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Mickey Hayes Murder Trial

Date: 09 20 1960
Description: Sharon Ackerman testifying at the Mickey Hayes murder trial. She attended a party at the Hayes family home and witnessed Mickey's demeanor change from calm...
Photograph

Lincoln County Court

Date: 1934
Description: Interior view towards the front of the Lincoln County Court.
Postcard

Chippewa County Court House at Chippewa Falls

Date: 1915
Description: Color postcard of Chippewa County Court House at Chippewa Falls. Caption reads: "Chippewa County Court House, Chippewa Falls, Wis."
Postcard

Court House

Date: 1909
Description: Color postcard showing corner view of Chippewa County Court House. On the left is a bandstand on the court house front lawn and two houses on the next bloc...
Photograph

Mrs. Marie Richter

Date: 04 01 1961
Description: Mrs. Marie Richter stands trial for extorting $500 from a former Blue River farmer.
Photograph

Give 'till It Helps...Yes, Someone Cares

Date: 10 1961
Description: The Legal Aid Society is one of 29 United Givers agencies. This service is staffed by advanced law students pictured here at the University of Wisconsin wi...
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On Trial for Treason

Date: 1958
Description: Man and woman seated in the front row of a court room, one or both of them on trial for treason in Jordan. The room is crowded with primarily men, many in ...
Photograph

Sauk Slaying Trial

Date: 02 08 1962
Description: Richard Nickl and William Welter appear in court after being accused of slaying Patrolman James Jantz, Baraboo and wounding Lake Delton Police Chief Eugene...
Photograph

Sauk Slaying Trial

Date: 03 02 1962
Description: Sauk County Policeman Fred Bayer, in uniform, using a pointer stick while testifying at the trial of William Welter, Lawrence Nutley, and Richard Nickl. Th...
Photograph

Sauk Slaying Trial

Date: 03 22 1962
Description: The original photo caption reads: "Mr. and Mrs. William Welter Sr. watch intently as their son takes the stand." Their son, William Jr., along with Lawrenc...
Photograph

Sauk Slaying Trial

Date: 03 23 1962
Description: William Welter demonstrates for his attorney, Vaughn Conway, how he handed his driver's license to Policeman James Jantz before the shooting started. Willi...
Photograph

Sauk Slaying Trial

Date: 03 26 1962
Description: Accused police slayer Richard Nickl ducking photographers as spectators crowd the door to watch him leave Circuit Court. His left leg in cast was fractured...
Photograph

Two Year Old Girl Abducted from Her Front Yard by Salesman

Date: 04 01 1964
Description: Thomas F. Howard (R) standing with his attorney, Richard E. Lent (L) during a court hearing on charges of abduction of a 2-year-old girl from in front of h...
Photograph

Two Year Old Girl Abducted from Her Front Yard by Salesman

Date: 04 01 1964
Description: Mrs. Thomas Howard, wife of accused child abductor, Thomas Howard, listens intently at his circuit court arraignment hearing. Howard is accused of abductin...
Photograph

Attorney Michael B. Torphy Jr., Dane County District Attorney

Date: 06 02 1964
Description: The new Dane county district attorney, Michael B. Torphy Jr., 3833 Council Crest, getting a kiss on the cheek from his wife, Maureen Torphy, after he took ...
Photograph

Three Men Arraigned on Edgewater Hotel Armed Robbery Charges

Date: 09 15 1964
Description: Three men arraigned in Judge William L. Buenzli's court on charges stemming from an armed robbery at the Edgewater Hotel stand with deputy District Attorne...
Photograph

U.S. Attorney Edmund A. Nix Appointed

Date: 08 12 1965
Description: A man standing and holding a coffee cup. Edmund A. Dix was sworn in as United States attorney for the western half of Wisconsin in a brief Federal Court ce...
Map or Atlas

State of Michigan, Complainant, Vs. State of Wisconsin: Composite of Selected Exhibits

Date: 1926
Description: These maps are composites of selected exhibits and evidence submitted to the Supreme Court by the states of Wisconsin and Michigan between 1923 and 1926. T...
Map or Atlas

Map of the City of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin

Date: 1904
Description: Map showing lots, additions, and wards within the city limits, as well as some landownership. The streets are labeled, as is Lake Winnebago, rivers, railro...
Photograph

Angela Bartell

Date: 08 02 1979
Description: Judge Angela Bartell receiving congratulations after being sworn in at the City County Building. With her are young sisters Carey (left) and Jessica (right...

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