Lewen, Mrs. Elizabeth. charged with murder of little boy, sentenced to term in Detroit House of Corrections. -on witness stand w/ judge in background.

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Image of Elizabeth Lewen sitting in witness box with Judge behind her. "Mrs. Elizabeth Lewen, 58 years of age, was convicted of first degree murder by a jury in Recorder's Court late tonight in connection with the death last month of 6-year-old Max Ernest, she was sentenced to life imprisonment at the Detroit House of Correction, dramatic denial of the charge that she killed the boy, with whose father she had quarreled over a real estate transaction, was made in court by Mrs. Lewen," from New York Times, Jun. 19, 1921.

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Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library Audiovisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library

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Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library

Collection:

Virtual Motor City

Place:

Michigan, Detroit, Michigan, and Detroit

Subject Topic:

Women murderers and Judges

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photographs

Rights:

Copyright Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University

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http://digital.library.wayne.edu/item/wayne:vmc41860