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Murder Suspect Jailed

Date: 08 24 1961
Description: Captain Harry Wyatt, left, and Deputy Sheriff Mike Spencer bring prisoner Lawrence Nutley, of Chicago, to the Dane County jail in Madison. The prisoner was...
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Police Chase for Bandit

Date: 12 07 1962
Description: The car of Californian Charles E. Reid lying submerged in Lake Wingra at the end of Knickerbocker Street after a police chase resulting from him holding up...
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Attempted Jail Break at Dane County Jail

Date: 12 26 1961
Description: Jailer Max Koons pointing to the hastily-repaired ceiling in the lobby of the Dane County Jail which two inmates tried to claw open during an attempted esc...
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Attempted Jail Break at Dane County Jail

Date: 12 26 1961
Description: Jailer Ralph Chesemore examining the control room buttons that were pushed to unlock a series of doors leading to the Dane County Jail lobby in an unsucces...
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Sauk Slaying Trial

Date: 03 02 1962
Description: Sauk County Policeman Fred Bayer, in uniform, using a pointer stick while testifying at the trial of William Welter, Lawrence Nutley, and Richard Nickl. Th...
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Three Men Arraigned on Edgewater Hotel Armed Robbery Charges

Date: 09 15 1964
Description: Three men arraigned in Judge William L. Buenzli's court on charges stemming from an armed robbery at the Edgewater Hotel stand with deputy District Attorne...

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