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Assault in the Evening Journal, 1900 & 1920

Eighteen Years for Gilligan

Item

Title
Eighteen Years for Gilligan
Source
The sun (NY)
Date
1900-06-24
page
1
Identifier
https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83030272/1900-06-24/ed-1/?sp=1&q=murder&r=0.603,0.94,0.298,0.143,0
Crime
Murder
Subject
murder; love
Gender of alleged offender
male alleged offender
Gender of alleged victim
male alleged victim
Stage of the Legal System
sentencing
Location
Out-of-State; Richmond, VA
Length of story
373
Description
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