Frances Mabel Willys discusses her trail with her lawyers, Torrance C Welch and Paul Palmer, Los Angeles, 1936

Item Overview

Title

Frances Mabel Willys discusses her trail with her lawyers, Torrance C Welch and Paul Palmer, Los Angeles, 1936

Date Created

March 12, 1936

Date

1936-03-12

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

This photograph may be associated with the article, “MRS. WILLYS CONVICTED: Found Guilty of Manslaughter Hammer-Slaying Sentence Set for Monday and Plea for Probation Likely,” Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 1936: A3.
Photograph of Frances Mabel Willys sitting between her two attorneys, Torrance C. Welch and Paul Palmer while in court. Frances was found guilty of manslaughter for killing Dr. Walter F. Hammond with a hammer.

Caption

Handwritten on negative: Torrance C Welch, Frances Mabel Willys, Paul Palmer, March/36
Text from negative sleeve: 4056—4/14/36, Torrance C. Welch (atty), Frances. Mabel. Willy (Willys), Paul Palmer (atty), (Willys accused of killing dentist Dr. Walter Hammond w/ hammer) scene taken in court March/36

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Names

Palmer, Paul
Willys, Frances Mabel, b. 1897
Welch, Torrance C.

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Homicides--California--Los Angeles
Law & legal affairs--California--Los Angeles
Criminals--California--Los Angeles
Lawyers--California--Los Angeles