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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