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Harvey Bruce

 Person

Biography

One of the murderers of Peter A. Hallenbeck, cousin of the Van Wormer Brothers and also a nephew of Hallenbeck. Bruce confessed his guilt on December 28th, 1901, just four days after the killing occured. Acted as a witness for the prosecution during the trial.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

'People of New York vs Van Wormer Brothers' trial court reports

 Collection
Identifier: WLM-2018-007
Scope and Contents Series one, 'People of New York vs Van Wormer Brothers' Stenographer Report, is comprised of five folders holding 1463 pages of legal proceedings from the Van Wormer Brothers' trial that took place between March 31, 1902 and April 18, 1902. Originally, these pages were bound in three volumes, with Volume 1 containing pages 1-322, Volume 2 containing pages 323-866, and Volume 3 containing pages 867-1423. Additionally, a five page Index of Witnesses is included at the end of each volume....
Dates: 1902-03-31 - 1902-04-18