The Massey Murder (35 page)

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Photographic Insert

The
Evening Telegram
was on top of the Massey murder case from the start.

The Masseys were one of Toronto’s most prominent families: Bert Massey’s grandfather lived in a magnificent mansion on Jarvis Street.

Hart Massey with his grandchildren Vincent (Chester’s elder son) and Ruth (Walter’s eldest daughter).

In June 1915, four months after Bert Massey’s death, his cousin Vincent Massey married Alice Parkin in Kingston’s St. George’s Cathedral. None of Bert Massey’s siblings were invited.

The Massey mausoleum in Mount Pleasant Cemetery.

City Hall, completed in 1900, was a landmark building for Toronto.

Yonge Street was lined with imposing multi-storey office buildings and festooned with telephone wires.

City Hall’s marble staircase and stained-glass window reflected Toronto’s solid sense of self-worth.

At the intersection of King Street and Yonge Street, a member of Toronto’s police force struggled to keep up with Toronto’s explosive growth in population and traffic.

The Denison dynasty in 1877: Colonel George Taylor Denison III (
seated at left
) was proud of the family’s military traditions.

The National Club (
right
) was the scene of regular white-tie-and-tails dinners (
above
) for members such as Colonel Denison.