Date: | 1948 |
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Description: | John Roach, director of the state beverage and cigarette tax division, using a sledge hammer to smash illegal slot machines. |
Date: | 11 28 1936 |
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Description: | Portrait of John (Jack) Albright, former owner of the Club Monterey and one-time king of Madison gamblers, in jail, charged with keeping a gambling house, ... |
Date: | 06 10 1935 |
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Description: | Sheriff Lawrence O. Larson is opening confiscated slot machines to extract money, and Andrew Serstad, turnkey at the county jail, is smashing other confisc... |
Date: | 06 10 1935 |
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Description: | Andrew Serstad, turnkey at the county jail, using a sledge hammer to smash a confiscated slot machine, with Sheriff Lawrence O. Larson looking on. |
Date: | 06 10 1935 |
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Description: | Sheriff Lawrence O. Larson and Andrew Serstad, turnkey at the county jail, with confiscated whiffle board and roulette wheel. |
Date: | 03 04 1934 |
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Description: | Bryn Griffiths, Capitol Theatre advertising manager and treasurer, shown at empty safe after burglary. |
Date: | 05 15 1933 |
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Description: | Jenny Justo, 921 Spring Street, saying goodbye to her dog before leaving for a year in the Milwaukee jail. |
Date: | 12 04 1931 |
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Description: | Technicians administer a lie detector test at District Attorney Fred Risser's office to be used in the James Corcoran poisoning case. |
Date: | 10 12 1931 |
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Description: | Jesse Smith is on the job as desk sergeant at the Madison Police Department. |
Date: | 05 21 1931 |
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Description: | James McGilligan, accused of impersonating a physician, sitting at the police station. |
Date: | 02 04 1931 |
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Description: | Portrait of Carl Frey, 28, Stoughton. He confessed to the murder of Albion postmaster Frank Kelling. |
Date: | 02 05 1931 |
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Description: | Wilford Rogers, 20, and Leslie Straus, 21, both of Mendota, Illinois. The two are confessed murderers of Albion postmaster, Frank H. Kelling, standing on t... |
Date: | 11 07 1930 |
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Description: | Tom Newbury, 22, Reedsburg, sentenced to life at Waupun for killing Royal Thurber, 44, Reedsburg. |
Date: | 09 06 1930 |
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Description: | Prisoner, Fred Deauchamp, age 29, accused robber of nurse's residence at Wisconsin General Hospital, and police officer standing outdoors. |
Date: | 1842 |
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Description: | Shooting of Charles C.P. Arndt by James Vineyard in the territorial council chamber of the legislature. This depiction of the event was created by the staf... |
Date: | 02 01 1944 |
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Description: | Arthur M. Joys, his brother Robert (left), and attorney Darrell MacIntyre (right), at the end of Arthur's trial that resulted in a not-guilty verdict by re... |
Date: | 01 18 1944 |
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Description: | Jury members and lawyers from the trail of Arthur M. Joys. Seated at the defense table are (left to right): defense attorney Darrell MacIntyre, defendant ... |
Date: | 02 24 1947 |
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Description: | Dressed in a flash suit purchased with part of his bank loot, Loyd D. Robertson, 26, of Tomah, confessed robber of the Loganville State bank, attempted to ... |
Date: | 04 23 1948 |
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Description: | African-American man, Norman M., Ward (aka Paul Nokomis) 18-year-old Chicagoan who was sent to jail to await sentence when he pleaded guilty to larceny and... |
Date: | 07 10 1949 |
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Description: | George "Butch" King in handcuffs, after being questioned for the murder of Sadie Jackson, wife of Julius J. Jackson. In the background is Detective Captain... |
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