Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Glab, Brockman, and Willys are all serving sentences for murder and attempted murder. Hazel Glab shot her husband, Mabel Willys murdered Dr. Walter F. Hammond with a hammer and Berbie Brockman attempted to poison her son-in-law. They are being escorted from the women's section of the County Jail to the Tehachapi Woman's Prison. Photograph appears with the article, "Women Off For Prison," Los Angeles Times, 03 Apr 1936: A2. Stacked in front of them is a small pile of suitcases. Hazel wears dark sunglasses and holds a magazine that says "Master Detective Snaring the Sex Fiend of Los Angeles". Deputy Sheriff Fleming holds his coat over one arm and Deputy Van Oeveran clutches a pair of gloves in her hand. Mabel folds her arms in front of her and Berbie has her back turned to the camera. Text from newspaper caption: Cheerful as they began their trip to Tehachapi, three women prisoners, all convicted of murder or attempted murder, are shown as they left the County Jail yesterday for the Women's Prison at Tehachapi. Left to right, Hazel Glab, Deputy Sheriffs Verne Fleming and Adah Van Oeveran, Mabel Willys, and with her back to the camera, Berbie Brockman. Handwritten on negative: 14 14 Text from negative sleeve: 2182 - Hazel Glab Dep. Sheriff. Vern Fleming " " Adah Van Overman Mabel Willys Berbie Brockman Prisoners leaving for Tehapachi - 4/4/36 [stamped:] Apr 14 1936
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image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_8651 ark:/21198/zz002dgk54
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No linguistic content
Subject
Magazine covers Prisoners--California--Los Angeles California Correctional Institution Willys, Frances Mabel, b. 1897 Van Oeveran, Adah Brockman, Lillian Berbie, 1884-1978 Glab, Hazel Belford, 1894-1977 Fleming, Verne
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