Title:
Emily Gertrude Hemsworth, criminal record number 657LB, 14 May 1925. State Reformatory for Women, Long Bay, NSW
Creator:
New South Wales. Dept. of Prisons
Date:
14 May 1925
Format:
glass plate negative : b & w ; 4.75 x 6.5". x 4.25.
Inscription:
Emulsion side: E.HEMSWORTH.14.5.25, 657.L.B, G1, 107.59
Subject:
mug shots
prisoners
Description:
Emily Hemsworth killed her three-week-old son but could not remember any details of the murder. She was found not guilty due to insanity. Hemsworth was to be detained in custody until judged fit to return to society - it is unknown if she was ever released. Aged 24.