Presumed Innocent – Toppenish, WA
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N 46° 22.520 W 120° 18.589
10T E 706890 N 5139268
The judge watches as the prosecutor presents the evidence. A small glass of water is held above an old milk can.
Waymark Code: WMERBK
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 07/01/2012
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Charged with diluting milk, the farmer sits with hat on knee, his lawyer standing behind him. An old spittoon in front of the judges desk and a coal stove with a coal scuttle is nearby.
Old time sheriff Hitchinson, over 7 feet tall, looms over the proceedings. This early courtroom scene was played out many times. Guilty was the verdict of the judge Levi J. Goodrich. The fine, $52.50. The heavy oak gavel dropped – next case.
The mural, painted by Bill Ross and Jan Sovak, is on the east wall of the Toppenish Police building on W. First Ave & S. Division.
City: Toppenish
Location Name: Toppenish Police building on W. First Ave & S. Division.
Artist: Bill Ross and Jan Sovak
Date: 1996
Media: House paint on stucco wall
Relevant Web Site: Not listed
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