Accused of slaying own baby

Associated Press · July 3, 1954

Sheriff George M. Hartshell, (left) said Harold J. Carlson, 41, Tagus, N.D., whose arm he holds, signed a statement yesterday admitting he killed his 5-months-old son, Stephen Carlson, by beating the child's head on a sidewalk after an argument with his estranged wife. Carlson was charged with murder. He is shown bloodstained from a wound the sheriff said was self-inflicted. Other officers (l to r) Thomas Connolly, Walter Derzay (badge showing), assistant police chief, and Arthur Einfeldt.