Read about cold cases from 1900

I'm taking you back to the turn of the century Los Angeles, to take a peek at the LAPD's oldest murders. It was a time when police logs were typed out and when police used less-than politically correct words to describe minorities in official police reports.

This is from the LAPD's Murder Book, courtesy of LAPD Detective Robert Bub, a veteran homicide investigator:

• Oct. 28, 1900
  Wong Won, Chinese - Shot in belly about 12 last night, by another C----, Alameda and Marsch. Assailant shot in leg by Officer Dixon.

• Dec. 12
  Austin, Police Judge - Called to side door abt. 8:10 this P.M. by one who rattled the screen. Opened door and shot was fired through the screen, passing thru his coat. Did not see any one.

• Jan. 12, 1901
  Stade J, Divine Healer - Shot in left eye, in his room at 1151 Maple Ave., between 6 and 7 a.m. today; evidently while he was asleep, by unknown party who went up stairs to room and later made his escape by front door without being seen. Shot was heard by Tucker brothers in next room. Was not discovered by Mrs. Clark, landlady, until 2 p.m. Shields, Talamantes, Benedict and Bradish and Steele on case.

• Jan. 18, 1901
  Wong Doo, (Chinaman) - Supposed to have shot and wounded Wong Quong; arrested and dismissed.

• April 21
  Carlson, Anna, 3512 Eureka St. - Knocked down with rock, in hands of unknown man, 12:10 a.m., April 19, front of above addr. (Benedict)

  
  

• April 22
  
  Cusick, al. Conway, Mrs. Lillie - Shot and killed at 9:15 p.m., 515 1/2 S. Main St., by Wm. or Billy Nelson, rooming at her house; formerly employed Chutes. Mrs. Conway thought to be from Hastings, Nebr.

• May 11
  Winters, Grace Pefton, wife of J. Ross Winters - Shot in left side and killed, between 10 and 11 o'clock this morning while out with her husband in canyon, east of Shorb; body broo't back to his home Workman St. East Los Angeles, by husband who claimed it was an accident. J. Ross Winters arrested by Auble and Ritch.

• June 9
  Brown, Will, Colored - Shot and killed in front of White Wing saloon, 1st St., abt. 6:30 this p.m. by Willard Griffin, colored, who runs tamale wagon. Griffin arrested, Shield and Tom Quinn; dismissed, acct. self defense.

• July 4
  Hurth, E.C. - Shot about 12:30 this a.m. by Winfred, al. Fredd Hettinger, commonly called Debs, in rear of Ahrens Bakery, 425 South Broadway, where Hurth was employed.