BROTHER SLAYS BROTHER IN GUN BATTLE IN HOME
The surviving brother was taken into custody by the police and was unable to give a clear account of what led to the shooting.
William Sullivan was shot and killed early today on the front porch of his home at 625 West 61st street by his brother, John. At the time he was striving to kill his assailant with a shotgun. From the survivor, who was taken into custody by the Englewood police, it was learned that the pair had quarreled over a trivial matter. They separated, William going to the basement for the shotgun and John seeking his revolver upstairs. After they had secured the weapons, both stepped to the porch. There the superior mobility of the revolver gave John the advantage and he killed his brother before the latter could draw an accurate aim on him. The killer was unable to give a clear account of what led to the shooting. count of what ted to the shooting.
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BROTHER SLAYS BROTHER IN GUN BATTLE IN HOME
The surviving brother was taken into custody by the police and was unable to give a clear account of what led to the shooting.
William Sullivan was shot and killed early today on the front porch of his home at 625 West 61st street by his brother, John. At the time he was striving to kill his assailant with a shotgun. From the survivor, who was taken into custody by the Englewood police, it was learned that the pair had quarreled over a trivial matter. They separated, William going to the basement for the shotgun and John seeking his revolver upstairs. After they had secured the weapons, both stepped to the porch. There the superior mobility of the revolver gave John the advantage and he killed his brother before the latter could draw an accurate aim on him. The killer was unable to give a clear account of what led to the shooting. count of what ted to the shooting.
Reproduced unchanged from Chicago Daily Tribune, October 31, 1926, page 1.
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Text: the Internet Archive's recognition of the microfilm scan, in part read from the scan by A Century Late; article boundaries by A Century Late.
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BROTHER SLAYS BROTHER IN GUN BATTLE IN HOME
The surviving brother was taken into custody by the police and was unable to give a clear account of what led to the shooting.
William Sullivan was shot and killed early today on the front porch of his home at 625 West 61st street by his brother, John. At the time he was striving to kill his assailant with a shotgun. From the survivor, who was taken into custody by the Englewood police, it was learned that the pair had quarreled over a trivial matter. They separated, William going to the basement for the shotgun and John seeking his revolver upstairs. After they had secured the weapons, both stepped to the porch. There the superior mobility of the revolver gave John the advantage and he killed his brother before the latter could draw an accurate aim on him. The killer was unable to give a clear account of what led to the shooting. count of what ted to the shooting.
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BROTHER SLAYS BROTHER IN GUN BATTLE IN HOME
The surviving brother was taken into custody by the police and was unable to give a clear account of what led to the shooting.
William Sullivan was shot and killed early today on the front porch of his home at 625 West 61st street by his brother, John. At the time he was striving to kill his assailant with a shotgun. From the survivor, who was taken into custody by the Englewood police, it was learned that the pair had quarreled over a trivial matter. They separated, William going to the basement for the shotgun and John seeking his revolver upstairs. After they had secured the weapons, both stepped to the porch. There the superior mobility of the revolver gave John the advantage and he killed his brother before the latter could draw an accurate aim on him. The killer was unable to give a clear account of what led to the shooting. count of what ted to the shooting.
Reproduced unchanged from Chicago Daily Tribune, October 31, 1926, page 1.
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Text: the Internet Archive's recognition of the microfilm scan, in part read from the scan by A Century Late; article boundaries by A Century Late.
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BROTHER SLAYS BROTHER IN GUN BATTLE IN HOME
The surviving brother was taken into custody by the police and was unable to give a clear account of what led to the shooting.
William Sullivan was shot and killed early today on the front porch of his home at 625 West 61st street by his brother, John. At the time he was striving to kill his assailant with a shotgun. From the survivor, who was taken into custody by the Englewood police, it was learned that the pair had quarreled over a trivial matter. They separated, William going to the basement for the shotgun and John seeking his revolver upstairs. After they had secured the weapons, both stepped to the porch. There the superior mobility of the revolver gave John the advantage and he killed his brother before the latter could draw an accurate aim on him. The killer was unable to give a clear account of what led to the shooting. count of what ted to the shooting.
Reproduced unchanged from Chicago Daily Tribune, October 31, 1926, page 1.
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Text: the Internet Archive's recognition of the microfilm scan, in part read from the scan by A Century Late; article boundaries by A Century Late.
Reproduced unchanged from Chicago Daily Tribune, October 31, 1926, page 1.
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Text: the Internet Archive's recognition of the microfilm scan, in part read from the scan by A Century Late; article boundaries by A Century Late.
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October 30, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:Imperial Valley Press, Evening Star, The Daily Worker, Douglas Daily Dispatch, Brownsville Herald, and The Bismarck Tribune.
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