[Cook County Assistant State's Attorneys Harry A. Ditchburne and Walter Butler in a courtroom]

Open URL [Cook County Assistant State's Attorneys Harry A. Ditchburne and Walter Butler in a courtroom]
  • Collection ID DN-0090307
  • Creator Names Chicago Daily News, Inc., photographer.
  • Title [Cook County Assistant State's Attorneys Harry A. Ditchburne and Walter Butler in a courtroom] [graphic].
  • Dates [ca. Jan. 1930]
  • Physical description 1 negative : b&w, glass ; 5 x 7 in.
  • Access and usage restrictions Restriction: Original negatives are fragile and not available to researchers. Please consult the on-line image instead.
  • Collection summary Portrait of Assistant State's Attorneys Harry A. Ditchburne (front) and Walter Butler (behind) sitting at the front of a courtroom in Chicago, Illinois. They were the prosecutors in the Samuel Howard Dorr murder trial. Samuel Howard Dorr, an insurance salesman, was accused of the murder of William O<U+2019>Brien, who, along with his wife, was a tenant in Dorr<U+2019>s apartment building. Dorr was also suspected of having an affair with Genevieve O<U+2019>Brien, the victim<U+2019>s wife; Dorr denied it and Mrs. O<U+2019>Brien supported it. He was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison after a sixteen day long trial.
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  • Names
    • Ditchburne, Harry A.
    • Butler, Walter.
    • Samuel Howard Dorr Murder Trial, Chicago, Ill., 1930.
  • Subjects
    • Courtrooms Illinois Chicago 1930-1939. lctgm
    • Public prosecutors Illinois Chicago 1930-1939. lctgm
  • Geographic coverage Chicago (Ill.) 1930-1939. lctgm
  • Genre
    • Dry plate negatives. gmgpc
    • Gelatin dry plate negatives. aat
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.
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