From left to right, Deputy Sheriff C. F. Rayburn, Gordon S. Northcott and Deputy Sheriff Jack Brown sit in a row aboard a train bound for San Quentin. The 2 deputies are escorting Northcott to prison. Gordon Northcott leans forward in his seat and smiles to the camera. To the left of Northcott, C. F. Rayburn wears an uneasy look on his face. Jack Brown sits on the arm of the train car's seat at right. He holds a cigarette in one hand and looks to camera. Gordon S. Northcott was convicted of murdering 3 young boys in Riverside County. He was executed by hanging in 1930.
Gordon Northcott (middle) smiling with hand clasped with Undersherrif Rayburn (left) and Deputy Brown (right) holding onto him. They appear to be standing in front of a fence at the Northcott Residence.
