Access to this collection is generously supported by Haynes Foundation funds. Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. At right, Sarah Louise Northcott, mother of Gordon S. Northcott, sits behind the counsel's table during her and her son's arraignment for the murder of Walter Collins. She sits in profile, facing left, and is flanked by 2 attorneys. Gordon Northcott's legal representation sits in the near distance at left. Spectators fill the viewing gallery in the background at center and right. Both Northcotts entered a plea of not guilty. Related to the article, "Northcott Refuses to Plead 'Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity': YOUTH REJECTS LAWYER'S PLAN Change in Counsel Hinted as Sequel to Event Mother and Son Deny Crime at Arraignment Officers Prevent Any Word Between Suspects," Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 1928: A2 Another, similar photograph taken at Sarah Louise Northcott's arraignment appears with the caption, "Mother and Son Meet in Court for Grim Ordeal," Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 1928: A2 Text from negative sleeve: Northcott, Gordon murder case nitrates [handwritten:] Box 27 1
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_6692 ark:/21198/zz002cwzch
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Serial murders--California--Riverside County Mothers--California--Riverside Accomplices Courtrooms--California--Riverside Judicial proceedings--California--Riverside Northcott, Sarah Louisa Cawthorpe, 1870-1944 Northcott, Gordon Stewart, 1906?-1930
Source
OpenUCLA Collections Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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