Crimes - Children Held Hostage
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives120168
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- St. Thomas Times-Journal fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- 1975
- Accession Number
- 2008-01
- Storage Location
- C1 Sh2 B3 F39 13
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- St. Thomas Times-Journal fonds
- Creator
- St. Thomas Times-Journal
- Description Level
- Item
- Accession Number
- 2008-01
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 105
- Storage Location
- C1 Sh2 B3 F39 13
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- 1975
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs : b&w ; 16.5 x 18 cm or smaller
- Scope and Content
- Three black and white photographs used in St. Thomas Times-Journal article published January 22, 1975 with captions:
- "Children Held - Mrs. George Field talks with reporters during vigil outside her small farmhouse 12 miles east of London, Ont., Tuesday night. A gunman, David Wayne Cline, formerly of St. Thomas, is holding Mrs. Field's four children at gunpoint." (13a)
- "Taking Cover - A London, Ont. policeman takes cover behind his cruiser as a gunman opens fire from a small farmhouse 12 miles east of London. The gunman is holding four children, ages four to 12-years-old, hostage and demanding $10,000 ransom and a getaway car." (13b)
- "Happy Reunion - Members of the George (Pete) Field family enjoyed an emotion-filled reunion at the home of Mr. Field's parents just north of New Sarum, Wednesday, and today after a gunman released all four of the Field children following a siege in a Thamesford area farmhouse. At left are Mrs. Eileen Field, with David and Kim, while at right are Donald with his father. The oldest boy, Bobby, was still sleeping this morning after a long night spent with the gunman prior to the boy's release." (13c)
- Name Access
- St. Thomas (Ont.)
- St. Thomas Times-Journal
- Subject Access
- Newspapers
- Crime
- Police Services
Images
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