Gus Wachline, convicted murderer · Washington County Heritage Online

Title: Gus Wachline, convicted murderer
Description: Portrait of convicted murderer Gus Wachline. Wachline was arrested November 20, 1897 and hung on February 4, 1898. A portion of the hanging rope is attached to the photograph.; [Back] [pencil] Murderer Waschline [sic] Gus, Hanged, [sic] Feb. 4/98. [ink] Hillsboro, Or. S. W. Wachline. [pencil] A portion of the rope that did the work. Rope secured by Albert Tozier. [ink] Feb. 4, 1895.
Identifier: WCMpic_001518
Subject: Hanging; Capital punishment; Jails; Wachline, Gus; Cultural Studies; Genealogy & Family History; Law Enforcement & Intelligence; Local & State History; Nineteenth Century History
Spatial Coverage: Hillsboro, Oregon
Language: English
Date Created: circa late 1890s
Date: 1895/1898
Medium: cabinet photographs
Rights: Online access to this image is for research and educational purposes only. To inquire about permissions, order a reproduction, or for more information, please contact the Five Oaks Museum at Research@FiveOaksMuseum.org.; http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Type: Still Image
Source: Washington County Museum

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