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An inquisition before Henry Woltman, Coroner on the body of Charles Thomas, May 9, 1879
An inquisition before Henry Woltman, Coroner on the body of Charles Thomas, May 9, 1879
An inquest chaired by Thomas Wakley, University College Hospital, London, 1846
Mathieu Joseph Bonaventure Orfila, about 1835
Professor Doremus Exhibiting the Chemical Apparatus used in Detecting the Existence of Poison at the Trial of the Rev. George B. Vosburgh at Jersey City, May 22, 1878
Performing the analysis, 1856
Peter M. Hoffman, Coroner, Cook County, examines a hammer used to murder George Dietz, April 18, 1913
Milton Helpern, Chief Medical Examiner, New York City, poses for the cover of Modern Medicine magazine, April 12, 1965
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Peter M. Hoffman, Coroner, Cook County, examines a hammer used to murder George Dietz, April 18, 1913
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The Rise of Forensics

Peter M. Hoffman, Coroner, Cook County, examines a hammer used to murder George Dietz, April 18, 1913
Hoffman (1863-1948) worked as a grocer and a railroad clerk before his election as Cook County Coroner in 1908. Indicted on corruption charges in 1925, he retired from politics the following year, after serving six months in jail.
Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago Historical Society