where both worked, ANDREW SANDBERG hit HENRY BANNISTER with a rock and killed him. SANDBERG was indicted for murder Nov. 30, but the date for his trial is not yet fixed. Nov. 14. - At the corner of Polk and Laflin streets six members of Berry's private detective agency shot and killed FRANK WHITE, in attempting to arrest CLARENCE WHITE, his brother, a well known thief. At the coroner's inquest WILLIAM J. DIX was held to the grand jury as principal in the murder, and JACOB FISCHEL, CHARLES A. McDONALD, JOSEPH McDONALD, JOHN FREW, CHARLES J. POOLE, and WILLIAM F. MAYO were held as accessories. All were indicted for murder Nov. 30. CHARLES J. POOLE was re- leased, Dec. 2, on bail of $10,000, furnished by HATTIE D. BERRY and RALPH E. LIDSTEE. CHARLES and JOSEPH Mc- DONALD were released, Dec. 3, on bail of $10,000 each, furnished by THOMAS KANE and HATTIE D. BERRY. Nov. 19. - MICHAEL O'BRIEN brutally murdered his wife by shooting her through the head and heart, at her sister's home, No. 885 West Madison street. He was indicted Nov. 30 for the murder, and is now in jail awaiting trial. Nov. 20. - JOSEPH McGRATH was shot in the house of JACOB HALPIN, No. 172 West Fifteenth street. McGRATH died from the shot Dec. 15. He made an ante-mortem statement that JACOB HALPIN shot him after trying to rob him. HALPIN was held to the grand jury on a charge of murder by a coroner's jury Dec. 16. Nov. 23. - THOMAS BOONE was killed in Lemont. A coroner's jury, Dec. 3, fixed the guilt of the murder on another colored man, named FORREST RICHARDSON, whom the police have been unable to find. Nov. 24. - PAUL VUKOVIC killed JOHN PAJICK at No. 8857 Mackinaw avenue. The latter was indicted for murder Nov. 30, but the date for his trial is not yet fixed. Nov. 24. - THOMAS BROWN killed JAMES HUDDLESTON. BROWN was indicted for murder. Nov. 25. - JOHN C. SMITH, a laborer, was murdered "by a person or persons unknown," near his home, No. 3139 Parnell avenue. The police arrested several persons on suspicion, but all were discharged for want of evidence. Dec. 5. - JOHN J. HARRINGTON was kiled by JOHN W. CAVANAUGH at No. 80 Wells street. Before his death HARRINGTON made a sworn statement which ended with: "I am positive that the discharge of the gun was due to an accident, and I do not attach any blame to said JOHN CAVANAUGH." Under the circumstances a coroner's jury exonerated CAVANAUGH and he was discharged from the custody of the police. Dec. 7. - CHARLES SLATER accidentally shot and killed THOMAS NOLAN at No. 243 South Halsted street. He was exonerated from blame by a coroner's jury Dec. 16. Dec. 15. - EDWARD DECOURCEY, colored, killed his mis- tress, DORA PERKINS, at No. 2106 Armour avenue. He is in jail awaiting trial for the murder, having just been indicted. Dec. 15. - In self-defense ANGELO PARENTI shot and killed ALEXANDER GIORGI at No. 102 Indiana street. PARENTI immediately surrendered to the police and a coroner's jury exonerated him from blame. Dec. 16. - Drunken JOHN CARRIG beat his wife to death with a sword at their home, No. 360 South May street. He is now in jail under indictment for murder. Dec. 18. - The body of WILLIAM J. FERRIS, secretary of the Troy Bakery Company, No. 118 Randolph street, was found almost decapitated on the tracks of the Illinois Central Railroad Company at the Thirty-First street station, about 11 o'clock of the night of Dec. 18. A coroner's jury the following day rendered a verdict that "FERRIS laid his head on the track with suicidal intent," The relatives and friends of the deceased were indignant at the verdict and claimed that the deceased had been robbed and murdered and then placed on the track to hide the crime and make it look like a case of suicide. Dec. 18. - GEORGE H. DE WOLF, residing at No. 663 Jackson boulevard, was shot and killed at No. 76 South Green street by FRED BLONDIN. The men quarreled for some unknown reason and finally commenced shooting at each other. DE WOLF was killed and BLONDIN wounded in the leg. The latter is now in the county hospital. The coroner's jury held him guilty of murder. Dec. 21. - LOUIS JOHNSON was killed by MICHAEL J. KRIER while trying to force an entrance into the rear of KRIER'S home. A coroner's jury Dec. 23 held KRIER to the grand jury on a charge of murder and he is now in jail. Dec. 21. - GEORGE H. SAMUELS, also known as GEORGE HARRIS was killed by CHARLES LEIENDECKER in the latter's saloon, corner of State and Harrison streets. The testimony at the coroner's inquest Dec. 23 was to the effect that LEIENDECKER shot in self-defense, and the jury returned a verdict exon- erating him. Dec. 23. - BERTHA BREWER died at the county hospital from the effects of a criminal operation performed Nov. 24 by WILLIAM H. WOOD. WOOD was held to the grand jury Dec. 24 and indicted Dec. 26 for murder. FRANK GUINA was also in- dicted as an accessory to the crime. In addition to the foregoing there were eight cases of infanticide and six cases of death from criminal operations on women, in which the guilty parties were never discovered. ===========================================================================