True Crime

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Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society

cr1870071603WilliamOrrKnifing.jpg: William Orr and his wife, accompanied by William Adair, rode to the house of Matthew Orr, in search of William's son Edward, who is said to have gone to his uncle's to escape abuse at home.
cr1870071603WilliamOrrKnifing.jpg

William Orr and his wife, accompanied by William Adair, rode to the house of Matthew Orr, in search of William's son Edward, who is said to have gone to his uncle's to escape abuse at home.

Name/Title

True Crime

Entry/Object ID

2024.01.34

Scope and Content

Scans of Commercial Record newspaper clippings about crimes committed in the community.

Collection

Newspapers, True crime, Police, sheriff and law enforcement

Cataloged By

Winthers, Sally

Acquisition

Accession

2024.01

Source or Donor

Yoder, Chris

Acquisition Method

Donation, unconditional

Notes

These Commercial Record newspaper clippings — scanned by Chris Yoder in the 2000s — had been available on the pre-2023 SDHC website. The content has been moved to this online catalog for safekeeping. Publication dates are indicated in the year/month/day/page file name. For example "cr1938102801Description.jpg" = Commercial Record, 1938, October, 28th, page 01

Lexicon

Search Terms

murder, assault, disorderly conduct, drunkeness, knifing, wound, theft, stealing, shooting, abandonment

Location

* Untyped Location

Digital data in CatalogIt

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Firman, N.C., Henry, John F. 1834/6-1918

Create Date

April 24, 2024

Update Date

April 25, 2024