William married Miriam Curtiss Miller on 29 Nov 1893 in Marion County, Indiana.
*Indiana Daily Times, Indianapolis, IN - April 13, 1920
Local Broker Found Slain In Chicago Office.
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Chicago detectives today are trying to unravel one of the most sensational shooting episodes in months-the slaying of William C. Bryan of Indianapolis, a stock broker.
Bryan was found dead in his office in the First National Bank building in Chicago last night with two bullet holes in his body and his face badly lacerated.
J. Ellsworth Griffin, his business partner, lay in a drunken stupor nearby.
He is said to have admitted to the detectives that he killed Bryan.
Later Griffin, partly recovered from his intoxicated condition, repudiated his confession of the murder.
Griffin is under arrest.
Bryan was well known in Indianapolis.
For more than three years he occupied an office with Bert Short at 318 American Central Life building.
The two men conducted a stock brokerage business.
About eighteen months ago the business was abandoned and Bryan went to New Orleans.
Later he went to Texas.
He returned to Indianapolis about six months ago, but was not identified in business.
Bryan was a man about 47 years old and was familiarly known as "Billy."
He is said to have been one of the promoters of the Butchers' Packing Company of this city.
Bryan's father was the late Dr. Judas C. Bryan of the south side.
The late Dr. D. C. Bryan of Indianapolis was a brother of the slain man.
(*Article copied as printed but edited.)
*Indiana Daily Times, Indianapolis, IN - April 13, 1920
Local Broker Found Slain In Chicago Office.
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Chicago detectives today are trying to unravel one of the most sensational shooting episodes in months-the slaying of William C. Bryan of Indianapolis, a stock broker.
Bryan was found dead in his office in the First National Bank building in Chicago last night with two bullet holes in his body and his face badly lacerated.
J. Ellsworth Griffin, his business partner, lay in a drunken stupor nearby.
He is said to have admitted to the detectives that he killed Bryan.
Later Griffin, partly recovered from his intoxicated condition, repudiated his confession of the murder.
Griffin is under arrest.
Bryan was well known in Indianapolis.
For more than three years he occupied an office with Bert Short at 318 American Central Life building.
The two men conducted a stock brokerage business.
About eighteen months ago the business was abandoned and Bryan went to New Orleans.
Later he went to Texas.
He returned to Indianapolis about six months ago, but was not identified in business.
Bryan was a man about 47 years old and was familiarly known as "Billy."
He is said to have been one of the promoters of the Butchers' Packing Company of this city.
Bryan's father was the late Dr. Judas C. Bryan of the south side.
The late Dr. D. C. Bryan of Indianapolis was a brother of the slain man.
(*Article copied as printed but edited.)
William married Miriam Curtiss Miller on 29 Nov 1893 in Marion County, Indiana.
*Indiana Daily Times, Indianapolis, IN - April 13, 1920
Local Broker Found Slain In Chicago Office.
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Chicago detectives today are trying to unravel one of the most sensational shooting episodes in months-the slaying of William C. Bryan of Indianapolis, a stock broker.
Bryan was found dead in his office in the First National Bank building in Chicago last night with two bullet holes in his body and his face badly lacerated.
J. Ellsworth Griffin, his business partner, lay in a drunken stupor nearby.
He is said to have admitted to the detectives that he killed Bryan.
Later Griffin, partly recovered from his intoxicated condition, repudiated his confession of the murder.
Griffin is under arrest.
Bryan was well known in Indianapolis.
For more than three years he occupied an office with Bert Short at 318 American Central Life building.
The two men conducted a stock brokerage business.
About eighteen months ago the business was abandoned and Bryan went to New Orleans.
Later he went to Texas.
He returned to Indianapolis about six months ago, but was not identified in business.
Bryan was a man about 47 years old and was familiarly known as "Billy."
He is said to have been one of the promoters of the Butchers' Packing Company of this city.
Bryan's father was the late Dr. Judas C. Bryan of the south side.
The late Dr. D. C. Bryan of Indianapolis was a brother of the slain man.
(*Article copied as printed but edited.)
*Indiana Daily Times, Indianapolis, IN - April 13, 1920
Local Broker Found Slain In Chicago Office.
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Chicago detectives today are trying to unravel one of the most sensational shooting episodes in months-the slaying of William C. Bryan of Indianapolis, a stock broker.
Bryan was found dead in his office in the First National Bank building in Chicago last night with two bullet holes in his body and his face badly lacerated.
J. Ellsworth Griffin, his business partner, lay in a drunken stupor nearby.
He is said to have admitted to the detectives that he killed Bryan.
Later Griffin, partly recovered from his intoxicated condition, repudiated his confession of the murder.
Griffin is under arrest.
Bryan was well known in Indianapolis.
For more than three years he occupied an office with Bert Short at 318 American Central Life building.
The two men conducted a stock brokerage business.
About eighteen months ago the business was abandoned and Bryan went to New Orleans.
Later he went to Texas.
He returned to Indianapolis about six months ago, but was not identified in business.
Bryan was a man about 47 years old and was familiarly known as "Billy."
He is said to have been one of the promoters of the Butchers' Packing Company of this city.
Bryan's father was the late Dr. Judas C. Bryan of the south side.
The late Dr. D. C. Bryan of Indianapolis was a brother of the slain man.
(*Article copied as printed but edited.)
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