1914: James Franche

James Franche

Isaac Henagow murder case, reputed gangster James Franche and policeman walking across sidewalk

Chicago Daily News, Inc., photographer.

Created/Published 1914 Apr. 14

Summary Informal full-length portrait of reputed gangster James Franche and a policeman walking across a sidewalk away from a building with other policemen standing in the entrance toward an automobile parked along the street with onlookers standing on the sidewalk in the background in Chicago, Illinois. Franche, nicknamed, Duffy the Goat, confessed to murdering Isaac Henagow in Roy Jones Cafe, located at 2037 South Wabash Avenue in the Near South Side community area of Chicago, Illinois.

Notes This photonegative taken by a Chicago Daily News photographer was published in the newspaper on April 14, 1914.

Cite as: DN-0062534, Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago Historical Society. Reproduction Number: DN-0062534 Digital ID: ichicdn n062534

Case number: 3811

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