Russell Pethrick (sitting)
Coppersmith murder case, Russell Pethrick, accused murderer, sitting in an Englewood police station, with legs crossed
Chicago Daily News, Inc., photographer.
Created/Published
1915 May 17
Summary
Three-quarter length portrait, with legs crossed, of Russell Pethrick sitting in a police station in the Englewood community area of Chicago, Illinois. Pethrick was the accused murderer of Mrs. Ella Coppersmith and her infant son, John. Pethrick said he killed Mrs. Coppersmith after a quarrel about payment for the meat he had delivered.
Notes
An image related to this photonegative taken by a Chicago Daily News photographer was published in the newspaper on May 17, 1915.
Cite as: DN-0064466, Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago Historical Society.
Reproduction Number: DN-0064466
Digital ID: ichicdn n064466
Case number: 3226
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