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The Tan Yard Murder and the Born Detective
A Chicago tale of Ack Shea a detective famed for the third degree and his partner Ripley investigates a Swede found dead near a lake with a throat wound. The tan yard worker’s companion is traced through scent shoe stains and handwork leading to a confession that is later overturned by jurors. The case ends with the suspect returning to Sweden and later confessing to the crime.
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New York Herald Co
Ack” Shea
Haymarket
Chicago
West Division
Shea
Tan Yard
Joe”. Ripley
Potter's Field
Kipley
Ripley
Middle West
Northwest
Vonsonsons
Ole Olesons
Milwaukee and St. Paul
Joe
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Northwestern
St. Paul
Sweden
America