Floyd Hill

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20166074

Description

Floyd Hill, notorious Southwest badman, left, is shown in courtroom with Attorney Clyde Mays after accepting 20-year sentence for $248,000 robbery of two Cuban exiles at Western Hills Hotel on Oct. 3, 1952. Hill, who claims he had a back ailment, showed up to court on crutches. Published in Fort Worth Star-Telegram evening January 13, 1954. The man taking notes is unidentified.

Archival Date

1954-01-12

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-3166

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

Lawyers; Courtrooms; Crutches; Law & legal affairs