July 27, 1919 Williams, Eugene

November 14, 2013

The death of Eugene Williams is described in both Wikipedia and the homicide northwestern database as the cause of the Chicago riots.  They both iterate that Eugene Williams was hit by a stone and either fell in the water as a result of it, or fatigue and drowned. It should be noted that the homicide northwestern database is full of grammatical and spelling errors, but then the site points out that it did this to preserve how everything was recorded, including any original misspelling and errors which then carried over to the online database.  The difference between Wikipedia and the homicide northwestern database, is that the database mentions the accused name, Ges. Stauber, where as Wikipedia does not mention the name of the accused at all.  Both sources agreed that the police refused to arrest the accused, but only Wikipedia mentions that they arrested a colored man instead on a much lesser charge.  Both Sources also agree that the accused white man who was throwing the rocks at Eugene Williams was arrested, but then acquitted at trial, so no justice really took place.  Wikipedia sites 6 different references and appears to have the correct facts for the case, with the earliest being published in 1922, and the rest a few decades later at least.  It appears that Wikipedia proved to be a accurate source for information regarding this particular case, and it lined up with the details as stated in the homicide northwestern database.  I noticed that only the Homicide Northwestern database gave a little more detail about the happenings in Chicago, Including the snipers and the 6,000 state militia whom protected the colored people going back to work under the protection of machine guns. Both sources have a give and take of information, but I almost find Wikipedia more useful because of the multiple sources it used for the article of research.

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