Rex v. Fred Shoultz and John McCallum, robbery coincided with 1907 Vancouver anti-Asian riot

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Shoultz and McCallum were charged with using a revolver to rob Fred C. Stevens of $765 worth of money and goods on 9 October 1907. Stevens, who was visiting from Birmingham, England, wanted to visit Chinatown due to "curiosity about this riot" and asked McCallum to direct him there. They went to Chinatown together and met up the next day. McCallum invited Stevens to his room at Dougal House where he and Shoultz violently robbed him. File includes handwritten notes and the Police Court transcript, including the examinations of Stevens, the proprietor of the Eagle Hotel, a witness, and three detectives. Handwritten notes indicate the accused were found guilty on 26 October 1907.

The digital copies of the records were acquired by the Landscapes of Injustice Research Collective between 2014 and 2018.

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 bca_f0_gr0419_122_094.pdf Rex v. Fred Shoultz and John McCallum, robbery coincided with 1907 Vancouver anti-Asian riot Attorney General's Department and others. Researcher Tess Elsworthy Metadata author Gordon Lyall Metadata author Lindsey Jacobson Metadata author Erin Chan Created file.
DescriptionTitle ProperF0 GR0419 BOX 122 FILE 094Date(s) of material from this resource digitized1907General material designation

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Shoultz and McCallum were charged with using a revolver to rob Fred C. Stevens of $765 worth of money and goods on 9 October 1907. Stevens, who was visiting from Birmingham, England, wanted to visit Chinatown due to "curiosity about this riot" and asked McCallum to direct him there. They went to Chinatown together and met up the next day. McCallum invited Stevens to his room at Dougal House where he and Shoultz violently robbed him. File includes handwritten notes and the Police Court transcript, including the examinations of Stevens, the proprietor of the Eagle Hotel, a witness, and three detectives. Handwritten notes indicate the accused were found guilty on 26 October 1907.

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The Provincial Government of British Columbia created this archive.

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The digital copies of the records were acquired by the Landscapes of Injustice Research Collective between 2014 and 2018.

This record was digitized in full.

StructureRepositoryBritish Columbia ArchivesFondsGovernment Records CollectionSeriesAttorney GeneralSub-seriesF0 GR0419 BOX 122