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Suspect murder link. Police are today guarding this Westmoreland Ave. home of William Whittingham, self-confessed former small-time bootlegger, robbed(...)
Suspect murder link. Police are today guarding this Westmoreland Ave. home of William Whittingham, self-confessed former small-time bootlegger, robbed(...)

Suspect murder link. Police are today guarding this Westmoreland Ave. home of William Whittingham, self-confessed former small-time bootlegger, robbed(...)

Date1/12/1939
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Original Toronto Star caption: Suspect murder link. Police are today guarding this Westmoreland Ave. home of William Whittingham; self-confessed former small-time bootlegger; robbed at the point of a gun by four men. Detectives are checking on a possible link between the gunmen and the murderers of James Windsor.
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    GeographyCity, town, townshipToronto
    GeographyProvince stateOntario
    GeographyCountryCanada
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    Photographs
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
      Object NumberTSPA_0121908F
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      Dinsmore, Ted
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      Power, Peter
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      Toronto Star (Firm)
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