1960 Press Photo Detectives question Elton Harold Hale on four-state robberies.

Detectives question Elton Harold Hale (seated), arrested near here early today. Officers say he admitted he led two other men in a four-state foray of perhaps 100 highway robberies. Investigators say they believe Hale and the two others, still sought, are responsible for robberies of motorists and assaults on women in California, Texas, Arizona and Arkansas.On table are spotlight and gun Hale told officers were used in holdups. His 17-year-old son Robert, arrested with him, is held for juvenile authorities.

Photo is dated 1960.

Photo measures 8.25 x 10 inches.