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Identifier
20032403
Description
A 30-year-old woman, identified through ration books as Mrs. Ethel May Eiland of Wilson, Connecticut, was hacked to death with a hatchet about 1 a. m. Saturday in her trailer at an E. Belknap tourist camp and William H. Hatch, 38, later was charged with murder in Justice Hurley's court in connection with the slaying. Mr. Hatch is pictured here. He is shown standing in a room, wearing trouser, full sleeved shirt, necktie and a hat. He killed the victim during a quarrel and went to Mrs. Charles C. Jones' residence and asked her to telephone for officers. Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram evening edition, June 23, 1945.
Archival Date
1945-06-23
Collection Name
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection
Collection Number
AR406-6-345
Original Format
Negatives, Black & White
File Format
JPG
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Subjects
Homicides; Axes; Trailers; Courthouses; Criminals; Violent crimes
Names
Hatch, William H.; Jones, Charles C. (Mrs.); Eiland, Ethel May (Mrs.); Camp E. Belknap
Subjects
Homicides; Axes; Trailers; Courthouses; Criminals; Violent crimes