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April 27, 1916
The Daily Journal
East Saint Louis, Saint Clair County, Illinois
What is this article about?
Louis Reck, a 45-year-old Belleville teamster held in jail on statutory accusations by two boys, went insane upon learning of 8-year-old accuser Theodore Gebert's death in a streetcar accident. He was committed to Anna Hospital. The other 10-year-old accuser, Le Roy Fraser, was sent to St. Charles School for Boys.
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GOES INSANE ON DEATH
OF BOY ACCUSING HIM
Louis Reck, 45, a Belleville teamster, who was being held in the county jail, became violent yesterday when he learned of the death of Theodore Gebert, an 8-year-old boy, who was killed by a street car in Belleville Tuesday evening. Gebert was one of two boys who had made statutory accusations against Reck, on which indictments have been found against him.
Reck became violent and a medical commission pronounced him insane.
He was taken to the Anna Hospital last night. Le Roy Fraser, 10, another accuser of Reck, was ordered sent to the St. Charles School for Boys as a delinquent yesterday
OF BOY ACCUSING HIM
Louis Reck, 45, a Belleville teamster, who was being held in the county jail, became violent yesterday when he learned of the death of Theodore Gebert, an 8-year-old boy, who was killed by a street car in Belleville Tuesday evening. Gebert was one of two boys who had made statutory accusations against Reck, on which indictments have been found against him.
Reck became violent and a medical commission pronounced him insane.
He was taken to the Anna Hospital last night. Le Roy Fraser, 10, another accuser of Reck, was ordered sent to the St. Charles School for Boys as a delinquent yesterday
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime Story
Medical Curiosity
Tragedy
What themes does it cover?
Crime Punishment
Madness
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Insanity
Statutory Accusations
Boy Death
Streetcar Accident
Belleville Jail
What entities or persons were involved?
Louis Reck
Theodore Gebert
Le Roy Fraser
Where did it happen?
Belleville
Story Details
Key Persons
Louis Reck
Theodore Gebert
Le Roy Fraser
Location
Belleville
Event Date
Tuesday Evening
Story Details
Louis Reck becomes violent and is declared insane after learning of accuser Theodore Gebert's death in a streetcar accident; the other accuser Le Roy Fraser is sent to reform school.