Mrs. Helen Grubbs Merk in Courtroom

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20137308

Description

Mrs. Helen Grubbs Mecke, right, 19- year-old mother, was sentence Monday to serve five years for the robberies of the North Fort Worth State Bank and the First National Bank of Handley. Nicknamed "Piano Legs", she is shown here with Mrs. Verna Ditto, deputy U.S. marshal, preparing to enter United States District Courtroom.

Archival Date

1953-07-13

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-893

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

Crimes; Judicial proceedings; Robberies