Brewer Murder Trial

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20047235

Description

The Brewer Murder Trial is underway at the Tarrant County Courthouse. Earl T. Brewer, forty, is on trial for murdering his son-in-law H. Glen Cox at an east-side apartment on January 10, 1941. The Brewers and the Cox Family live on neighboring farms in Fannin County, Texas. Mr. Brewer's fourteen year old daughter eloped with the victim in Fort Worth, Texas. The slaying followed the first meeting after the marriage. Attorneys for Mr. Brewer sitting at a table left to right are Buster Cole, Otis Rogers, and Ardell Young. Mr. Cole, of Bonham, Texas, is wearing a striped suit. Mr. Rogers, of Fort Worth, Texas, is dressed in a dark three piece suit. Mr. Young, also of Fort Worth, is wearing a three piece pinstripe suit. Books and papers are covering the table.

Archival Date

1941-02-18

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1316

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

Cole, Buster; Rogers, Otis; Young, Ardell; Lawyers; Brewer Murder Trial; Brewer, Earl T.; Cox, H. Glen; Murder Trials; Homicides; Courthouses