William Edward Hickman handcuffed to detectives Lucas and Raymond during extradition, Oregon, 1927

Item Overview

Title

William Edward Hickman handcuffed to detectives Lucas and Raymond during extradition, Oregon, 1927

Date Created

[circa December 25, 1927]

Date

1927-12-25

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

Related to Los Angeles Times article, "Hickman on Way Here: Suicide Tried as Trip Starts. Kidnaper Attempts to Hang Himself in Cell of Jail; Dragged Out to Train. Prisoner Slipped into City of Portland to Foil Large Crowd at Station," 26 Dec. 1927: 1.
Photograph of William Edward Hickman, seated in a chair, handcuffed to Detectives Richard Lucas (left) and Harry Raymond during his extradition from Pendleton, Oregon, to Los Angeles. Traveling by Southern Pacific Rail car, the group included District Attorney Keyes, Chief Cline, and former Chief of Police Davis, all of whom appear to have interrogated Hickman during the journey. Several newspaper journalists also traveled with the group. The train left Oregon December 25 and arrived in Los Angeles December 27, 1927.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: Hickman, William Edward.
Written on negative: Hickman on way to L.A.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Names

Raymond, Harry James, 1881-1957
Hickman, William Edward, 1908-1928
Lucas, Richard James

Location

Oregon

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Criminals
Extradition
Detectives