Montebello Chief of Police Maxwell questions Betty Hardaker after she was found hiding in a deserted Palm Springs cabin. Mrs. Hardaker was convicted of murdering her 5 year old daughter, Geraldine Hardaker, in a Montebello park washroom. The jury convicted her of committing the crime while of unsound mind.
Samuel Karnes, Sr., Johanna Karnes, Edith Karnes, and Audrey Burns sit in the courtroom during the preliminary trial for Betty Flay Hardaker. Betty Flay Hardaker was convicted of murdering her 5 year old daughter, Geraldine Hardaker, in a Montebello park washroom. The jury convicted her of committing the crime while of unsound mind.
Samuel Karnes, Sr., Johanna Karnes, Edith Karnes, and Audrey Burns sit in the courtroom during the preliminary trial for Betty Flay Hardaker. Betty Flay Hardaker was convicted of murdering her 5 year old daughter, Geraldine Hardaker, in a Montebello park washroom. The jury convicted her of committing the crime while of unsound mind.
S.W. Karnes, Montebello Chief of Police L.B. (or L.H.?) Maxwell, and William Olson discuss matters concering the murder of Geraldine Hardaker. S.W. Karnes was the father of Betty Flay Hardaker who was convicted of murdering her 5 year old daughter, Geraldine Hardaker, in a Montebello park washroom. The jury convicted her of committing the crime while of unsound mind.
View of an oil well operated by the Universal Oil Company at the Nutt lease near Montebello. There is a shed at the base of the derrick and a house with a pine tree in eh yard on the right. Two automobiles are parked in front.
View of Mrs. Dorothy Bothman in dress, sitting on desk, Kenneth Knollenberg standing in collared shirt, handing flowers to Mrs. Bothman, and Christine Ullrich standing in dress, handing flowers to Mrs. Bothman, during the first day back to school at Fremont Elementary School.