Fresno Morning Republican, The
Thursday, November 04, 1909
CHARLES HELM DIES AT FRUITVALE
FORMER FRESNAN AND FATHER OF ELMER AND WILLIE HELM DROPS DEAD WHILE INQUIRING ABOUT EMPTY HOUSE
Word has been received here of the death of Charles Helm, a former Fresno rancher and father of Elmer and Willie Helm, convicted murderers of an aged couple named Hayes on the White's Bridge road several years ago. The Helm boys are now serving life sentences in the state prison. These boys were also suspected of the murder of an aged rancher named Jackson, who lived near the home of the Helms, west of the city.
Jackson's body was found in a culvert under the Southern Pacific railroad tracks near his cabin. The boys were tried and convicted of the Hayes; murder. Elmer was sentenced to death and Willie to life imprisonment. An appeal was taken and a new trial granted. A change of venue to San Joaquin county was also granted and the boys were tried jointly in Stockton. Another conviction resulted with a sentence of life for each.
The senior Helm was once accused of murder, having been arrested and tried for the alleged poisoning of an aged rancher in Northern California, where the Helms lived before coming to Fresno. The evidence was insufficient to secure a conviction and Helm was released.
His death occurred Monday evening in Fruitvale. While make inquires regarding a vacant house, the former Fresnan fell to the ground and expired a few minutes afterward. Helm had stepped into the yard of a house at 3006 High street. As he was inquiring about a vacant residence a few doors away, he was seized with an attack of heart trouble. Mrs. Helm was in Fruitvale at the time but not with her husband when he expired. The funeral was held in Fruitvale, where he will be buried.
Thursday, November 04, 1909
CHARLES HELM DIES AT FRUITVALE
FORMER FRESNAN AND FATHER OF ELMER AND WILLIE HELM DROPS DEAD WHILE INQUIRING ABOUT EMPTY HOUSE
Word has been received here of the death of Charles Helm, a former Fresno rancher and father of Elmer and Willie Helm, convicted murderers of an aged couple named Hayes on the White's Bridge road several years ago. The Helm boys are now serving life sentences in the state prison. These boys were also suspected of the murder of an aged rancher named Jackson, who lived near the home of the Helms, west of the city.
Jackson's body was found in a culvert under the Southern Pacific railroad tracks near his cabin. The boys were tried and convicted of the Hayes; murder. Elmer was sentenced to death and Willie to life imprisonment. An appeal was taken and a new trial granted. A change of venue to San Joaquin county was also granted and the boys were tried jointly in Stockton. Another conviction resulted with a sentence of life for each.
The senior Helm was once accused of murder, having been arrested and tried for the alleged poisoning of an aged rancher in Northern California, where the Helms lived before coming to Fresno. The evidence was insufficient to secure a conviction and Helm was released.
His death occurred Monday evening in Fruitvale. While make inquires regarding a vacant house, the former Fresnan fell to the ground and expired a few minutes afterward. Helm had stepped into the yard of a house at 3006 High street. As he was inquiring about a vacant residence a few doors away, he was seized with an attack of heart trouble. Mrs. Helm was in Fruitvale at the time but not with her husband when he expired. The funeral was held in Fruitvale, where he will be buried.
Fresno Morning Republican, The
Thursday, November 04, 1909
CHARLES HELM DIES AT FRUITVALE
FORMER FRESNAN AND FATHER OF ELMER AND WILLIE HELM DROPS DEAD WHILE INQUIRING ABOUT EMPTY HOUSE
Word has been received here of the death of Charles Helm, a former Fresno rancher and father of Elmer and Willie Helm, convicted murderers of an aged couple named Hayes on the White's Bridge road several years ago. The Helm boys are now serving life sentences in the state prison. These boys were also suspected of the murder of an aged rancher named Jackson, who lived near the home of the Helms, west of the city.
Jackson's body was found in a culvert under the Southern Pacific railroad tracks near his cabin. The boys were tried and convicted of the Hayes; murder. Elmer was sentenced to death and Willie to life imprisonment. An appeal was taken and a new trial granted. A change of venue to San Joaquin county was also granted and the boys were tried jointly in Stockton. Another conviction resulted with a sentence of life for each.
The senior Helm was once accused of murder, having been arrested and tried for the alleged poisoning of an aged rancher in Northern California, where the Helms lived before coming to Fresno. The evidence was insufficient to secure a conviction and Helm was released.
His death occurred Monday evening in Fruitvale. While make inquires regarding a vacant house, the former Fresnan fell to the ground and expired a few minutes afterward. Helm had stepped into the yard of a house at 3006 High street. As he was inquiring about a vacant residence a few doors away, he was seized with an attack of heart trouble. Mrs. Helm was in Fruitvale at the time but not with her husband when he expired. The funeral was held in Fruitvale, where he will be buried.
Thursday, November 04, 1909
CHARLES HELM DIES AT FRUITVALE
FORMER FRESNAN AND FATHER OF ELMER AND WILLIE HELM DROPS DEAD WHILE INQUIRING ABOUT EMPTY HOUSE
Word has been received here of the death of Charles Helm, a former Fresno rancher and father of Elmer and Willie Helm, convicted murderers of an aged couple named Hayes on the White's Bridge road several years ago. The Helm boys are now serving life sentences in the state prison. These boys were also suspected of the murder of an aged rancher named Jackson, who lived near the home of the Helms, west of the city.
Jackson's body was found in a culvert under the Southern Pacific railroad tracks near his cabin. The boys were tried and convicted of the Hayes; murder. Elmer was sentenced to death and Willie to life imprisonment. An appeal was taken and a new trial granted. A change of venue to San Joaquin county was also granted and the boys were tried jointly in Stockton. Another conviction resulted with a sentence of life for each.
The senior Helm was once accused of murder, having been arrested and tried for the alleged poisoning of an aged rancher in Northern California, where the Helms lived before coming to Fresno. The evidence was insufficient to secure a conviction and Helm was released.
His death occurred Monday evening in Fruitvale. While make inquires regarding a vacant house, the former Fresnan fell to the ground and expired a few minutes afterward. Helm had stepped into the yard of a house at 3006 High street. As he was inquiring about a vacant residence a few doors away, he was seized with an attack of heart trouble. Mrs. Helm was in Fruitvale at the time but not with her husband when he expired. The funeral was held in Fruitvale, where he will be buried.
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