Documents Tagged ‘assault’


Waitress Says Parker ‘Sapped’ Her

Archive Entry Date: 7/21/1957

Parker and his bouncer beat waitresses over $1 mistake

LeRoy Pryor Indicted by Grand Jury

Archive Entry Date: 3/1945

A Peoria grand jury indicted LeRoy Pryor for robbing a black soldier

Woman Fined $50 on Assault Charge

Archive Entry Date: 11/13/1929

The ultimate price Marie paid for her act of candy store justice

Three Arrested on Assault Charges

Archive Entry Date: 11/05/1929

Under arrest, the candy store proprietor pled not guilty to Marie's assault charge.

Tit for Tat

Archive Entry Date: 11/04/1929

Charged with assault, Marie fought back by filing assault charges against her accusers

Boy Slapped, Woman Routs Proprietor

Archive Entry Date: 10/20/1929

When a black boy was slapped at a candy store, Richard's grandmother struck back

Dismiss Economos Case

Archive Entry Date: 11/20/1925

After an argument with his boss, Roy Pryor found himself at gunpoint

Held Up

Archive Entry Date: 12/07/1924

A divorced Roy Pryor was caught on the opposite side of a crime for once — duped by a mugger

Police Notes: Marie Pryor Arrested for Fighting

Archive Entry Date: 09/21/1919

At 17, Marie was already settling matters with her fists

Roy Pryor/Marie Pryor Assault Arrest

Archive Entry Date: 04/03/1917

Another assault charge filed by Marie Pryor against her husband Roy

Got Affectionate with the Baby

Archive Entry Date: 11/19/1916

Marie preferred to have her husband Roy in jail rather than near her baby

Roy Pryor’s Obscenity Fine

Archive Entry Date: 06/22/1916

Roy Pryor was arrested and fined for using “bad language”

Claimed Wife Attended Ball

Archive Entry Date: 12/06/1915

When Marie attended a “grand ball” by herself, her husband beat her for it