identified him as the man they had seen walking away from the scene
‘shortly before, At his “trial, Larson “Maintained his innocence but ~~
could not account by his whereabouts and the circumstantial nature of
the case was: enhanced by the testimony of his daughter who testified
for the State, His conviction was appealed to the California Supreme
Court. which affirmed it. Larson, still maintaining his innocence,
hoped until the end that his life would be spared and an unsuccessful
last minute effort was made to have him freed on a writ of habaes cor-
pus, When told that it had failed shortly before his execution, he
collapsed on the floor of his cell and he ®as in a state of hysteriaxk
when taken to the gallows, He was hanged at San Quentin on Jan, 22,
1915.
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Los Angeles, Calif,, Jane 22, 1915 and Jan, 23,
1915. : aS ns eG
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identified him as the man they had seen walking away from the scene
shortly before, At his trial, Larson maintained his innocence but ~~
could not account by his whereabouts and the circumstantial nature of
the case was: enhanced by the testimony of his daughter who testified
for the State. His conviction was appealed to the California Supreme
Court. which affirmed it. Larson, still maintaining his innocence,
hoped until the end that his life would be spared and an unsuccessful
last minute effort was made to have him freed on a writ of habaes cor-
pus, When told that it had failed shortly before his execution, he
collapsed on the floor of his cell and he kas in a state of hysteriaxk
when taken to the gallows, He was hanged at San Quentin on Jan, 22,
1915.
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Los Angeles, Calif., Jan. 22, 1915 and Jan, 23,
1915.
141 PACIFIC 37)
identified him as the man they had seen walking away from the scene
shortly before, At his trial, Larson maintained his innocence but
could not account by his whereabouts and the circumstantial nature of
the case was: enhanced by the testimony of his daughter who testified
for the State, His conviction was appealed to the California Supreme
Court. which affirmed it. Larson, still maintaining his innocence,
hoped until the end that his life would be spared and an unsuccessful
last minute effort was made to have him freed on a writ of habaes cor-
When told that it had failed shortly before his execution, he
collapsed on the floor of his cell and he kas in a state of hysteriaxt
when taken to the gallows, He was hanged at San Quentin on Jan, 22,
1915. =
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Los Angeles, Calif,, Jan, 22, 1915 and Jan, 23,
1915.
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_ LARSON, Louis Andrew
Larson, a lheyeareold white man, was a Los Angeles, Calif., barber.
When he became romantically involved with a younger woman, he and
his wife, the mother of his children began quarreling frequently, |
On the evening of June 21, 1913, their 17-year-old daughter heard
them make arrangements to meet the next day on the corner of Sixth
and Main Streets which happened to lie on the streetcar line to
nearby Glendale, The next morning, around 11 o'clock, Mrs. Larson,
. dressed for an outing but carrying no luggage and only $15 in cash
left the house, In midafternoon a couple walking tih the hills above
Casa Verdugo, a short distance from Glendale, found the unconscious
and dying body of a woman who had been bludgeoned with beer bottles,
RHRXMARKXHARXKAKKMXKA After she died in a hospital, the body was taken
to a Los Angeles undertaking establishment where it was not identified
for several days. After the corpse was identified as that of Mrs, Lar
son, her husband was questioned. He admitted having met her as they
had arranged but said that they parted shortly afterwards with her
saying that she was going to San Francisco on a visit. A streetcar
conductor said that Larson resembled a man who had wirdden with Mrs,
Larson to Glendale and the couple who had xtenkifiost found the body
LARSON, Louis Andrew
Larson, a ll-year-old white man, was a Los Angeles, Calif,, barber.
When he became romantically involved with a younger woman, he and
his wife, the mother of his children began quarreling frequently.
On the evening of June 21, 1913, their 17-year-old daughter heard
them make arrangements to meet the next day on the corner of Sixth
and Main Streets which happened to lie on the streetcar line to
nearby Glendale, The next morning, around 11 o'clock, Mrs. Larson,
dressed for an outing but carrying no luggage and only $15 in cash
left the house. In midafternoon a couple walking tih the hills above
Casa Verdugo, a short distance from Glendale, found the unconscious
and dying body of a woman who had been bludgeoned with beer bottles.
RHEXMARKXHARXKAKKKXKH After she died in a hospital, the body was taken|
to a Los Angeles undertaking establishment where it was not identified|
for several days. After the corpse was identified as that of Mrs, Lar
son, her husband was questioned, He admitted having met her as they
had arranged but said that they parted shortly afterwards with her
saying that she was going to San Francisco on a visit. A streetcar
conductor said that Larson resembled a man who had wirdden with Mrs,
Larson to Glendale and the couple who had sobentitioat found the body
LARSON, Louis Andrew
Larson, a ll-year-old white man, was a Los Angeles, Calif,, barber.
YWhen he became romantically involved with a younger woman, he and
his wife, the mother of his children began quarreling frequently,
On the evening of June 21, 1913, their 17-year-old daughter heard
them make arrangements to meet the next day on the corner of Sixth
and Main Streets which happened to lie on the streetcar line to
nearby Glendale, The next morning, around 11 o'clock, Mrs» Larson,
dressed for an outing but carrying no luggage and only $15 in cash
left the house, In midafternoon a couple walking th the hills above
Casa Verdugo, a short distance from Glendale, found the unconscious
and dying body of a woman who had been bludgeoned with beer bottles.
After she died in a hospital, the body was taken|
to a Los Angeles undertaking establishment where it was not identified|
for several days. er the corpse was identified as that of Mrs, Lar|
son, her husband was questioned, He admitted having met her as they
pees ncra ope nt nes tik) Fer pentedahebtly eft errs, wii hee
saying that she was going to San Francisco on a visit, A streetcar
conductor said that Larson resembled a man who had widden with Mrs,
Larson to Glendale and the couple who had itimekitie! found the body
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