3/24/2023 0 Comments George naumman chicago 1930Illinois State Archives, Norton Building, Capital Complex, Springfield Il. The Illinois Regional Archives Depository at Northeastern Illinois University lists the available corner’s records as: Coroner’s Inquest Records 1872-1911, 52 reels of microfilm: “Records shows the date and location of the coroner’s inquest the name, residence, and occupation of the deceased the names of the jurors the names, residences, and occupations of the witnesses the testimony of the witnesses about the circumstances of the death a description of the deceased the jury’s verdict on the cause of death and acknowledgment by the coroner.” The records are indexed by the name of the deceased and date of death. These public records, which contain the verdict of the coroner’s jury, the names of the jurors, the witnesses’ names and occupations, are available on microfilm at the depository. In addition to the many English language papers published in Chicago, there were some 80 foreign language papers published in Chicago during this period, and they were said to reach an audience of more than 1 million readers.īoth the Illinois State Archives, and the Cook County Coroner’s records might have additional information about this case.Ĭook County Coroner’s Inquest Records, 1872- 1911, Illinois Regional Archives Depository Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, Illinois. The Chicago Tribune, as well as a number of other English language papers would have been published during this period. There might be an obituary of George Ahoy in one of the English language papers. The contemporaneous newspapers would be the first place to start, beginning with the days after the crime. Harriet Payne, guilty of manslaughter? Who was she and what was her role? Was there a report of that judgment? Did he actually hang? Was there an appeal? Does the Illinois Supreme Court have any records of this case? What about Mrs. Is there a record of the proceedings before the coroner’s jury, either in the coroner’s files or in a newspaper report published after the coroner’s jury? Wiley was sentenced to hang on March 25, 1904. Who was George Ahoy, the Chief of Police? And where is Margan Park, or is it Morgan Park? This illustrates the ‘errors’ and contradictions in these records which were purposely not ‘corrected’ during the transposition of the handwritten records. Did the newspapers of the day offer an explanation for these events? Was the homicide sparked by police corruption, or related to another incident of interracial conflict? Extraordinary and dramatic circumstances of homicide, such as these, offer an opportunity for investigation into original source materials.
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