Straight shooting sheriff

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20143176

Description

Cooke County Sheriff O. E. Whisnand of Gainesville takes a close look at his.44 caliber revolver from which he fired a single fatal shot into Henry Perry Denson near Sanger. Denson, 36-year-old , was wanted for the rape of a Fort Worth housewife.

Archival Date

1953-11-26

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1046

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

Firearms; Arms & armament; Handguns; Law enforcement; Police; Sheriffs; Law enforcement officers